Tuesday, 3 December 2019
Vote: Bills — Referendums Framework Bill
— Third Reading
🗳️ That the Referendums Framework Bill be now read a third time
Moved by
Hon Andrew Little
(New Zealand Labour Party — List Member)
Hon MEKA WHAITIRI (Labour—Ikaroa-Rāwhiti): Tēnā koe e Te Māngai o Te Whare. Tēnā koutou katoa e ngā mema o Te Whare. You would think that the sky is going to fall in after listening to that speaker, Dr Nick Smith, who has just resumed his seat. The Referendums... 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 – 56 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 | 1 | 0 |
| Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand | 8 | 0 |
| New Zealand First | 9 | 0 |
| New Zealand Labour | 46 | 0 |
| New Zealand National | 0 | 55 |