Tuesday, 3 March 2009
Vote: Bills — Corrections Amendment Bill (No 2)
— Third Reading
🗳️ That the Corrections Amendment Bill (No 2) be now read a third time
JONATHAN YOUNG (National—New Plymouth): I stand to support the Corrections Amendment Bill (No 2). This bill will improve the way our corrections facilities are run—addressing the rules of the house, so to speak. The bill provides corrections institutions... 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
(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 |