Thursday, 6 May 2021
Vote: Bills — Immigration (COVID-19 Response) Amendment Bill
— Third Reading
🗳️ That the Immigration (COVID-19 Response) Amendment Bill be now read a third time.
Moved by
Hon Kris Faafoi
(New Zealand Labour Party — List Member)
INGRID LEARY (Labour—Taieri): It is my privilege to wrap up this debate about this bill, and I think when I’ve sat here and listened, it’s really been about certainty. The National Party, on the other side, think things are much more certain in... 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 clear majority
(76 Ayes – 43 Noes – 1 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 | 10 |
| Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand | 9 | 0 |
| New Zealand Labour | 65 | 0 |
| New Zealand National | 0 | 33 |
| Te Paati Māori | 2 | 0 |