Tuesday, 29 July 2003
Vote: Bills — State Sector Amendment Bill
— Third Reading
🗳️ That the State Sector Amendment Bill be now read a third time
SANDRA GOUDIE (NZ National—Coromandel): As members are aware, the National Opposition opposes the bill. One of the greatest concerns I have is the continual stream of ill-conceived legislation being put through the House by this Labour Government. In the... 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
(69 Ayes – 47 Noes – 4 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 | 0 | 8 |
| Green Party | 9 | 0 |
| Labour | 52 | 0 |
| New Zealand First | 0 | 13 |
| New Zealand National | 0 | 26 |
| United Future | 8 | 0 |