Thursday, 21 March 2024
Vote: Bills — European Union Free Trade Agreement Legislation Amendment Bill
— Third Reading
🗳️ That the European Union Free Trade Agreement Legislation Amendment Bill be now read a third time
Moved by
Hon Todd McClay
(New Zealand National Party — Member for Rotorua)
GRANT McCALLUM (National—Northland): It is a great privilege to take the final call on the European Union Free Trade Agreement Legislation Amendment Bill. Over the years, we have concluded many trade deals, starting the CER Agreement with Australia, the... 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
(117 Ayes – 6 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 | 15 | 0 |
| New Zealand First | 8 | 0 |
| New Zealand Labour | 34 | 0 |
| New Zealand National | 49 | 0 |
| Te Pāti Māori | 0 | 6 |