Wednesday, 16 December 2009
Vote: Bills β Education (Polytechnics) Amendment Bill
β Third Reading
π³οΈ That the Education (Polytechnics) Amendment Bill be now read a third time
Moved by
Hon Anne Tolley
(New Zealand National Party β Member for East Coast)
LOUISE UPSTON (NationalβTaupΕ): I stand in support of the third reading of the Education (Polytechnics) Amendment Bill in the name of the Minister for Tertiary Education. If I might say so, she is a hard-working Minister who is relentlessly... 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
(64 Ayes β 56 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 | 5 | 0 |
| Green Party | 0 | 9 |
| MΔori Party | 0 | 4 |
| New Zealand Labour | 0 | 43 |
| New Zealand National | 58 | 0 |
| United Future | 1 | 0 |