Wednesday, 15 December 2010
Vote: Bills — Electoral (Finance Reform and Advance Voting) Amendment Bill
— Third Readings
🗳️ That the Electoral (Finance Reform and Advance Voting) Amendment Bill be now read a third time
Moved by
Simon Power
(New Zealand National Party — Member for Rangitīkei)
RAHUI KATENE (Māori Party—Te Tai Tonga): The Māori Party is pleased to support the Electoral (Finance Reform and Advance Voting) Amendment Bill, and in doing so we support the reform of the Electoral Act and the associated guidance it will provide political... 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
(116 Ayes – 5 Noes – 1 Absent)
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 | 0 | 5 |
| Green Party | 9 | 0 |
| Māori Party | 5 | 0 |
| New Zealand Labour | 42 | 0 |
| New Zealand National | 58 | 0 |
| Progressive | 1 | 0 |
| United Future | 1 | 0 |