Wednesday, 15 August 2018
Vote: Bills — Overseas Investment Amendment Bill
— Third Reading
🗳️ That the Overseas Investment Amendment Bill be now read a third time
Moved by
Hon David Parker
(New Zealand Labour Party — List Member)
Dr DUNCAN WEBB (Labour—Christchurch Central): Tēnā koe e Te Mana Whakawā. What a privilege it is to speak on this third and final reading of the Overseas Investment Amendment Bill. This is the day that this Government fulfils yet another one of its promises, and... Read more →
Third Reading — this is the last vote a bill needs to
pass before it's sent off to become law. Earlier votes (first reading, second reading, and
any votes on amendments along the way) decide what the bill looks like and whether it
keeps moving forward, but this is the one that actually decides whether it happens at all.
✓ Passed by a narrow margin
(63 Ayes – 57 Noes)
Hansard didn't name individual MPs for this vote, only how each party voted overall, so
there's no per-member breakdown to show here.
🏛️ Party breakdown
| Party | Aye | No |
|---|---|---|
| ACT New Zealand | 0 | 1 |
| Green Party | 8 | 0 |
| New Zealand First | 9 | 0 |
| New Zealand Labour | 46 | 0 |
| New Zealand National | 0 | 56 |