Tuesday, 6 May 2025
Vote: Bills — Equal Pay Amendment Bill
— Third Reading
🗳️ That the Equal Pay Amendment Bill be now read a third time.
DANA KIRKPATRICK (National—East Coast): Thank you, Madam Speaker. I thought that I might just repeat my speech from last night, but I think it’s already been said many times. Just a couple of things from me: the Government supports women, it— Hon Dr Megan...
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 |