Thursday, 9 December 2010
Vote: Bills β Education Amendment Bill (No 2)
β Third Readings
π³οΈ That the Education Amendment Bill (No 2) be now read a third time
Moved by
Hon Anne Tolley
(New Zealand National Party β Member for East Coast)
Hon TREVOR MALLARD (LabourβHutt South): I raise a point of order, Mr Speaker. I want to know whether it is appropriate for Minister Hide to have taken his position in the chair before you have put the House into Committee. The TEMPORARY SPEAKER (Chris... Read more β
Third Reading β 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.
β Passed by a clear majority
(62 Ayes β 40 Noes β 20 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.
ποΈ Party breakdown
| Party | Aye | No |
|---|---|---|
| ACT New Zealand | 4 | 0 |
| Green Party | 0 | 5 |
| New Zealand Labour | 0 | 35 |
| New Zealand National | 57 | 0 |
| United Future | 1 | 0 |