Tuesday, 19 October 2004
Vote: Bills β Employment Relations Amendment Bill (No 2)
β Third Readings
π³οΈ That the Human Rights Amendment Bill be now read a third time
Moved by
Paul Swain
(New Zealand Labour Party β Member for Rimutaka)
Hon RICK BARKER (Minister for Courts): After that speech made by Maurice Williamson I am flabbergasted, and I cannot understand why he languishes amongst the most lowly back-benchers of the National Party. That was the most talented, able speech the... 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 narrow margin
(63 Ayes β 57 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 | 0 | 8 |
| Green Party | 9 | 0 |
| MΔori Party | 1 | 0 |
| New Zealand First | 0 | 13 |
| New Zealand Labour | 51 | 0 |
| New Zealand National | 0 | 27 |
| Progressive | 2 | 0 |
| United Future | 0 | 8 |