Thursday, 24 July 2008
Vote: Third Readings
🗳️ That the Tariff Amendment Bill, the Customs and Excise Amendment Bill (No 4), the Radiocommunications Amendment Bill (No 5), the Fair Trading Amendment Bill (No 2), and the Electricity Amendment Bill (No 3) be now read a third time.
Moved by
Annette King
(New Zealand Labour Party — Member for Rongotai)
JOHN HAYES (National—Wairarapa): I need to make it very clear to the previous contributor to this debate, Hone Harawira, that there is no fairer trade than free trade. There is no fairer trade than free trade, and for any politician in this House to... 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
(104 Ayes – 17 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 New Zealand | 2 | 0 |
| Green Party | 0 | 6 |
| Māori Party | 0 | 4 |
| New Zealand First | 0 | 7 |
| New Zealand Labour | 49 | 0 |
| New Zealand National | 48 | 0 |
| Progressive | 1 | 0 |
| United Future | 2 | 0 |