Thursday, 27 February 2003
Vote: Bills β Television New Zealand Bill
β Third Reading
π³οΈ That the Television New Zealand Bill be now read a third time
Moved by
Steve Maharey
(New Zealand Labour Party β Member for Palmerston North)
DAIL JONES (NZ First): On behalf of New Zealand First, I say at the outset that we will be opposing the bill. I immediately take up the point made by David Benson-Pope, the senior Government whip. He talked about a long gestation period for... 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
(67 Ayes β 47 Noes β 6 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.
ποΈ Party breakdown
| Party | Aye | No |
|---|---|---|
| ACT New Zealand | 0 | 8 |
| Green Party | 7 | 0 |
| Labour | 52 | 0 |
| New Zealand First | 0 | 13 |
| New Zealand National | 0 | 26 |
| United Future | 8 | 0 |