Tuesday, 28 August 2012
Vote: Bills — Exclusive Economic Zone and Continental Shelf (Environmental Effects) Bill
— Third Reading
🗳️ That the Exclusive Economic Zone and Continental Shelf (Environmental Effects) Bill be now read a third time
Moved by
Hon Amy Adams
(New Zealand National Party — Member for Selwyn)
JACQUI DEAN (National—Waitaki): I want to start my contribution to the third reading of the Exclusive Economic Zone and Continental Shelf (Environmental Effects) Bill by just reminding the House of the press release put out by the Parliamentary... 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 narrow margin
(72 Ayes – 49 Noes)
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 | 3 | 0 |
| New Zealand First | 8 | 0 |
| New Zealand Labour | 0 | 34 |
| New Zealand National | 59 | 0 |
| United Future | 1 | 0 |