Lynda Scott

List Member · New Zealand National Party

Former MP

🗣️ How they talk

Favourite words

people (674) health (477) one (399)

Catchphrase

“to the health and disability commissioner” (9×)

Based on this MP's own recorded speeches, after excluding common English words - just a fun signal, not a rigorous analysis.

📋 Voting History by Policy

✗ Assisted dying ✗ Civil unions ✓ Looser shop trading hours ✓ Raising alcohol purchase age ✗ Sex work decriminalisation

🏛️ Parliamentary terms (2)

Parliament	Party	Electorate	Elected	Vacated
47	New Zealand National Party	Kaikōura	2002-07-27	2005-09-16
46	New Zealand National Party	Kaikōura	1999-11-27	2002-07-26

🗳️ Votes (32)

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Date	Question	Voted
8 Jun 2005	That the Sale of Liquor (Youth Alcohol Harm Reduction) Amendment Bill be now read a first time Sale of Liquor (Youth Alcohol Harm Reduction) Amendment Bill — First Reading	✓ Aye
15 Mar 2005	Third Reading That the Wills Amendment Bill be now read a third time Relationships (Statutory References) Bill; and BillS Therefrom — Third Readings	✕ No
15 Mar 2005	Third Reading That the War Pensions Amendment Bill (No 3) be now read a third time Relationships (Statutory References) Bill; and BillS Therefrom — Third Readings	✕ No
15 Mar 2005	Third Reading That the Trustee Amendment Bill be now read a third time Relationships (Statutory References) Bill; and BillS Therefrom — Third Readings	✕ No
15 Mar 2005	Third Reading That the Tax Administration Amendment Bill be now read a third time Relationships (Statutory References) Bill; and BillS Therefrom — Third Readings	✕ No
15 Mar 2005	Third Reading That the Social Security Amendment Bill be now read a third time Relationships (Statutory References) Bill; and BillS Therefrom — Third Readings	✕ No
15 Mar 2005	Third Reading That the Real Estate Agents Amendment Bill be now read a third time Relationships (Statutory References) Bill; and BillS Therefrom — Third Readings	✕ No
15 Mar 2005	Third Reading That the Property (Relationships) Amendment Bill be now read a third time Relationships (Statutory References) Bill; and BillS Therefrom — Third Readings	✕ No
15 Mar 2005	Third Reading That the New Zealand Superannuation Amendment Bill (No 2) be now read a third time Relationships (Statutory References) Bill; and BillS Therefrom — Third Readings	✕ No
15 Mar 2005	Third Reading That the Minors’ Contracts Amendment Bill be now read a third time Relationships (Statutory References) Bill; and BillS Therefrom — Third Readings	✕ No
15 Mar 2005	Third Reading That the Marriage Amendment Bill be now read a third time Relationships (Statutory References) Bill; and BillS Therefrom — Third Readings	✕ No
15 Mar 2005	Third Reading That the Life Insurance Amendment Bill (No 2) be now read a third time Relationships (Statutory References) Bill; and BillS Therefrom — Third Readings	✕ No
15 Mar 2005	Third Reading That the Interpretation Amendment Bill be now read a third time Relationships (Statutory References) Bill; and BillS Therefrom — Third Readings	✕ No
15 Mar 2005	Third Reading That the Injury Prevention, Rehabilitation, and Compensation Amendment Bill (No 4) be now read a third time Relationships (Statutory References) Bill; and BillS Therefrom — Third Readings	✕ No
15 Mar 2005	Third Reading That the Income Tax Amendment Bill be now read a third time Relationships (Statutory References) Bill; and BillS Therefrom — Third Readings	✕ No
15 Mar 2005	Third Reading That the Government Superannuation Fund Amendment Bill (No 4) be now read a third time Relationships (Statutory References) Bill; and BillS Therefrom — Third Readings	✕ No
15 Mar 2005	Third Reading That the Goods and Services Tax Amendment Bill be now read a third time Relationships (Statutory References) Bill; and BillS Therefrom — Third Readings	✕ No
15 Mar 2005	Third Reading That the Estate and Gift Duties Amendment Bill be now read a third time Relationships (Statutory References) Bill; and BillS Therefrom — Third Readings	✕ No
15 Mar 2005	Third Reading That the Deaths by Accidents Compensation Amendment Bill be now read a third time Relationships (Statutory References) Bill; and BillS Therefrom — Third Readings	✕ No
15 Mar 2005	Third Reading That the Child Support Amendment Bill (No 3) be now read a third time Relationships (Statutory References) Bill; and BillS Therefrom — Third Readings	✕ No
15 Mar 2005	Third Reading That the Care of Children Amendment Bill be now read a third time Relationships (Statutory References) Bill; and BillS Therefrom — Third Readings	✕ No
15 Mar 2005	Third Reading That the Administration Amendment Bill (No 2) be now read a third time Relationships (Statutory References) Bill; and BillS Therefrom — Third Readings	✕ No
15 Mar 2005	Third Reading That the Relationships (Statutory References) Bill be now read a third time Relationships (Statutory References) Bill; and BillS Therefrom — Third Readings	✕ No
9 Dec 2004	Third Reading That the Civil Union Bill be now read a third time Civil Union Bill — Third Reading	✕ No
2 Dec 2004	That the Civil Union Bill be now read a second time Civil Union Bill — Second Reading	✕ No
8 Sep 2004	🛑 That the Shop Trading Hours (Easter Trading Local Exemption) Bill be now read a first time Shop Trading Hours (Easter Trading Local Exemption) Bill — First Reading	✓ Aye
29 Jun 2004	That the Relationships (Statutory References) Bill be now read a first time. Relationships (Statutory References) Bill — First Reading	✕ No
24 Jun 2004	That the Civil Union Bill be now read a first time Civil Union Bill — First Reading	✕ No
30 Jul 2003	🛑 That the Death with Dignity Bill be now read a first time Death with Dignity Bill — First Reading	✕ No
25 Jun 2003	Third Reading That the Prostitution Reform Bill be now read a third time Prostitution Reform Bill — Third Reading	✕ No
26 Mar 2003	🛑 That the Rotorua District (Easter Sunday Shop Trading) Bill be now read a second time Rotorua District (Easter Sunday Shop Trading) Bill — Second Reading	✕ No
19 Feb 2003	That the Prostitution Reform Bill be now read a second time Prostitution Reform Bill — Second Reading	✕ No

🗣️ Debates spoken in (102)

Showing the 100 most recent.

Misuse of Drugs Amendment Bill (No 3)
14 June 2005 — Second Reading
Misuse of Drugs Amendment Bill (No 3)
14 June 2005 — Part 1 Substantive amendments to Misuse of Drugs Act 1975 and consequential amendments (continued)
Misuse of Drugs Amendment Bill (No 3)
14 June 2005 — Part 2 Amendments to Misuse of Drugs Amendment Act 1978
Misuse of Drugs Amendment Bill (No 3)
14 June 2005 — Part 3 Restricted substances
Misuse of Drugs Amendment Bill (No 3)
14 June 2005 — Clauses 1 and 2
Misuse of Drugs Amendment Bill (No 3)
14 June 2005 — Third Reading
General Debate
16 March 2005
Animal Products (Dairy Products and Other Matters) Bill
10 March 2005 — Part 1 Amendments to Animal Products Act 1999
Animal Products (Dairy Products and Other Matters) Bill
10 March 2005 — Part 2 Amendments to Animal Products (Ancillary and Transitional Provisions) Act 1999
Animal Products (Dairy Products and Other Matters) Bill
10 March 2005 — Clauses 1 and 2
Aquaculture Reform Bill
14 December 2004 — Part 1 Resource Management Act 1991
Aquaculture Reform Bill
14 December 2004 — Part 2 Fisheries Act 1996
Aquaculture Reform Bill
14 December 2004 — Part 5 Maori Commercial Aquaculture Claims Settlement (continued)
Aquaculture Reform Bill
14 December 2004 — Part 6 Amendments to Te Ture Whenua Maori Act 1993
Aquaculture Reform Bill
14 December 2004 — Clauses 1 and 2
Social Security (Long-term Residential Care) Amendment Bill
30 November 2004 — Part 1 Preliminary
Social Security (Long-term Residential Care) Amendment Bill
30 November 2004 — Part 2 Amendments to principal Act
Foreshore and Seabed Bill
16 November 2004 — Part 1 Preliminary provisions
Misuse of Drugs Amendment Bill (No 3)
10 November 2004 — Referral of S.O.P. 298 to Health Committee
Human Assisted Reproductive Technology Bill
10 November 2004 — Third Reading
Social Security (Long-term Residential Care)Amendment Bill
9 November 2004 — Second Reading
Care of Children Bill
4 November 2004 — Part 1 Preliminary provisions
Care of Children Bill
4 November 2004 — Part 2 Guardianship and care of children
Parental Leave and Employment Protection Amendment Bill
2 November 2004 — Part 1 Amendments that come into force on 1 December 2004
Parental Leave and Employment Protection Amendment Bill
2 November 2004 — Part 2 Amendments that come into force on 1 December 2005
Parental Leave and Employment Protection Amendment Bill
2 November 2004 — Clauses 1 and 2
Third Readings
13 October 2004
Electricity and Gas Industries Bill
12 October 2004 — Clauses 1 and 2 (continued)
Electricity and Gas Industries Bill
7 October 2004 — Part 5 Amendments to Crown Minerals Act 1991 (continued)
Human Assisted Reproductive Technology Bill
6 October 2004 — Part 1 Preliminary provisions
Human Assisted Reproductive Technology Bill
6 October 2004 — Part 2 Prohibited and regulated activities
Human Assisted Reproductive Technology Bill
6 October 2004 — Part 3 Information about donors of donated embryos or donated cells and donor offspring
Human Assisted Reproductive Technology Bill
6 October 2004 — Part 4 Enforcement and miscellaneous provisions
Electricity and Gas Industries Bill
5 October 2004 — Part 3 Amendments to Commerce Act 1986 (continued)
Human Assisted Reproductive Technology Bill
25 August 2004 — Consideration of Report of Health Committee
Animal Products (Dairy Products and Other Matters) Bill
29 June 2004 — First Reading
Future Directions (Working for Families) Bill
27 May 2004 — Part 1 Amendments to Social Security Act 1964
Future Directions (Working for Families) Bill
27 May 2004 — Part 2 Taxation related amendments
Debate on Crown Entities, Public Organisations,and State Enterprises — Residual Health Management Unit
25 May 2004
General Debates
17 March 2004
Resource Management (Aquaculture Moratorium Extension) Amendment Bill
17 March 2004 — Third Reading
Resource Management (Aquaculture Moratorium Extension) Amendment Bill
16 March 2004 — Part 1 Preliminary Provisions
Resource Management (Aquaculture Moratorium Extension) Amendment Bill
16 March 2004 — Part 2 Amendments to principal Act
Resource Management (Aquaculture Moratorium Extension) Amendment Bill
16 March 2004 — Clause 1
Health (National Cervical Screening Programme) Amendment Bill
2 March 2004 — Third Reading
Motions — Misuse of Drugs (Classification of Ephedrine and Pseudoephedrine) Order 2003—Approval
2 March 2004
Health (National Cervical Screening Programme) Amendment Bill
24 February 2004 — Part 1 Preliminary provision
Health (National Cervical Screening Programme) Amendment Bill
24 February 2004 — Part 2 Amendments to principal Act and transitional provision
Health (National Cervical Screening Programme) Amendment Bill
24 February 2004 — Clause 1 Title
Social Security (Long-term Residential Care)Amendment Bill
17 February 2004 — First Reading
Debate on Prime Minister’s Statement
11 February 2004
General Debates
3 December 2003
Health (Screening Programmes) Amendment Bill
2 December 2003 — Second Reading
Families Commission Bill
20 November 2003 — Second Reading
Retirement Villages Bill
21 October 2003 — Clauses 1 to 78, and schedules
Retirement Villages Bill
21 October 2003 — Third Reading
Criminal Justice Amendment Bill (No 7)
21 October 2003 — Consideration of Report of Health Committee
Criminal Justice Amendment Bill (No 7)
21 October 2003 — Clauses 1 to 20 and schedule
Criminal Justice Amendment Bill (No 7)
21 October 2003 — Clauses 1 to 20 and schedules
Criminal Procedure (Mentally Impaired Persons) Bill
21 October 2003 — Third Reading
Intellectual Disability (Compulsory Care) Bill
21 October 2003 — Consideration of Report of Health Committee
Intellectual Disability (Compulsory Careand Rehabilitation) Bill
21 October 2003 — Clause 1 Title
Intellectual Disability (Compulsory Careand Rehabilitation) Bill
21 October 2003 — Part 1 Preliminary provisions
Intellectual Disability (Compulsory Careand Rehabilitation) Bill
21 October 2003 — Part 2 Principles and general duties
Intellectual Disability (Compulsory Careand rehabilitation) Bill
21 October 2003 — Part 3 Needs assessments and care and rehabilitation plans
Intellectual Disability (Compulsory Careand rehabilitation) Bill
21 October 2003 — Part 4 Compulsory care and rehabilitation of inmates and former special patients
Intellectual Disability (Compulsory Careand rehabilitation) Bill
21 October 2003 — Part 5 Status and rights of care recipients
Intellectual Disability (Compulsory Careand rehabilitation) Bill
21 October 2003 — Parts 6 to 11
Intellectual Disability (Compulsory Careand rehabilitation) Bill
21 October 2003 — Third Reading
Smoke-free Environments Amendment Bill
15 October 2003 — Part 2 Amendments to Part II of principal Act
Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Bill, Health and Disability Commissioner Amendment Bill, Medicines Amendment Bill
11 September 2003 — Third Readings
Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Bill
28 August 2003 — Part 9 Amendments to Medicines Act 1981 (continued)
Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Bill
28 August 2003 — Schedules
Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Bill
27 August 2003 — Part 5 Appeals
Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Bill
27 August 2003 — Clause 6 Structures and administration
Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Bill
27 August 2003 — Part 7 Miscellaneous provisions, consequential amendments and repeals, and transitional provisions
Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Bill
27 August 2003 — Part 8 Amendments to the Health and Disability Commissioner Act 1994
Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Bill
27 August 2003 — Part 9 Amendments to Medicines Act 1981
Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Bill
26 August 2003 — Clause 1 Title (continued)
Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Bill
26 August 2003 — Part 2 Registration of, and practising certificates for, health practitioners
Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Bill
26 August 2003 — Part 3 Competence, fitness to practise, and quality assurance
Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Bill
26 August 2003 — Part 4 Complaints and discipline
General Debates
13 August 2003
Smoke-free Environments Amendment Bill
13 August 2003 — Clause 1 Title
Smoke-free Environments Amendment Bill
13 August 2003 — Part 1 Preliminary
Imprest Supply Debate
6 August 2003
Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Bill
31 July 2003 — Second Reading
Death with Dignity Bill
30 July 2003 — First Reading
General Debates
23 July 2003
Estimates Debate — Vote Health
22 July 2003
Retirement Villages Bill
1 July 2003 — Second Reading
Smoke-free Environments (Enhanced Protection) Amendment Bill
25 June 2003 — Second Reading
Imprest Supply Debate
18 June 2003
General Debates
11 June 2003
Debate on Crown Entities, Public Organisations,and State Enterprises
10 June 2003
Budget Debate
21 May 2003
Motions — Misuse of Drugs (Changes to Controlled Drugs) Order 2003
13 May 2003
Resource Management Amendment Bill (No 2)
7 May 2003 — Clause 1 Title
Customs and Excise (Alcoholic Beverages) Amendment Bill
6 May 2003 — First Reading
Prostitution Reform Bill
30 April 2003 — Clause 1 Title (continued)

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