Tuesday, 30 March 2010
Vote: Bills β Immigration Act 2009 Amendment Bill
β Third Reading
π³οΈ That the Immigration Act 2009 Amendment Bill be now read a third time
Moved by
Hon Christopher Finlayson
(New Zealand National Party β List Member)
DARIEN FENTON (Labour): It is a pleasure to take a call in the third reading of the very non-controversial Immigration Act 2009 Amendment Bill, which was drafted to fix up an accidental omission in the Immigration Act. As we have said,... 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 large majority
(113 Ayes β 9 Noes)
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 | 5 | 0 |
| New Zealand Labour | 43 | 0 |
| New Zealand National | 58 | 0 |
| Progressive | 1 | 0 |
| United Future | 1 | 0 |