Wednesday, 23 October 2013
Vote: Bills — Conservation (Natural Heritage Protection) Bill
— Third Reading
🗳️ That the Conservation (Natural Heritage Protection) Bill be now read a third time
Moved by
Hon Jacqui Dean
(New Zealand National Party — Member for Waitaki)
TIM MACINDOE (National—Hamilton West): It is a great honour for me to take the final call in this final stage of what I think is a very commendable bill, the Conservation (Natural Heritage Protection) Bill. I am delighted to be able to add my support to it... 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
(117 Ayes – 3 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 | 14 | 0 |
| Mana | 1 | 0 |
| Māori Party | 0 | 3 |
| New Zealand First | 7 | 0 |
| New Zealand Labour | 33 | 0 |
| New Zealand National | 59 | 0 |
| United Future | 1 | 0 |