Thursday, 3 April 2008
Vote: Bills β Corrections (Social Assistance) Amendment Bill
β Third Readings
π³οΈ That the Corrections (Social Assistance) Amendment Bill, the Customs and Excise (Social Assistance) Amendment Bill, and the Injury Prevention, Rehabilitation, and Compensation (Social Assistance) Amendment Bill be now read a third time
Moved by
Ruth Dyson
(New Zealand Labour Party β Member for Banks Peninsula)
SUE MORONEY (Labour): Thank you, Mr Deputy Speaker, for the opportunity to rise and speak to the last stage, the third readings, of these three bills. This legislation deals with an issue that many members have already outlined, so I will... 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
(107 Ayes β 6 Noes β 8 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Green Party | 0 | 6 |
| New Zealand First | 7 | 0 |
| New Zealand Labour | 49 | 0 |
| New Zealand National | 47 | 0 |
| Progressive | 1 | 0 |
| United Future | 2 | 0 |