Thursday, 21 May 2015
Vote: Third Readings
π³οΈ That the Housing Restructuring and Tenancy Matters (Social Housing Reform) Amendment Bill, the Taxation (Social Housing Reform) Bill, the Housing Corporation (Social Housing Reform) Amendment Bill, and the KiwiSaver (HomeStart) Amendment Bill be now read a third time
Moved by
Jo Goodhew
(New Zealand National Party β Member for Rangitata)
The ASSISTANT SPEAKER (Lindsay Tisch): One moment. Look, we are in the middle of a vote here. I thought your point of order related to a vote. [Interruption] No, the member will sit down. Of course, you should have brought the point of order before we went... 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
(63 Ayes β 56 Noes β 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.
ποΈ Party breakdown
| Party | Aye | No |
|---|---|---|
| ACT New Zealand | 1 | 0 |
| Green Party | 0 | 12 |
| MΔori Party | 2 | 0 |
| New Zealand First | 0 | 12 |
| New Zealand Labour | 0 | 32 |
| New Zealand National | 59 | 0 |
| United Future | 1 | 0 |