Wednesday, 22 June 2022
Vote: Bills — Support Workers (Pay Equity) Settlements Amendment Bill
— Third Reading
🗳️ That the Support Workers (Pay Equity) Settlements Amendment Bill be now read a third time
ARENA WILLIAMS (Labour—Manurewa): Tēnā koe, Madam Speaker. Ngā mihi o te tau hou Māori. Haere mai nei ki tēnei Whare. A short call from me. This bill is a simple, straightforward one that ensures that, while the enduring solution that we need is...
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
(109 Ayes – 10 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 | 65 | 0 |
| New Zealand National | 32 | 0 |
| Te Paati Maori | 2 | 0 |