Thursday, 4 August 2011
Vote: Bills β Misuse of Drugs Amendment Bill
β Third Reading
π³οΈ That the Misuse of Drugs Amendment Bill be now read a third time
Moved by
Peter Dunne
(United Future New Zealand β Member for ΕhΔriu)
CAROL BEAUMONT (Labour): I rise to speak in the third reading of the Misuse of Drugs Amendment Bill and to say, as my colleague Damien OβConnor did, that Labour supports this bill but has a number of concerns about it. The bill itself will... 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
(104 Ayes β 14 Noes β 3 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 | 4 |
| Green Party | 0 | 9 |
| MΔori Party | 3 | 0 |
| New Zealand Labour | 42 | 0 |
| New Zealand National | 57 | 0 |
| Progressive | 1 | 0 |
| United Future | 1 | 0 |