Tuesday, 6 May 2003
Vote: Bills β Customs and Excise (Alcoholic Beverages) Amendment Bill
β Third Reading
π³οΈ That the Customs and Excise (Alcoholic Beverages) Amendment Bill be now read a third time
Moved by
Hon Jim Anderton
(Jim Anderton's Progressive Coalition β Member for Wigram)
Rt Hon WINSTON PETERS (LeaderβNZ First): There can seldom be a time in Parliament when one could experience such an awful, horrible series of events where, for example, the Green Party, which had promised never to vote for urgency, is now supporting... 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 clear majority
(65 Ayes β 26 Noes β 29 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 | 3 |
| Green Party | 4 | 0 |
| Labour | 52 | 0 |
| New Zealand First | 0 | 13 |
| New Zealand National | 0 | 10 |
| Progressive | 2 | 0 |
| United Future | 7 | 0 |