Wednesday, 16 November 2016
Vote: Bills — Geographical Indications (Wine and Spirits) Registration Amendment Bill
— Third Reading
🗳️ That the Geographical Indications (Wine and Spirits) Registration Amendment Bill be now read a third time
Moved by
Hon Paul Goldsmith
(New Zealand National Party — List Member)
KRIS FAAFOI (Labour—Mana): Can I join with the member who has just spoken in sending my sympathies to some of the winemakers in and around the Kaikōura electorate and also in North Canterbury who obviously have had some of their production... 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
(107 Ayes – 12 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 | 13 | 0 |
| Māori Party | 2 | 0 |
| New Zealand First | 0 | 12 |
| New Zealand Labour | 31 | 0 |
| New Zealand National | 59 | 0 |
| United Future | 1 | 0 |