Tuesday, 13 December 2005
Vote: Bills β Taxation (Annual Rates of income Tax 2005-06) Bill
β Third Readings
π³οΈ That the Taxation (Annual Rates of Income Tax 2005-06) Bill, the Taxation (Urgent Measures) Bill, and the Student Loan Scheme Amendment Bill be now read a third time.
Rt Hon WINSTON PETERS (Minister of Foreign Affairs): I raise a point of order, Madam Speaker. I move that we have an extension of time. I have just received a call from an old constituent whose Mogadon is not working, and she reckons that 10 more minutes of such a... 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
(71 Ayes β 50 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.
ποΈ Party breakdown
| Party | Aye | No |
|---|---|---|
| ACT New Zealand | 0 | 2 |
| Green Party | 6 | 0 |
| MΔori Party | 4 | 0 |
| New Zealand First | 7 | 0 |
| New Zealand Labour | 50 | 0 |
| New Zealand National | 0 | 48 |
| Progressive | 1 | 0 |
| United Future | 3 | 0 |