Thursday, 2 April 2009
Vote: Bills — Parole (Extended Supervision Orders) Amendment Bill
— Third Reading
🗳️ That the Parole (Extended Supervision Orders) Bill be now read a third time
Moved by
Simon Power
(New Zealand National Party — Member for Rangitīkei)
Hon SIMON POWER (Minister of Justice): I move, That the Parole (Extended Supervision Orders) Amendment Bill be now read a third time. The ASSISTANT SPEAKER (Hon Rick Barker): The question is— Keith Locke: Mr Assistant Speaker— The ASSISTANT SPEAKER (Hon... Read more →
📋 We've linked this vote to our
“Extended supervision for sex offenders”
policy - our best judgment is that a vote for this is a vote
for Extended supervision for sex offenders.
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
(113 Ayes – 9 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 | 5 | 0 |
| New Zealand Labour | 43 | 0 |
| New Zealand National | 58 | 0 |
| Progressive | 1 | 0 |
| United Future | 1 | 0 |