Thursday, 7 December 2006
Vote: Third Readings
🗳️ That the Te Ture Whenua Maori Amendment Bill / Maori Land Amendment Bill, the Treaty of Waitangi Amendment Bill, the Maori Fisheries Amendment Bill, and the Maori Commercial Aquaculture Claims Settlement Amendment Bill be now read a third time
Moved by
Parekura Horomia
(New Zealand Labour Party — Member for Ikaroa-Rāwhiti)
SHANE JONES (Labour): Tēnā koe, Mr Deputy Speaker. Obviously, I arise to support the inevitable passage of this legislation. There are three things I would like us to bear in mind. This legislation is a statement of how difficult,... 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
(104 Ayes – 9 Noes – 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.
🏛️ Party breakdown
| Party | Aye | No |
|---|---|---|
| Green Party | 0 | 6 |
| Māori Party | 0 | 3 |
| New Zealand First | 7 | 0 |
| New Zealand Labour | 50 | 0 |
| New Zealand National | 43 | 0 |
| Progressive | 1 | 0 |
| United Future | 3 | 0 |