Tuesday, 16 August 2011
Vote: Bills — Duties of Statutory Officers (Census and Other Remedial Provisions) Bill
— Third Reading
🗳️ That the Duties of Statutory Officers (Census and Other Remedial Provisions) Bill be now read a third time
Moved by
Maurice Williamson
(New Zealand National Party — Member for Pakuranga)
Hon TREVOR MALLARD (Labour—Hutt South): Mr Speaker— Hon Simon Power: You have got to be joking. Hon TREVOR MALLARD: I am seeing a level of anxiety on the part of the Acting Leader of the House and the spectators who have come in to sit behind him. Some of... 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 clear majority
(75 Ayes – 44 Noes – 2 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 | 9 | 0 |
| Māori Party | 3 | 0 |
| New Zealand Labour | 0 | 42 |
| New Zealand National | 57 | 0 |
| Progressive | 0 | 1 |
| United Future | 1 | 0 |