Tuesday, 21 October 2003
Vote: Bills β Retirement Villages Bill
β Third Reading
π³οΈ That the Retirement Villages Bill be now read a third time.
Moved by
Lianne Dalziel
(New Zealand Labour Party β Member for Christchurch East)
MURRAY SMITH (United Future): United Future is very pleased to see the passing of this bill, and its third reading today. We want to thank the Government for responding to our call that the bill be given urgency during this urgency period so that... 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
(108 Ayes β 7 Noes β 5 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 | 7 |
| Green Party | 9 | 0 |
| New Zealand First | 13 | 0 |
| New Zealand Labour | 52 | 0 |
| New Zealand National | 27 | 0 |
| United Future | 7 | 0 |