Thursday, 16 May 2013
Vote: Bills β New Zealand Public Health and Disability Amendment Bill (No 2)
β Third Reading
π³οΈ That the New Zealand Public Health and Disability Amendment Bill (No 2) be now read a third time
Moved by
Tony Ryall
(New Zealand National Party β Member for Bay of Plenty)
LOUISE UPSTON (NationalβTaupΕ): I am really pleased, actually, to be the final speaker in the third reading of the New Zealand Public Health and Disability Amendment Bill (No 2), because there seems to be one fact that really has got lost in the... 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 narrow margin
(63 Ayes β 55 Noes β 2 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 | 13 |
| Mana | 0 | 1 |
| MΔori Party | 2 | 0 |
| New Zealand First | 0 | 7 |
| New Zealand Labour | 0 | 33 |
| New Zealand National | 59 | 0 |
| United Future | 1 | 0 |