Wednesday, 10 April 2019
Vote: Bills β Arms (Prohibited Firearms, Magazines, and Parts) Amendment Bill
β Third Reading
π³οΈ That the Arms (Prohibited Firearms, Magazines, and Parts) Amendment Bill be now read a third time
Moved by
Dame Rt Hon Jacinda Ardern
(New Zealand Labour Party β Member for Mount Albert)
Hon STUART NASH (Minister of Police): We have travelled a long way in eight days since this bill was read a first time. It has been a punishing schedule for MPs, submitters, and public servants who played a role in this process. In that time we have... Read more β
π We've linked this vote to our
βSemi-automatic firearms banβ
policy - our best judgment is that a vote for this is a vote
for Semi-automatic firearms ban.
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 large majority
(119 Ayes β 1 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 | 55 | 0 |