Wednesday, 4 March 2020
Vote: Bills — Ombudsmen (Protection of Name) Amendment Bill
— Third Reading
🗳️ That the Ombudsmen (Protection of Name) Amendment Bill be now read a third time
LAWRENCE YULE (National—Tukituki): This bill is so not needed. The Ombudsman has an important role to play in New Zealand and for anybody in New Zealand that has had to deal with the Official Information Act or to understand a whole lot of things,... 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 – 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.
🏛️ 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 |