Tuesday, 12 April 2005
Vote: Bills β Charities Bill
β Third Reading
π³οΈ That the Charities Bill be now read a third time
Moved by
Judith Tizard
(New Zealand Labour Party β Member for Auckland Central)
GORDON COPELAND (United Future): I am pleased that the Charities Bill will receive its third reading this evening and become the law of the land. Let me say just for the record that the Social Services Committee, which I was onβit sounds like it was... 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 clear majority
(74 Ayes β 44 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 | 9 |
| MΔori Party | 0 | 1 |
| New Zealand First | 13 | 0 |
| New Zealand Labour | 51 | 0 |
| New Zealand National | 0 | 27 |
| Progressive | 2 | 0 |
| United Future | 8 | 0 |