Wednesday, 21 November 2007
Vote: Bills β Employment Relations (Flexible Working Arrangements) Amendment Bill
β Third Reading
π³οΈ That the Employment Relations (Flexible Working Arrangements) Amendment Bill be now read a third time
Moved by
Sue Kedgley
(Green Party of Aotearoa / New Zealand β List Member)
MOANA MACKEY (Labour): I seek the leave of the House to take a call on this bill. The ASSISTANT SPEAKER (Ann Hartley): Leave is sought for that purpose. Is there any objection? There is. Read more β
π We've linked this vote to our
βFlexible working arrangements rightsβ
policy - our best judgment is that a vote for this is a vote
for Flexible working arrangements rights.
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
(69 Ayes β 50 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 |
|---|---|---|
| ACT New Zealand | 0 | 2 |
| Green Party | 6 | 0 |
| MΔori Party | 2 | 0 |
| New Zealand First | 7 | 0 |
| New Zealand Labour | 49 | 0 |
| New Zealand National | 0 | 48 |
| Progressive | 1 | 0 |
| United Future | 2 | 0 |