Thursday, 16 May 2013
Vote: Bills — Customs and Excise (Budget Measures—Motor Spirits) Amendment Bill
— Third Reading
🗳️ That the Customs and Excise (Budget Measure—Motor Spirits) Amendment Bill be now read a third time
Moved by
Hon Gerry Brownlee
(New Zealand National Party — Member for Ilam)
SIMON O’CONNOR (National—Tāmaki): We have had 2 days of debate and not one constructive argument from the Opposition. This has been a good couple of days for the Government. In the immortal words of Frodo Baggins, here we are at the end of all things.... 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 clear majority
(67 Ayes – 26 Noes – 27 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 | 5 | 0 |
| Mana | 1 | 0 |
| New Zealand First | 0 | 6 |
| New Zealand Labour | 0 | 19 |
| New Zealand National | 59 | 0 |
| United Future | 1 | 0 |