Wednesday, 17 April 2013
Vote: Bills β Holidays (Full Recognition of Waitangi Day and ANZAC Day) Amendment Bill
β Third Reading
π³οΈ That the Holidays (Full Recognition of Waitangi Day and ANZAC Day) Amendment Bill be now read a third time
Moved by
Hon Grant Robertson
(New Zealand Labour Party β Member for Wellington Central)
SUE MORONEY (Labour): What a privilege to be the last speaker before an exciting vote is about to take place on this bill, the Holidays (Full Recognition of Waitangi Day and ANZAC Day) Amendment Bill. The New Zealand public is about to get... Read more β
π We've linked this vote to our
βMondayising Waitangi Day and ANZAC Dayβ
policy - our best judgment is that a vote for this is a vote
for Mondayising Waitangi Day and ANZAC Day.
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 60 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.
ποΈ Party breakdown
| Party | Aye | No |
|---|---|---|
| ACT New Zealand | 0 | 1 |
| Green Party | 14 | 0 |
| Mana | 1 | 0 |
| MΔori Party | 3 | 0 |
| New Zealand First | 7 | 0 |
| New Zealand Labour | 34 | 0 |
| New Zealand National | 0 | 59 |
| United Future | 1 | 0 |