Tuesday, 6 September 2016
Vote: Bills — Housing Legislation Amendment Bill
— Third Reading
🗳️ That the Housing Legislation Amendment Bill be now read a third time
Moved by
Hon Dr Nick Smith
(New Zealand National Party — Member for Nelson)
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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
(61 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 | 1 | 0 |
| Green Party | 0 | 14 |
| Māori Party | 0 | 2 |
| New Zealand First | 0 | 12 |
| New Zealand Labour | 0 | 32 |
| New Zealand National | 59 | 0 |
| United Future | 1 | 0 |