Tuesday, 9 March 2021
Vote: Bills — Climate Change Response (Auction Price) Amendment Bill
— Third Reading
🗳️ That the Climate Change Response (Auction Price) Amendment Bill be now read a third time
Moved by
Hon James Shaw
(Green Party of Aotearoa / New Zealand — List Member)
TANGI UTIKERE (Labour—Palmerston North): Thank you, Madam Speaker. Look, I’ve been sitting here listening from— Andrew Bayly: Very good. TANGI UTIKERE: Well, yes. I don’t know what the other side are doing, perhaps, but over here we’re listening and... 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
(75 Ayes – 43 Noes – 2 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 | 10 | 0 |
| New Zealand Labour | 65 | 0 |
| New Zealand National | 0 | 33 |