Tuesday, 15 February 2022
Vote: Bills β Lawyers and Conveyancers (Employed Lawyers Providing Free Legal Services) Amendment Bill
β Second Reading
π³οΈ That Lawyers and Conveyancers (Employed Lawyers Providing Free Legal Services) Amendment Bill be now read a second time
Moved by
Chris Bishop
(New Zealand National Party β List Member)
LOUISA WALL (Labour): TΔnΔ koe e te MΔngai o te Whare. Itβs my pleasure to speak on this, the second reading of the Lawyers and Conveyancers (Employed Lawyers Providing Free Legal Services) Amendment Bill. I too would like to commend Chris... Read more β
π Bill failed here β this reading vote failed, and a bill can't proceed
past a failed reading. So even though this isn't the third reading, it's the last we saw
of this bill: it doesn't get another vote after this one.
β Failed by a clear majority
(45 Ayes β 75 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.
ποΈ Party breakdown
| Party | Aye | No |
|---|---|---|
| ACT New Zealand | 0 | 10 |
| Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand | 10 | 0 |
| New Zealand Labour | 0 | 65 |
| New Zealand National | 33 | 0 |
| Te Paati MΔori | 2 | 0 |