Thursday, 20 October 2016
Vote: Bills — Building (Pools) Amendment Bill
— Third Reading
🗳️ That the Building (Pools) Amendment Bill be now read a third time
ADRIAN RURAWHE (Labour—Te Tai Hauāuru): Tēnā koe e Te Māngai o Te Whare, otirā, tēnā tātou katoa. It is a pleasure to take a call on the Building (Pools) Amendment Bill. We cannot be too complacent about water safety, and this bill is all about water... 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 clear majority
(73 Ayes – 45 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 |
| Māori Party | 0 | 2 |
| New Zealand First | 12 | 0 |
| New Zealand Labour | 0 | 29 |
| New Zealand National | 59 | 0 |
| United Future | 1 | 0 |