Wednesday, 12 December 2018
Vote: Bills — New Plymouth District Council (Waitara Lands) Bill
— Third Reading
🗳️ That the New Plymouth District Council (Waitara Lands) Bill be now read a third time
Moved by
Jonathan Young
(New Zealand National Party — Member for New Plymouth)
TAMATI COFFEY (Labour—Waiariki): Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. As I understand, if I take more than one minute, then we’re all coming back in an hour and a half to finish this off. So I’m going to make this really speedy, whānau, because I know... 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 large majority
(112 Ayes – 8 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 Party of New Zealand | 1 | 0 |
| Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand | 0 | 8 |
| New Zealand First | 9 | 0 |
| New Zealand Labour | 46 | 0 |
| New Zealand National | 55 | 0 |