Thursday, 25 August 2022
Vote: Bills β Electricity Industry Amendment Bill
β Third Reading
π³οΈ That the Electricity Industry Amendment Bill be now read a third time
Moved by
Hon Priyanca Radhakrishnan
(New Zealand Labour Party β Member for Maungakiekie)
HELEN WHITE (Labour): I have the privilege of being the last speaker on this bill, and so I wanted to speak about it, rather than other things. One of the things I wanted to come back to, because this is a debate, is this issue who this is... 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 clear majority
(76 Ayes β 43 Noes β 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.
ποΈ Party breakdown
| Party | Aye | No |
|---|---|---|
| ACT New Zealand | 0 | 10 |
| Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand | 10 | 0 |
| New Zealand Labour | 64 | 0 |
| New Zealand National | 0 | 33 |
| Te Paati MΔori | 2 | 0 |