Thursday, 29 June 2023
Vote: Bills — Deposit Takers Bill
— Third Reading
🗳️ That the Deposit Takers Bill be now read a third time
Moved by
Hon Grant Robertson
(New Zealand Labour Party — Member for Wellington Central)
ANGELA ROBERTS (Labour): Kia ora, Madam Speaker. It is a pleasure to rise and take the final call on the Deposit Takers Bill. I do despair as somebody’s who’s obviously had a colleague in the education system who’s failed to teach basic... 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 large majority
(109 Ayes – 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.
🏛️ Party breakdown
| Party | Aye | No |
|---|---|---|
| ACT New Zealand | 0 | 10 |
| Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand | 9 | 0 |
| New Zealand Labour | 62 | 0 |
| New Zealand National | 34 | 0 |
| Te Paati Māori | 2 | 0 |