Tuesday, 21 October 2003
Vote: Bills β Criminal Procedure (Mentally Impaired Persons) Bill
β Third Reading
π³οΈ That the Criminal Procedure (Mentally Impaired Persons) Bill be now read a third time
Moved by
Phil Goff
(New Zealand Labour Party β Member for Mount Roskill)
PANSY WONG (National): I do not think I need to use the word that is banned in this Parliament. I think that even the public would know what a load of untruth that statement was. How did the Opposition delay this legislation? This necessary... 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 narrow margin
(69 Ayes β 48 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 | 8 |
| Green Party | 9 | 0 |
| New Zealand First | 0 | 13 |
| New Zealand Labour | 52 | 0 |
| New Zealand National | 0 | 27 |
| United Future | 8 | 0 |