Wednesday, 14 May 2003
Vote: Bills β Te Whanau-a-Taupara Trust Empowering Bill
β Third Reading
π³οΈ That the Te Whanau-a-Taupara Trust Empowering Bill be now read a third time
Moved by
Parekura Horomia
(New Zealand Labour Party β Member for Ikaroa-RΔwhiti)
DAIL JONES (NZ First): As a matter of interest, New Zealand First was not at the meeting at 4.30 on Tuesday, but still apologises for having to take this call. I draw membersβ attention to clause 5 in the original version of the bill, which... Read more β
Third Reading β 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.
β Passed by a large majority
(108 Ayes β 7 Noes β 5 Absent)
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.
ποΈ Party breakdown
| Party | Aye | No |
|---|---|---|
| ACT New Zealand | 0 | 7 |
| Green Party | 9 | 0 |
| Labour | 52 | 0 |
| New Zealand First | 13 | 0 |
| New Zealand National | 26 | 0 |
| United Future | 8 | 0 |