Thursday, 26 May 2016
Vote: Bills — Customs and Excise (Tobacco Products—Budget Measures) Amendment Bill
— Third Reading
🗳️ That the Customs and Excise (Tobacco Products—Budget Measures) Amendment Bill be now read a third time
Moved by
Hon Peseta Sam Lotu-Iiga
(New Zealand National Party — Member for Maungakiekie)
LOUISA WALL (Labour—Manurewa): I know that everyone wants to go home—I do too—but I do want to say a few things just in terms of the kaupapa that we have debated now all morning. Actually, I want to say to Minister Lotu-Iiga that I think there are... 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 |