Wednesday, 27 July 2022
Vote: Bills — Education and Training Amendment Bill (No 2)
— Third Reading
🗳️ That the Education and Training Amendment Bill (No 2) be now read a third time
Moved by
Hon Chris Hipkins
(New Zealand Labour Party — Member for Remutaka)
Dr GAURAV SHARMA (Labour—Hamilton West): Tēnā koe, Madam Speaker. Tēnā koutou e te Whare. Just looking at all these smiley faces up in the gallery, I realise that I am one of the last speakers before my good friend Dan Rosewarne embarks on his parliamentary... 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
(77 Ayes – 42 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 | 10 | 0 |
| New Zealand Labour | 65 | 0 |
| New Zealand National | 0 | 32 |
| Te Paati Māori | 2 | 0 |