Wednesday, 29 May 2019
Vote: Bills β Canterbury Earthquakes Insurance Tribunal Bill
β Third Reading
π³οΈ That the Canterbury Earthquakes Insurance Tribunal Bill be now read a third time
Hon ANDREW LITTLE (Minister for Courts): Thank you, Mr Speaker. Itβs a great pleasure to take what I think is the final call on this bill, as weβve shepherded it through this Parliament, to give to those Canterbury homeowners who have waited so many years to... 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 |