Tuesday, 1 December 2020
Vote: Bills — Drug and Substance Checking Legislation Bill
— Third Reading
🗳️ That the Drug and Substance Checking Legislation Bill be now read a third time
Moved by
Hon Andrew Little
(New Zealand Labour Party — List Member)
KIERAN McANULTY (Labour—Wairarapa): The honourable member Nick Smith wishes to talk about contradictions. So do I. Let’s talk about the contradictions of the position of the National Party on this bill. Here we have one faction of the National Party,... 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 clear majority
(86 Ayes – 33 Noes – 1 Absent)
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 | 10 | 0 |
| Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand | 10 | 0 |
| New Zealand Labour | 64 | 0 |
| New Zealand National | 0 | 33 |
| Te Paati Māori | 2 | 0 |