Tuesday, 5 March 2024
Vote: Bills — Land Transport Management (Repeal of Regional Fuel Tax) Amendment Bill
— Third Reading
🗳️ That the Land Transport Management (Repeal of Regional Fuel Tax) Amendment Bill be now read a third time.
Moved by
Simeon Brown
(New Zealand National Party — Member for Pakuranga)
Dr CARLOS CHEUNG (National—Mt Roskill): The number one issue for the residents of Mt Roskill is dealing with the cost of living. The Auckland regional fuel tax has disproportionally hurt those on the lowest incomes in my electorate, who often drive 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 narrow margin
(68 Ayes – 54 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 | 14 |
| New Zealand First | 8 | 0 |
| New Zealand Labour | 0 | 34 |
| New Zealand National | 49 | 0 |
| Te Pāti Māori | 0 | 6 |