Thursday, 29 June 2023
Vote: Bills — Worker Protection (Migrant and Other Employees) Bill
— Third Reading
🗳️ That the Worker Protection (Migrant and Other Employees) Bill be now read a third time
ANAHILA KANONGATA'A (Labour): Kia ora e te Mana Whakawā. It would be remiss of me not to comment on that last speaker, I think it was four minutes full of filibustering that we didn’t need to hear. Anyway, it’s an honour and a privilege to speak... 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
(75 Ayes – 44 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 | 0 | 34 |
| Te Paati Māori | 2 | 0 |