Tuesday, 12 April 2016
Vote: Bills — New Zealand Business Number Bill
— Third Reading
🗳️ That the New Zealand Business Number Bill be now read a third time
Moved by
Hon Judith Collins
(New Zealand National Party — Member for Papakura)
PAUL FOSTER-BELL (National): E Te Mana Whakawā Tuarua, tēnā koe, tēnā koutou katoa e ngā mema o Te Whare. [Acknowledgments to you, Mr Deputy Speaker, and to all you members of the House.] In speaking in this third reading debate on the New... 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 |