Tuesday, 16 August 2011
Vote: Bills — Freedom Camping Bill
— Third Reading
🗳️ That the Freedom Camping Bill be now read a third time
Moved by
Kate Wilkinson
(New Zealand National Party — List Member)
Hon RUTH DYSON (Labour—Port Hills): I am pleased to speak in this final stage, the third reading of the Freedom Camping Bill—a completely inappropriately named bill, sadly. I want to acknowledge the work of the Local Government and Environment... 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
(67 Ayes – 53 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 |
| Māori Party | 4 | 0 |
| New Zealand Labour | 0 | 42 |
| New Zealand National | 57 | 0 |
| Progressive | 0 | 1 |
| United Future | 1 | 0 |