Tuesday, 6 May 2003
Vote: Bills — Māori Television Service (Te AratukuWhakaata Irirangi Māori) Bill
— Third Reading
🗳️ That the Māori Television Service (Te Aratuku Whakaata Irirangi Māori) Bill be now read a third time
Hon MURRAY McCULLY (NZ National—East Coast Bays): For those who were not listening carefully to that speech from the member for Hamilton East, I say it was one of the very few contributions she has ever made in this Chamber, and I hope that those who were listening... 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
(64 Ayes – 52 Noes – 4 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.
🏛️ Party breakdown
| Party | Aye | No |
|---|---|---|
| ACT New Zealand | 0 | 5 |
| Green Party | 9 | 0 |
| Labour | 52 | 0 |
| New Zealand First | 0 | 12 |
| New Zealand National | 0 | 27 |
| Progressive | 2 | 0 |
| United Future | 0 | 8 |