Tuesday, 23 November 2010
Vote: Bills β Employment Relations Amendment Bill (No 2)
β Third Reading
π³οΈ That the Employment Relations Amendment Bill (No 2) be now read a third time
Moved by
Kate Wilkinson
(New Zealand National Party β List Member)
MICHAEL WOODHOUSE (National): I also add my voice of concern and support for the people of the West Coast in the Pike River disaster. I want to pick up the issue of equality that Carol Beaumont talked about. She described this bill as... 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 narrow margin
(64 Ayes β 56 Noes β 2 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 | 5 | 0 |
| Green Party | 0 | 9 |
| MΔori Party | 0 | 5 |
| New Zealand Labour | 0 | 41 |
| New Zealand National | 58 | 0 |
| Progressive | 0 | 1 |
| United Future | 1 | 0 |