Tuesday, 12 April 2005
Vote: Bills β Public Records Bill
β Third Reading
π³οΈ That the Public Records Bill be now read a third time
Moved by
Marian Hobbs
(New Zealand Labour Party β Member for Wellington Central)
DAIL JONES (NZ First): I will take a brief call on the third reading of the Public Records Bill. New Zealand First supports the bill. To be in Opposition is also to be responsible. It is quite specious to oppose the bill for one trifling... 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
(83 Ayes β 35 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 | 9 | 0 |
| 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 |