Tuesday, 16 April 2013
Vote: Third Readings
🗳️ That the Crown Minerals Amendment Bill, the Conservation Amendment Bill (No 2), the Continental Shelf Amendment Bill, the Reserves Amendment Bill, and the Wildlife Amendment Bill be now read a third time
Moved by
Hon Simon Bridges
(New Zealand National Party — Member for Tauranga)
MARK MITCHELL (National—Rodney): I will take a short call. I just want to congratulate Minister Simon Bridges on the very good Supplementary Order Paper 205. I just want to say that we are not talking about protesting on Queen Street. We are not... 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
(61 Ayes – 60 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 | 0 | 3 |
| New Zealand First | 0 | 7 |
| New Zealand Labour | 0 | 34 |
| New Zealand National | 59 | 0 |
| United Future | 1 | 0 |