Thursday, 19 September 2019
Vote: Bills — Kāinga Ora—Homes and Communities Bill
— Third Reading
🗳️ That the Kāinga Ora—Homes and Communities Bill be now read a third time
Moved by
Hon Phil Twyford
(New Zealand Labour Party — Member for Te Atatū)
Dr LIZ CRAIG (Labour): Thank you, Mr Speaker. Well, unlike that other member, I’m actually proud to be part of a Government that’s tackling the long-term challenges facing our country, and one of the biggest challenges we’ve got is the huge... 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
(63 Ayes – 57 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 | 0 | 55 |