Thursday, 13 March 2008
Vote: Bills — Building Amendment Bill
— Third Reading
🗳️ That the Building Amendment Bill be now read a third time
Moved by
Hon Sir Michael Cullen
(New Zealand Labour Party — List Member)
TE URUROA FLAVELL (Māori Party—Waiariki): Tēnā koe, Madam Speaker. Kia ora tātou katoa e te Whare. I am pleased to take a call on this Building Amendment Bill. During the debate I have been thinking about who will benefit from this legislation. Although I... 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 narrow margin
(70 Ayes – 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.
🏛️ Party breakdown
| Party | Aye | No |
|---|---|---|
| ACT New Zealand | 0 | 2 |
| Green Party | 6 | 0 |
| Māori 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 |