Wednesday, 29 January 2014
Vote: Bills — Arts Council of New Zealand Toi Aotearoa Bill
— Third Reading
🗳️ That the Arts Council of New Zealand Toi Aotearoa Bill be now read a third time
LOUISE UPSTON (National—Taupō): I am very pleased for my colleagues who have really shone the light on this particular bill, the Arts Council of New Zealand Toi Aotearoa Bill. So I do not find myself needing to say anything, and I proudly support... 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
(64 Ayes – 56 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 | 0 | 7 |
| New Zealand Labour | 0 | 34 |
| New Zealand National | 59 | 0 |
| United Future | 1 | 0 |