Thursday, 21 June 2007
Vote: Bills β Social Security Amendment Bill
β Third Reading
π³οΈ That the Social Security Amendment Bill be now read a third time
Moved by
David Benson-Pope
(New Zealand Labour Party β Member for Dunedin South)
KATRINA SHANKS (National): I rise to speak to the third reading of the Social Security Amendment Bill. Yesterday, when we were in the Committee stage, I looked at the history of the bill, which originates from the Social Security Act 1938. In... Read more β
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 | 2 |
| Green Party | 0 | 6 |
| MΔori Party | 0 | 4 |
| New Zealand First | 7 | 0 |
| New Zealand Labour | 49 | 0 |
| New Zealand National | 0 | 48 |
| Progressive | 1 | 0 |
| United Future | 2 | 0 |