Thursday, 21 February 2013
Vote: Bills — International Finance Agreements Amendment Bill
— Third Reading
🗳️ That the International Finance Agreements Amendment Bill be now read a third time
Moved by
Hon Amy Adams
(New Zealand National Party — Member for Selwyn)
TIM MACINDOE (National—Hamilton West): That speech was indeed a very courteous contradiction of Dr Graham’s indication that he would not be using his full time allocation. But, as always, it was delivered in a very thoughtful way, and it is good to have... 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
(100 Ayes – 15 Noes – 6 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 | 30 | 0 |
| New Zealand National | 59 | 0 |
| United Future | 1 | 0 |