Tuesday, 20 February 2024
Vote: Bills — Social Security (Benefits Adjustment) and Income Tax (Minimum Family Tax Credit) Amendment Bill
— Third Reading
🗳️ That the Social Security (Benefits Adjustment) and Income Tax (Minimum Family Tax Credit) Amendment Bill be now read a third time
Moved by
Hon Louise Upston
(New Zealand National Party — Member for Taupō)
RIMA NAKHLE (National—Takanini): Thank you, Madam Speaker. I rise to speak in support of this bill. Just for the benefit of people listening outside of Parliament, at home or around the world—I used to love it when different MPs would explain what... 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 |