Thursday, 13 September 2007
Vote: Bills — International Finance Agreements Amendment Bill
— Third Reading
🗳️ That the International Finance Agreements Amendment Bill be now read a third time
Moved by
Mahara Okeroa
(New Zealand Labour Party — Member for Te Tai Tonga)
SHANE JONES (Labour): Ā, kia ora anō tātou e te Whare i tēnei ahiahi. Te mahi tuatahi, me mihi au ki te kapu. Āe, tēnei kapu whai mana ahakoa ngā kapua o te raruraru e tau ana ki runga i a ia, nau mai, hoki mai ki waenga tonu i tēnei Whare... 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
(105 Ayes – 10 Noes – 6 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 | 0 | 6 |
| Māori Party | 0 | 4 |
| New Zealand First | 7 | 0 |
| New Zealand Labour | 49 | 0 |
| New Zealand National | 44 | 0 |
| Progressive | 1 | 0 |
| United Future | 2 | 0 |