Tuesday, 17 May 2022
Vote: Bills β Maritime Powers Bill
β Third Reading
π³οΈ That the Maritime Powers Bill be now read a third time
Moved by
Hon Nanaia Mahuta
(New Zealand Labour Party β Member for Hauraki-Waikato)
MARJA LUBECK (Labour): Thank you, Madam Speaker. Itβs a pleasure to be the 12th speaker in the third reading debate of the Maritime Powers Bill. First of all, of courseβas the person bringing all the threads of the previous speakers... 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 large majority
(109 Ayes β 10 Noes)
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 | 10 | 0 |
| Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand | 0 | 10 |
| New Zealand Labour | 65 | 0 |
| New Zealand National | 32 | 0 |
| Te Paati MΔori | 2 | 0 |