Wednesday, 11 December 2019
Vote: Bills — Venture Capital Fund Bill
— Third Readings
🗳️ That the Venture Capital Fund Bill and the New Zealand Superannuation and Retirement Income Amendment Bill be now read a third time
Hon WILLIE JACKSON (Minister of Employment): Mr Speaker, just a short call to say that the double-talk coming from the opposite side is astounding—you know, they double-talk all the time about the bill not being on target but they’re 100 percent behind... 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 large majority
(119 Ayes – 1 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 of Aotearoa New Zealand | 8 | 0 |
| New Zealand First | 9 | 0 |
| New Zealand Labour | 46 | 0 |
| New Zealand National | 55 | 0 |