Thursday, 25 October 2012
Vote: Bills — Taxation (Annual Rates, Returns Filing, and Remedial Matters) Bill
— Third Reading
🗳️ That the Taxation (Annual Rates, Returns Filing, and Remedial Matters Bill) be now read a third time
Moved by
Phil Heatley
(New Zealand National Party — Member for Whangārei)
Hon DAVID CUNLIFFE (Labour—New Lynn): I was misquoted, because although I did say that we would encourage pro-growth tax reform, including a capital gains tax, I have made it very clear that Labour has made no decisions about income tax, and our... 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 large majority
(105 Ayes – 15 Noes – 1 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 | 1 | 0 |
| Green Party | 0 | 14 |
| Mana | 0 | 1 |
| Māori Party | 2 | 0 |
| New Zealand First | 8 | 0 |
| New Zealand Labour | 34 | 0 |
| New Zealand National | 59 | 0 |
| United Future | 1 | 0 |