Thursday, 27 May 2004
Vote: Bills β Social Security (Working for Families) Amendment Bill
β Third Readings
π³οΈ That the Taxation (Working for Families) Bill be now read a third time
Moved by
Steve Maharey
(New Zealand Labour Party β Member for Palmerston North)
BARBARA STEWART (NZ First): On behalf of New Zealand First I rise to speak to the third reading of this legislation. As my New Zealand First colleague Peter Brown has already said, we will be supporting this legislation. It should be good for... 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 large majority
(78 Ayes β 26 Noes β 15 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 | 4 |
| Green Party | 6 | 0 |
| New Zealand First | 13 | 0 |
| New Zealand Labour | 51 | 0 |
| New Zealand National | 0 | 21 |
| United Future | 8 | 0 |