Thursday, 9 December 2010
Vote: Bills โ Taxation (GST and Remedial Matters) Bill
โ Third Reading
๐ณ๏ธ That the Taxation (GST and Remedial Matters) Bill be now read a third time
Moved by
Hon Stuart Nash
(New Zealand Labour Party โ List Member)
CHRIS TREMAIN (NationalโNapier): An excellent point to pick up from the Opposition member Shane Jones is the nefarious idea that Labour actually has some new policies. Let me back up the truck to just 3 or 4 days ago when the Leader of the Opposition... Read more โ
Third Reading โ 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.
โ Passed by a narrow margin
(66 Ayes โ 47 Noes โ 9 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.
๐๏ธ Party breakdown
| Party | Aye | No |
|---|---|---|
| ACT New Zealand | 4 | 0 |
| Green Party | 0 | 6 |
| Mฤori Party | 3 | 0 |
| New Zealand Labour | 0 | 40 |
| New Zealand National | 58 | 0 |
| Progressive | 0 | 1 |
| United Future | 1 | 0 |