Thursday, 13 August 2015
Vote: Bills — New Zealand Flag Referendums Bill
— Third Reading
🗳️ That the New Zealand Flag Referendums Bill be now read a third time
Moved by
Bill English
(New Zealand National Party — List Member)
TIM MACINDOE (National—Hamilton West): I feel very proud of what we are on the cusp of doing tonight, and that is giving the people of New Zealand an opportunity to do exactly what three out of four people voted to be able to do less than 12 months ago. I... 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
(63 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 | 12 |
| Māori Party | 2 | 0 |
| New Zealand First | 0 | 12 |
| New Zealand Labour | 0 | 32 |
| New Zealand National | 59 | 0 |
| United Future | 1 | 0 |