Wednesday, 10 November 2021
Vote: Bills — New Zealand Superannuation and Retirement Income (Fair Residency) Amendment Bill
— Third Reading
🗳️ That the New Zealand Superannuation and Retirement Income (Fair Residency) Amendment Bill be now read a third time
Moved by
Andrew Bayly
(New Zealand National Party — Member for Port Waikato)
SHANAN HALBERT (Labour—Northcote): E te Māngai o te Whare tēnā rawa atu ki a koe i tēnei ahiahi. [To the Speaker, warm greetings this afternoon.] Thank you very much for the opportunity to rise on behalf of Labour to speak to the New Zealand... 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 large majority
(108 Ayes – 12 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 | 10 | 0 |
| Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand | 0 | 10 |
| New Zealand Labour | 65 | 0 |
| New Zealand National | 33 | 0 |
| Te Paati Māori | 0 | 2 |