Tuesday, 18 November 2003
Vote: Bills β Children's Commissioner Bill
β Third Reading
π³οΈ That the Children's Commissioner Bill be now read a third time
Moved by
Hon Sir Michael Cullen
(New Zealand Labour Party β List Member)
Dr MURIEL NEWMAN (ACT): I rise on behalf of the ACT party to speak in the debate on the third reading of the Childrenβs Commissioner Bill. It has a long history in terms of trying to get passed into law. It started out as a memberβs bill... 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
(106 Ayes β 8 Noes β 6 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 | 0 | 7 |
| Green Party | 9 | 0 |
| New Zealand First | 13 | 0 |
| New Zealand Labour | 52 | 0 |
| New Zealand National | 25 | 0 |
| United Future | 7 | 0 |