Tuesday, 17 October 2006
Vote: Bills β Appropriation (Parliamentary Expenditure Validation) Bill
β Third Reading
π³οΈ That the Appropriation (Parliamentary Expenditure Validation) Bill be now read a third time
Moved by
Hon Sir Michael Cullen
(New Zealand Labour Party β List Member)
CHRISTOPHER FINLAYSON (National): In December 1776 the great American revolutionary Thomas Paine published his pamphlet, The Crisis, which stated: βThese are the times that try menβs souls β¦ Tyranny, like hell, is not easily conquered;β. And I know... 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 narrow margin
(61 Ayes β 50 Noes β 10 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 | 2 |
| New Zealand First | 7 | 0 |
| New Zealand Labour | 50 | 0 |
| New Zealand National | 0 | 48 |
| Progressive | 1 | 0 |
| United Future | 3 | 0 |