Wednesday, 18 May 2005
Vote: Bills — Ngāti Tuwharetoa (Bay of Plenty) Claims Settlement Bill
— Third Reading
🗳️ That the Ngati Tuwharetoa (Bay of Plenty) Claims Settlement Bill be now read a third time
Moved by
Mark Burton
(New Zealand Labour Party — Member for Taupō)
Dr WAYNE MAPP (National—North Shore): That was an excellent speech from Mr Gerry Brownlee. I think it put very carefully the reason why National supports settlements, and it gave our vision for our country, Māori and non-Māori alike, as we move into the... 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 large majority
(111 Ayes – 9 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 | 0 | 9 |
| Green Party | 9 | 0 |
| Māori Party | 1 | 0 |
| New Zealand First | 13 | 0 |
| New Zealand Labour | 51 | 0 |
| New Zealand National | 27 | 0 |
| Progressive | 2 | 0 |
| United Future | 8 | 0 |