Thursday, 26 October 2006
Vote: Bills — Insolvency Bill
— Third Readings
🗳️ That the Insolvency Bill, the Companies Amendment Bill, and the Insolvency (Cross-border) Bill be now read a third time
Moved by
Lianne Dalziel
(New Zealand Labour Party — Member for Christchurch East)
LINDSAY TISCH (National—Piako): It is interesting that the last speaker talked about playing politics with this issue. We are approaching it from a very pragmatic point of view. We supported many of the parts of the Insolvency Law Reform Bill. There... 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 narrow margin
(71 Ayes – 48 Noes – 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.
🏛️ Party breakdown
| Party | Aye | No |
|---|---|---|
| Green Party | 6 | 0 |
| Māori Party | 4 | 0 |
| New Zealand First | 7 | 0 |
| New Zealand Labour | 50 | 0 |
| New Zealand National | 0 | 48 |
| Progressive | 1 | 0 |
| United Future | 3 | 0 |