Thursday, 22 June 2006
Vote: Third Readings
🗳️ That the Local Government Act 2002 Amendment Bill be now read a third time
Moved by
Mark Burton
(New Zealand Labour Party — Member for Taupō)
KATE WILKINSON (National): In speaking on the Dog Control Amendment Bill, I must admit that National’s first preference was to exempt all dogs from microchipping. Our second preference was to at least exempt farm dogs. Microchipping is still... 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
(67 Ayes – 54 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.
🏛️ Party breakdown
| Party | Aye | No |
|---|---|---|
| ACT New Zealand | 0 | 2 |
| Green Party | 6 | 0 |
| Māori Party | 0 | 4 |
| New Zealand First | 7 | 0 |
| New Zealand Labour | 50 | 0 |
| New Zealand National | 0 | 48 |
| Progressive | 1 | 0 |
| United Future | 3 | 0 |