Wednesday, 29 June 2016
Vote: Bills — Official Information (Parliamentary Under-Secretaries) Amendment Bill
— Third Reading
🗳️ That the Official Information (Parliamentary Under-Secretaries) Amendment Bill be now read a third time
Moved by
Adrian Rurawhe
(New Zealand Labour Party — Member for Te Tai Hauāuru)
TIM MACINDOE (National—Hamilton West): I join others in congratulating the member Adrian Rurawhe on having his bill progress to this point. It is a very significant achievement for an Opposition member, and it is, no doubt, something in which he takes a... 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 – 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 | 14 | 0 |
| Māori Party | 2 | 0 |
| New Zealand First | 0 | 12 |
| New Zealand Labour | 32 | 0 |
| New Zealand National | 59 | 0 |
| United Future | 1 | 0 |