Wednesday, 25 February 2015
Vote: Bills — Parental Leave and Employment Protection (Six Months’ Paid Leave) Amendment Bill
— Third Reading
🗳️ That the Parental Leave and Employment Protection (Six Months' Paid Leave) Amendment Bill be now read a third time
Moved by
Sue Moroney
(New Zealand Labour Party — List Member)
DAVID BENNETT (National—Hamilton East): I would just like to congratulate that last speaker, Parmjeet Parmar, on a very fine speech, which was representative of somebody who has intelligence, integrity, and a desire to make a difference, unlike the speaker... 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.
✕ Failed by a narrow margin
(60 Ayes – 60 Noes)
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 | 1 |
| Green Party | 14 | 0 |
| Māori Party | 2 | 0 |
| New Zealand First | 11 | 0 |
| New Zealand Labour | 32 | 0 |
| New Zealand National | 0 | 59 |
| United Future | 1 | 0 |