Tuesday, 15 May 2007
Vote: Bills β Social Security (Entitlement Cards) Amendment Bill
β Third Reading
π³οΈ That the Social Security (Entitlement Cards) Amendment be now read a third time.
Moved by
Rt Hon Winston Peters
(New Zealand First Party β List Member)
DARREN HUGHES (LabourβOtaki): I am really pleased to take a call on the third reading of the Social Security (Entitlement Cards) Amendment Bill, which we are debating here today in Parliament. I think it is very important legislation for older New... 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 large majority
(119 Ayes β 2 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 | 6 | 0 |
| MΔori Party | 4 | 0 |
| New Zealand First | 7 | 0 |
| New Zealand Labour | 49 | 0 |
| New Zealand National | 48 | 0 |
| Progressive | 1 | 0 |
| United Future | 3 | 0 |