Tuesday, 12 April 2005
Vote: Bills β Citizenship Amendment Bill (No 2)
β Third Readings
π³οΈ That the Citizenship Amendment Bill (No 2) be now read a third time
Moved by
George Hawkins
(New Zealand Labour Party β Member for Manurewa)
PETER BROWN (Deputy LeaderβNZ First): I do not intend to take the full 10 minutes, but I just want to make a summary of New Zealand Firstβs views. In particular, I want to respond to some of the assertions made by the Hon Matt Robson. I know he 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
(80 Ayes β 32 Noes β 8 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 | 7 | 0 |
| Green Party | 0 | 8 |
| MΔori Party | 0 | 1 |
| New Zealand First | 13 | 0 |
| New Zealand Labour | 51 | 0 |
| New Zealand National | 0 | 22 |
| Progressive | 1 | 0 |
| United Future | 8 | 0 |