Tuesday, 11 March 2025
Vote: Bills — Bail (Electronic Monitoring) Amendment Bill
— Third Reading
🗳️ That the Bail (Electronic Monitoring) Amendment Bill be now read a third time
Moved by
Matt Doocey
(New Zealand National Party — Member for Waimakariri)
RIMA NAKHLE (National—Takanini): It really is a pleasure to be the lucky last speaker on this bill. What I would like to say is I really appreciate the expressions of concern from across the House about urgency, but what I will say is this: when we... 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 |