Thursday, 21 May 2015
Vote: Bills — Biosecurity Amendment Bill (No 2)
— Third Readings
🗳️ That the Biosecurity Amendment Bill (No 2) and the Customs and Excise Amendment Bill (No 2) be now read a third time
Moved by
Hon Nathan Guy
(New Zealand National Party — Member for Ōtaki)
BARBARA KURIGER (National—Taranaki - King Country): Tonight we have seen the Labour Party, which has been so full of dictionaries and rhetoric that it has forgotten the purpose of what these bills are all about. We have also seen Mr Prosser over there, who knows... 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 clear majority
(72 Ayes – 33 Noes – 15 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 | 9 | 0 |
| Māori Party | 2 | 0 |
| New Zealand First | 0 | 12 |
| New Zealand Labour | 0 | 21 |
| New Zealand National | 59 | 0 |
| United Future | 1 | 0 |