Wednesday, 27 March 2013
Vote: Bills — Habeas Corpus Amendment Bill
— Third Reading
🗳️ That the Habeas Corpus Amendment Bill be now read a third time
Moved by
Chris Auchinvole
(New Zealand National Party — List Member)
SCOTT SIMPSON (National—Coromandel): It is a great pleasure to rise in support of this very good bill in the name of my colleague, Christopher Auchinvole. This Habeas Corpus Amendment Bill is one that I endorse. I commend it to the House with great... 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
(114 Ayes – 7 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 | 14 | 0 |
| Mana | 1 | 0 |
| Māori Party | 3 | 0 |
| New Zealand First | 0 | 7 |
| New Zealand Labour | 34 | 0 |
| New Zealand National | 59 | 0 |
| United Future | 1 | 0 |