Thursday, 15 September 2011
Vote: Bills — Crimes Amendment Bill (No 2)
— Third Reading
🗳️ That the Crimes Amendment Bill (No 2) be now read a third time
Moved by
Simon Power
(New Zealand National Party — Member for Rangitīkei)
CAROL BEAUMONT (Labour): Of course Labour supports any measures to prevent and mitigate the harm of abuse against children. We therefore support the Crimes Amendment Bill (No 2). We do have some reservations—in particular, about the link... 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 large majority
(109 Ayes – 11 Noes – 1 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.
🏛️ Party breakdown
| Party | Aye | No |
|---|---|---|
| ACT New Zealand | 5 | 0 |
| Green Party | 0 | 9 |
| Mana | 0 | 1 |
| Māori Party | 3 | 0 |
| New Zealand Labour | 42 | 0 |
| New Zealand National | 57 | 0 |
| Progressive | 1 | 0 |
| United Future | 1 | 0 |