Tuesday, 4 June 2013
Vote: Bills — Appropriation (2013/14 Estimates) Bill
— Third Reading
🗳️ That the Education Amendment Bill be now read a third time
Moved by
Hekia Parata
(New Zealand National Party — List Member)
SIMON O’CONNOR (National—Tāmaki): Thank you for the chance to speak on this third reading of the Education Amendment Bill. We have heard a lot of talk, particularly coming from the Opposition, using the word “ideology”—that this is all about ideology.... 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
(62 Ayes – 57 Noes – 1 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.
🏛️ Party breakdown
| Party | Aye | No |
|---|---|---|
| ACT New Zealand | 1 | 0 |
| Green Party | 0 | 14 |
| Mana | 0 | 1 |
| Māori Party | 2 | 0 |
| New Zealand First | 0 | 7 |
| New Zealand Labour | 0 | 33 |
| New Zealand National | 59 | 0 |
| United Future | 0 | 1 |