Tuesday, 20 November 2007
Vote: Bills — Appropriation (Continuation of Interim Meaning of Funding for Parliamentary Purposes) Bill
— Third Reading
🗳️ That the Appropriation (Continuation of Interim Meaning of Funding for Parliamentary Purposes) Bill be now read a third time
Moved by
Darren Hughes
(New Zealand Labour Party — Member for Ōtaki)
ANNE TOLLEY (National—East Coast): The gentleman who spoke previously talked about a history lesson; I would like to speak to this Appropriation (Continuation of Interim Meaning of Funding for Parliamentary Purposes) Bill’s history by going back to 30... 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
(65 Ayes – 52 Noes – 4 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.
🏛️ Party breakdown
| Party | Aye | No |
|---|---|---|
| Green Party | 6 | 0 |
| Māori Party | 0 | 2 |
| New Zealand First | 7 | 0 |
| New Zealand Labour | 49 | 0 |
| New Zealand National | 0 | 48 |
| Progressive | 1 | 0 |
| United Future | 2 | 0 |