Wednesday, 22 July 2020
Vote: Bills — Public Service Bill
— Third Readings
🗳️ That the Public Service Bill and the Public Finance Amendment Bill be now read a third time
Moved by
Hon Chris Hipkins
(New Zealand Labour Party — Member for Rimutaka)
CHRIS PENK (National—Helensville): Thank you, Madam Speaker, for this opportunity to contribute briefly on the Public Service Legislation Bill, which, of course, has been split into two separate bills. Others on this side of the House have noted the... 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 – 54 Noes – 2 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 | 0 | 1 |
| Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand | 8 | 0 |
| New Zealand First | 9 | 0 |
| New Zealand Labour | 46 | 0 |
| New Zealand National | 0 | 52 |