Tuesday, 12 December 2023
Vote: Bills — Land Transport (Clean Vehicle Discount Scheme Repeal) Amendment Bill
— Third Reading
🗳️ That the Land Transport (Clean Vehicle Discount Scheme Repeal) Amendment Bill be now read a third time
Moved by
Simeon Brown
(New Zealand National Party — Member for Pakuranga)
TOM RUTHERFORD (National—Bay of Plenty): Today is a good day. The Land Transport (Clean Vehicle Discount Scheme Repeal) Amendment Bill will get rid of the fiscally irresponsible and blatantly unfair Clean Car Discount scheme, also known as the “ute tax”.... Read more →
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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 narrow margin
(67 Ayes – 54 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 | 11 | 0 |
| Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand | 0 | 14 |
| New Zealand First | 8 | 0 |
| New Zealand Labour | 0 | 34 |
| New Zealand National | 48 | 0 |
| Te Pāti Māori | 0 | 6 |