Wednesday, 9 November 2022
Vote: Bills — United Kingdom Free Trade Agreement Legislation Bill
— Third Readings
🗳️ That the United Kingdom Free Trade Agreement Legislation Bill and the Apple Transitional Export Quota Bill be now read a third time
Moved by
Hon Damien O'Connor
(New Zealand Labour Party — Member for West Coast-Tasman)
Dr EMILY HENDERSON (Labour—Whangārei): Kia ora e te Māngai o te Whare. It is my great pleasure to wrap this up. I do, though, want to acknowledge the hurt in Mr David Bennett. It is tough. It is tough, when you consider yourself the ruling class and those... 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
(106 Ayes – 12 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 | 10 | 0 |
| Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand | 0 | 10 |
| New Zealand Labour | 64 | 0 |
| New Zealand National | 32 | 0 |
| Te Paati Māori | 0 | 2 |