Wednesday, 7 March 2012
Vote: Bills — Building Amendment Bill (No 3)
— Third Reading
🗳️ That the Building Amendment Bill (No 3) be now read a third time
Moved by
Maurice Williamson
(New Zealand National Party — Member for Pakuranga)
MAGGIE BARRY (National—North Shore): I spoke in the second reading of the Building Amendment Bill (No 3), when I signalled my support in particular around the measures changing the law relating to DIY projects—something close to my heart. After 12 years... 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
(64 Ayes – 57 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 | 0 | 8 |
| New Zealand Labour | 0 | 34 |
| New Zealand National | 59 | 0 |
| United Future | 1 | 0 |