Thursday, 3 July 2008
Vote: Bills β Land Transport Management Amendment Bill
β Third Reading
π³οΈ That the Land Transport Management Amendment Bill be now read a third time
Moved by
Harry Duynhoven
(New Zealand Labour Party β Member for New Plymouth)
NATHAN GUY (National): What a week it has been for the Government. Let us just think about this week. Government members have come to Wellington and launched KiwiRail, but we still cannot get them to front up and say how much the Government... 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
(70 Ayes β 51 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 | 2 | 0 |