Thursday, 26 February 2004
Vote: Bills — Resource Management (Energy and Climate Change) Amendment Bill
— Third Reading
🗳️ That the Resource Management (Energy and Climate Change) Amendment Bill be now read a third time
LINDSAY TISCH (National—Piako): I spoke during the Committee stage, and made National’s position very clear. This bill is nonsense. It takes away opportunities for investment and growth, which are criteria that National believes are important to... 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 clear majority
(71 Ayes – 44 Noes – 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.
🏛️ Party breakdown
| Party | Aye | No |
|---|---|---|
| ACT New Zealand | 0 | 6 |
| Green Party | 9 | 0 |
| New Zealand First | 0 | 13 |
| New Zealand Labour | 52 | 0 |
| New Zealand National | 0 | 25 |
| Progressive | 2 | 0 |
| United Future | 8 | 0 |