Wednesday, 16 May 2007
Vote: Bills β Crimes (Substituted Section 59) Amendment Bill
β Third Reading
π³οΈ That the Crimes (Substituted Section 59) Amendment Bill be now read a third time
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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
(113 Ayes β 8 Noes)
Hansard recorded how individual MPs from New Zealand First Party and United Future New Zealand voted,
but only a single party-wide total for everyone else. That pattern usually means
New Zealand First Party and United Future New Zealand allowed a conscience vote while the other parties
whipped a single position.
ποΈ Party breakdown
| Party | Aye | No |
|---|---|---|
| ACT New Zealand | 0 | 2 |
| Green Party | 6 | 0 |
| MΔori Party | 4 | 0 |
| New Zealand Labour | 49 | 0 |
| New Zealand National | 48 | 0 |
| Progressive | 1 | 0 |
β Ayes (5)
New Zealand First Party (4)
- Peter Brown (List Member)
- Brian Donnelly (List Member)
- Barbara Stewart (List Member)
- R Doug Woolerton (List Member)
United Future New Zealand (1)
- Peter Dunne (Member for Ohariu-Belmont)
β Noes (4)
New Zealand First Party (3)
- Hon Ron Mark (List Member)
- Pita Paraone (List Member)
- Rt Hon Winston Peters (List Member)
United Future New Zealand (1)
- Judy Turner (List Member)