Tuesday, 12 April 2011
Vote: Bills β Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Bill
β Third Reading
π³οΈ That the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Bill be now read a third time
Moved by
Hon Gerry Brownlee
(New Zealand National Party β Member for Ilam)
AARON GILMORE (National): It is a pleasure to speak last on the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Bill. For me, as the youngest Canterbury member of Parliament, I look forward to this bill being implemented over the next number of years and my... 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
(109 Ayes β 11 Noes β 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.
ποΈ Party breakdown
| Party | Aye | No |
|---|---|---|
| ACT New Zealand | 5 | 0 |
| Green Party | 0 | 9 |
| MΔori Party | 2 | 0 |
| New Zealand Labour | 42 | 0 |
| New Zealand National | 58 | 0 |
| Progressive | 1 | 0 |
| United Future | 1 | 0 |