Tuesday, 27 October 2009
Vote: Bills — Criminal Investigations (Bodily Samples) Amendment Bill
— Third Reading
🗳️ That the Criminal Investigations (Bodily Samples) Amendment Bill be now read a third time
PAUL QUINN (National): As my very good friend and colleague “Rusty Robertson” might say, it is great to be up on my hind legs. I will focus on a couple of points in concluding this debate on the Criminal Investigations (Bodily Samples)... 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
(108 Ayes – 14 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 | 5 | 0 |
| Green Party | 0 | 9 |
| Māori Party | 0 | 5 |
| New Zealand Labour | 43 | 0 |
| New Zealand National | 58 | 0 |
| Progressive | 1 | 0 |
| United Future | 1 | 0 |