Tuesday, 8 September 2009
Vote: Bills — Resource Management (Simplifying and Streamlining) Amendment Bill
— Third Reading
🗳️ That the Resource Management (Simplifying and Streamlining) Amendment Bill be now read a third time
Moved by
Hon Dr Nick Smith
(New Zealand National Party — Member for Nelson)
CHRIS AUCHINVOLE (National—West Coast - Tasman): I am pleased and honoured to be the final speaker on the Resource Management (Simplifying and Streamlining) Amendment Bill. As the chair of the Local Government and Environment Committee, which was responsible for the... 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 |