Thursday, 11 December 2003
Vote: Bills β Education (Export Education Levy) Amendment Bill
β First Reading
π³οΈ That the Families Commission Bill be now read a third time.
JILL PETTIS (LabourβWhanganui): I too join with my colleague Helen Duncan, and all other Labour and Progressive colleagues, in supporting this bill. We should get on and get it passed. 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
(62 Ayes β 56 Noes β 2 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 | 7 |
| Green Party | 0 | 8 |
| New Zealand First | 0 | 13 |
| New Zealand Labour | 52 | 0 |
| New Zealand National | 0 | 27 |
| Progressive | 2 | 0 |
| United Future | 8 | 0 |