Wednesday, 27 May 2020
Vote: Bills β Overseas Investment (Urgent Measures) Amendment Bill
β Third Reading
π³οΈ That the Overseas Investment (Urgent Measures) Amendment Bill be now read a third time
Moved by
Hon David Parker
(New Zealand Labour Party β List Member)
ANGIE WARREN-CLARK (Labour): Thank you, Madam Speaker. Look, weβre in unprecedented times. We have a very much changed foreign investment risk environment. Itβs a privilege to own or control our sensitive New Zealand assets. Letβs protect our... 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 |