Thursday, 29 October 2009
Vote: Bills — Insolvency Amendment Bill
— Third Reading
🗳️ That the Insolvency Amendment Bill be now read a third time
SUE KEDGLEY (Green): I raise a point of order, Mr Speaker. I would like to call for a division—sorry about that. The ASSISTANT SPEAKER (Eric Roy): All right. It is the end of the week. I am not sure whether I should put leave for that,... 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 large majority
(112 Ayes – 9 Noes – 1 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.
🏛️ Party breakdown
| Party | Aye | No |
|---|---|---|
| ACT New Zealand | 5 | 0 |
| Green Party | 0 | 9 |
| Māori Party | 4 | 0 |
| New Zealand Labour | 43 | 0 |
| New Zealand National | 58 | 0 |
| Progressive | 1 | 0 |
| United Future | 1 | 0 |