Thursday, 13 May 2004
Vote: Bills β Forests Amendment Bill
β Third Reading
π³οΈ That the Forests Amendment Bill be now read a third time
Moved by
Paul Swain
(New Zealand Labour Party β Member for Rimutaka)
GORDON COPELAND (United Future): For reasons that I have explained at both the second reading and the Committee stage, United Future will support this bill. Notwithstanding, I must confess to still having some qualms of conscience about the way the... 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
(94 Ayes β 21 Noes β 5 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 | 52 | 0 |
| New Zealand National | 25 | 0 |
| United Future | 8 | 0 |