Tuesday, 12 April 2005
Vote: Bills — Social Security (Social Assistance) Amendment Bill
— Third Reading
🗳️ That the Social Security (Social Assistance) Amendment Bill be now read a third time
DARREN HUGHES (Labour—Otaki): I rise in support of the third reading of this bill. In addition to the changes around child support, there are two other important areas in which the bill makes changes. Firstly, it extends eligibility for 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
(101 Ayes – 18 Noes – 1 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 | 8 |
| Green Party | 0 | 9 |
| Māori Party | 0 | 1 |
| New Zealand First | 13 | 0 |
| New Zealand Labour | 51 | 0 |
| New Zealand National | 27 | 0 |
| Progressive | 2 | 0 |
| United Future | 8 | 0 |