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Tuesday, 11 December 2012
Vote: Bills — Sale and Supply of Alcohol Bill — Third Readings

🗳️ That the Sale and Supply of Alcohol Bill be now read a third time

MIKE SABIN (National—Northland): The member Gareth Hughes, who just resumed his seat, said something about members having had their heads in the sand. I am not sure too many people in this place would disagree with that. Can I just firstly, in this...

HansardID: 27da26b9-3603-4ad0-9133-225cd1ace06d
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 (108 Ayes – 13 Noes)
Hansard recorded how individual MPs from New Zealand Labour Party voted, but only a single party-wide total for everyone else. That pattern usually means New Zealand Labour Party allowed a conscience vote while the other parties whipped a single position.

🏛️ Party breakdown

Party Aye No
ACT New Zealand 1 0
Green Party 14 0
Independent: Horan 0 1
Mana 1 0
Māori Party 0 3
New Zealand First 0 7
New Zealand National 59 0
United Future 1 0

✓ Ayes (32)

New Zealand Labour Party (32)

✕ Noes (1)

New Zealand Labour Party (1)