Thursday, 28 March 2013
Vote: Bills — Student Loan Scheme Amendment Bill (No 2)
— Third Reading
🗳️ That the Student Loan Scheme Amendment Bill (No 2) be now read a third time
LOUISE UPSTON (National—Taupō): I have fantastic colleagues on this side of the House who have covered all the issues in this third reading of the Student Loan Scheme Amendment Bill (No 2), so I am proud to support 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
(105 Ayes – 15 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 | 7 | 0 |
| New Zealand Labour | 34 | 0 |
| New Zealand National | 59 | 0 |
| United Future | 1 | 0 |