Thursday, 30 April 2015
Vote: Bills — Immigration Amendment Bill (No 2)
— Third Reading
🗳️ That the Immigration Amendment Bill (No 2) be now read a third time
Moved by
Hon Michael Woodhouse
(New Zealand National Party — List Member)
TODD MULLER (National—Bay of Plenty): Firstly, I would like to acknowledge the passing of Monte Ōhia from Ngāti Pūkenga. He was a man of much mana and a highly respected kaumātua, and his loss will be felt by many in my electorate, Tauranga Moana, and... 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
(61 Ayes – 58 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 |
| New Zealand First | 0 | 12 |
| New Zealand Labour | 0 | 32 |
| New Zealand National | 59 | 0 |
| United Future | 1 | 0 |