Wednesday, 6 August 2003
Vote: Bills β Electoral (Vacancies) Amendment Bill
β Third Reading
π³οΈ That the Electoral (Vacancies) Amendment Bill be now read a third time
Moved by
Rick Barker
(New Zealand Labour Party β Member for Tukituki)
Dr WAYNE MAPP (NZ NationalβNorth Shore): That last speech was extraordinary. There stood the chairman of the Privileges Committee, who admitted that the seat was vacant as at 11 July this year. That was a clear statement by the Solicitor-General and the... Read more β
Third Reading β 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.
β Passed by a narrow margin
(61 Ayes β 56 Noes β 3 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.
ποΈ Party breakdown
| Party | Aye | No |
|---|---|---|
| ACT New Zealand | 0 | 8 |
| Green Party | 9 | 0 |
| Labour | 50 | 0 |
| New Zealand First | 0 | 13 |
| New Zealand National | 0 | 27 |
| Progressive | 2 | 0 |
| United Future | 0 | 8 |