Tuesday, 29 June 2004
Vote: Bills β Mercenary Activities (Prohibition) Bill
β Third Reading
π³οΈ That the Mercenary Activities (Prohibition) Bill be now read a third time
Moved by
Harry Duynhoven
(New Zealand Labour Party β Member for New Plymouth)
STEPHEN FRANKS (ACT): I rise for the ACT party to record our opposition to the passage of this bill that criminalises mercenaries. As earlier speakers have said, this bill has nothing to commend it to New Zealanders. There was apparently... 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
(70 Ayes β 48 Noes β 1 Absent)
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 |
| New Zealand First | 0 | 13 |
| New Zealand Labour | 51 | 0 |
| New Zealand National | 0 | 27 |
| Progressive | 2 | 0 |
| United Future | 8 | 0 |