Tuesday, 23 February 2010
Vote: Bills — Children, Young Persons, and Their Families (Youth Courts Jurisdiction and Orders) Amendment Bill
— Third Reading
🗳️ That the Children, Young Persons, and Their Families (Youth Courts Jurisdiction and Orders) Amendment Bill be now read a third time
TODD McCLAY (National—Rotorua): Good morning to my colleagues and to members opposite. As I was sitting having a good breakfast after a great night’s sleep, I thought that all members might be in the same mood that I am in this morning, but it is... Read more →
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
(64 Ayes – 58 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.
🏛️ Party breakdown
| Party | Aye | No |
|---|---|---|
| ACT New Zealand | 5 | 0 |
| Green Party | 0 | 9 |
| Māori Party | 0 | 5 |
| New Zealand Labour | 0 | 43 |
| New Zealand National | 58 | 0 |
| Progressive | 0 | 1 |
| United Future | 1 | 0 |