Tuesday, 10 December 2024
Vote: Bills — Residential Tenancies Amendment Bill
— Third Reading
🗳️ That the Residential Tenancies Amendment Bill be now read a third time
Moved by
Chris Bishop
(New Zealand National Party — Member for Hutt South)
Dr HAMISH CAMPBELL (National—Ilam): I rise in support of the Residential Tenancy Amendment Bill. As we’ve heard, the other side of the House did so much for renters—$175 a week increase in rent under the previous Government. Is that doing things for... 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 narrow margin
(68 Ayes – 55 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 | 11 | 0 |
| Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand | 0 | 15 |
| New Zealand First | 8 | 0 |
| New Zealand Labour | 0 | 34 |
| New Zealand National | 49 | 0 |
| Te Pāti Māori | 0 | 6 |