Wednesday, 7 August 2019
Vote: Bills β Misuse of Drugs Amendment Bill
β Third Reading
π³οΈ That the Misuse of Drugs Amendment Bill be now read a third time
Moved by
Hon Andrew Little
(New Zealand Labour Party β List Member)
Hon Dr DAVID CLARK (Minister of Health): I do want to make a number of acknowledgements as I make my contribution, the last speech in this final reading of this important bill going through the House, but I have to observe at the outset that the folks... 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 narrow margin
(63 Ayes β 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.
ποΈ 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 |