Wednesday, 21 March 2007
Vote: Bills β Disabled Persons Employment Promotion Repeal Bill
β Third Readings
π³οΈ That the Minimum Wage Amendment Bill be now read a third time
Moved by
Ruth Dyson
(New Zealand Labour Party β Member for Banks Peninsula)
DAVE HEREORA (Labour): I take this opportunity to take a short call in support of the Disabled Persons Employment Promotion Repeal Bill and the Minimum Wage Amendment Bill. First, I want to say that the previous two speakers made it sound... 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
(71 Ayes β 50 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 | 0 | 48 |
| Progressive | 1 | 0 |
| United Future | 3 | 0 |