Tuesday, 3 April 2012
Vote: Bills β Student Loan Scheme Amendment Bill
β Third Reading
π³οΈ That the Student Loan Scheme Amendment Bill be now read a third time
Moved by
Phil Heatley
(New Zealand National Party β Member for WhangΔrei)
GARETH HUGHES (Green): Kia ora. NgΔ mihi nui ki a koutou. It is great to rise to take a call on the third reading of this bill, the Student Loan Scheme Amendment Bill, which the Greens will be opposing. We would like to thank the officials,... 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 clear majority
(72 Ayes β 45 Noes β 4 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 | 1 | 0 |
| Green Party | 0 | 10 |
| Mana | 0 | 1 |
| MΔori Party | 3 | 0 |
| New Zealand First | 8 | 0 |
| New Zealand Labour | 0 | 34 |
| New Zealand National | 59 | 0 |
| United Future | 1 | 0 |