Thursday, 9 December 2010
Vote: Bills — Research, Science, and Technology Bill
— Third Readings
🗳️ That the Public Records Amendment Bill (No 2) be now read a third time
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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 narrow margin
(65 Ayes – 44 Noes – 13 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 | 4 | 0 |
| Green Party | 0 | 6 |
| Māori Party | 3 | 0 |
| New Zealand Labour | 0 | 38 |
| New Zealand National | 57 | 0 |
| United Future | 1 | 0 |