Tuesday, 12 December 2006
Vote: Bills β Telecommunications Amendment Bill
β Third Reading
π³οΈ That the Telecommunications Amendment Bill be now read a third time
Moved by
David Cunliffe
(New Zealand Labour Party β Member for New Lynn)
SHANE JONES (Labour): I will take a very short call as chair of the Finance and Expenditure Committee and after having been humoured at the end of the year by Mr Hide, who, I must say, although we have not seen a great deal of him, every... 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 large majority
(119 Ayes β 2 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.
ποΈ Party breakdown
| Party | Aye | No |
|---|---|---|
| ACT New Zealand | 0 | 2 |
| Green Party | 6 | 0 |
| MΔori Party | 4 | 0 |
| New Zealand First | 7 | 0 |
| New Zealand Labour | 50 | 0 |
| New Zealand National | 48 | 0 |
| Progressive | 1 | 0 |
| United Future | 3 | 0 |