Tuesday, 17 February 2015
Vote: Bills — Energy (Fuels, Levies, and References) Amendment Bill
— Third Reading
🗳️ That the Energy (Fuels, Levies, and References) Amendment Bill be now read a third time
Moved by
Hon Simon Bridges
(New Zealand National Party — Member for Tauranga)
STUART SMITH (National—Kaikōura): First of all, I would like to mark the passing of Celia Lashlie, as has been done by colleagues earlier in the evening. As a father of teenagers, I certainly was one of those people who took a lot of note of what she... 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 large majority
(109 Ayes – 11 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 | 1 | 0 |
| Green Party | 14 | 0 |
| Māori Party | 2 | 0 |
| New Zealand First | 0 | 11 |
| New Zealand Labour | 32 | 0 |
| New Zealand National | 59 | 0 |
| United Future | 1 | 0 |