Thursday, 3 April 2008
Vote: Bills β Biosecurity Amendment Bill (No 4)
β Third Readings
π³οΈ That the Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Amendment Bill (No 2) be now read a third time
Moved by
David Cunliffe
(New Zealand Labour Party β Member for New Lynn)
METIRIA TUREI (Green): TΔnΔ koe, Mr Assistant Speaker. This Labour-led minority Government has joined in a grand coalition with the National Party to defeat the biosecurity legislation and, as a result, put this countryβs economy and the... 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
(110 Ayes β 9 Noes β 2 Absent)
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 | 2 | 0 |
| Green Party | 0 | 6 |
| MΔori Party | 0 | 3 |
| New Zealand First | 7 | 0 |
| New Zealand Labour | 49 | 0 |
| New Zealand National | 48 | 0 |
| Progressive | 1 | 0 |
| United Future | 2 | 0 |