Wednesday, 19 March 2014
Vote: Bills — Families Commission Amendment Bill
— Third Reading
🗳️ That the Families Commission Amendment Bill be now read a third time
Moved by
Hon Anne Tolley
(New Zealand National Party — Member for East Coast)
TIM MACINDOE (National—Hamilton West): The Minister outlined clearly that the reasons for these changes are to build a more resilient social sector, and I am happy to lend my support to the Families Commission Amendment Bill. I wish the newly structured... 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 – 59 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 | 0 | 3 |
| New Zealand First | 0 | 7 |
| New Zealand Labour | 0 | 34 |
| New Zealand National | 59 | 0 |
| United Future | 1 | 0 |