Wednesday, 10 May 2006
Vote: Bills β Education Amendment Bill
β Third Reading
π³οΈ That the Education Amendment Bill be now read a third time
Hon TAU HENARE (National): I was rudely interrupted last night at the closure of the House. I was really disappointed that we could not go for an extra 4 minutes after 10 oβclock, and that we could not go another 2 minutes in order to have the... 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
(67 Ayes β 52 Noes β 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.
ποΈ Party breakdown
| Party | Aye | No |
|---|---|---|
| Green Party | 6 | 0 |
| MΔori 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 |