Damien Smith

List Member · ACT New Zealand

Former MP

🗣️ How they talk

Favourite words

government (272) tax (264) actually (256)

Catchphrase

“credit contracts and consumer finance act” (8×)

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

✓ Abortion rights ✗ Limiting appeals against Local Alcohol Policies (community control)

🏛️ Parliamentary terms (1)

Parliament	Party	Electorate	Elected	Vacated
53	ACT New Zealand	List	2020-10-17	2023-10-13

🗳️ Votes (6)

Readings only

Date	Question	Voted
1 Aug 2023	That the Sale and Supply of Alcohol (Cellar Door Tasting) Amendment Bill be now read a first time Sale and Supply of Alcohol (Cellar Door Tasting) Amendment Bill — First Reading	✓ Aye
7 Jun 2023	Third Reading That the Sale and Supply of Alcohol (Exemption for Race Meetings) Amendment Bill be now read a third time Sale and Supply of Alcohol (Exemption for Race Meetings) Amendment Bill — Third Reading	✓ Aye
5 Apr 2023	🛑 That the Sale and Supply of Alcohol (Harm Minimisation) Amendment Bill be now read a first time Sale and Supply of Alcohol (Harm Minimisation) Amendment Bill — First Reading	✕ No
5 Apr 2023	That clauses 1 to 4 be agreed to Sale and Supply of Alcohol (Exemption for Race Meetings) Amendment Bill — Clauses 1 to 4	✓ Aye
7 Dec 2022	That the Sale and Supply of Alcohol (Exemption for Race Meetings) Amendment Bill be now read a second time Thomas Cawthron Trust Amendment Bill — First Reading	✓ Aye
10 Mar 2021	That the Contraception, Sterilisation, and Abortion (Safe Areas) Amendment Bill be now read a first time Contraception, Sterilisation, and Abortion (Safe Areas) Amendment Bill — First Reading	✓ Aye

🗣️ Debates spoken in (133)

Showing the 100 most recent.

Fair Digital News Bargaining Bill
30 August 2023 — First Reading
Electoral (Lowering Voting Age for Local Elections and Polls) Legislation Bill
29 August 2023 — First Reading
Estimates Debate — Finance
2 August 2023
Oral Questions
1 August 2023
Companies (Directors’ Duties) Amendment Bill
1 August 2023 — Third Reading
Fair Trading (Gift Card Expiry) Amendment Bill
1 August 2023 — First Reading
Companies (Directors’ Duties) Amendment Bill
26 July 2023 — Clauses 1 to 4
Sale and Supply of Alcohol (Rugby World Cup 2023 Extended Trading Hours) Amendment Bill
18 July 2023 — Second Reading
Sale and Supply of Alcohol (Rugby World Cup 2023 Extended Trading Hours) Amendment Bill
18 July 2023 — Part 1 Main amendments
Sale and Supply of Alcohol (Rugby World Cup 2023 Extended Trading Hours) Amendment Bill
18 July 2023 — Parts 1 and 2, the Schedule, and clauses 1 to 3
Sale and Supply of Alcohol (Rugby World Cup 2023 Extended Trading Hours) Amendment Bill
18 July 2023 — Third Reading
Oral Questions
29 June 2023
Motions — New Zealand Special Olympics Team 2023—Congratulations
28 June 2023
Appropriation (2022/23 Supplementary Estimates) Bill, Imprest Supply (First for 2023/24) Bill
27 June 2023 — Second Readings
Appropriation (2022/23 Supplementary Estimates) Bill
27 June 2023 — Clause 5 Interpretation
Deposit Takers Bill
27 June 2023 — Part 4 Supervision of deposit takers (continued)
Deposit Takers Bill
27 June 2023 — Part 6 Depositor compensation scheme
Grocery Industry Competition Bill
21 June 2023 — Third Reading
Deposit Takers Bill
21 June 2023 — Part 1 Preliminary provisions
Deposit Takers Bill
21 June 2023 — Part 3 Regulation of deposit takers
Grocery Industry Competition Bill
20 June 2023 — Part 5 Miscellaneous (continued)
Sale and Supply of Alcohol (Exemption for Race Meetings) Amendment Bill
7 June 2023 — Third Reading
Deposit Takers Bill
6 June 2023 — Second Reading
Oral Questions
1 June 2023
Appropriation (2023/24 Estimates) Bill, Child Support (Pass On) Acts Amendment Bill
30 May 2023
Taxation (Annual Rates for 2023-24, Multinational Tax, and Remedial Matters) Bill
18 May 2023 — First Reading
Taxation Principles Reporting Bill
18 May 2023 — First Reading
Taxation Principles Reporting Bill
18 May 2023 — Instruction to Finance and Expenditure Committee
Grocery Industry Competition Bill
16 May 2023 — Part 1 Preliminary Provisions
Grocery Industry Competition Bill
16 May 2023 — Part 3 Wholesale supply of groceries
Oral Questions
11 May 2023
Offices of Parliament — Address to Governor-General
9 May 2023
Grocery Industry Competition Bill
2 May 2023 — Second Reading
Sale and Supply of Alcohol (Exemption for Race Meetings) Amendment Bill
5 April 2023 — Clauses 1 to 4
Integrity Sport and Recreation Bill
4 April 2023 — First Reading
Taxation (Annual Rates for 2022-23, Platform Economy, and Remedial Matters) Bill (No 2)
28 March 2023 — Third Reading
Child Support (Pass On) Acts Amendment Bill
28 March 2023 — First Reading
Taxation (Annual Rates for 2022-23, Platform Economy, and Remedial Matters) Bill (No 2)
14 March 2023 — Part 1 Annual rates of income tax
Taxation (Annual Rates for 2022-23, Platform Economy, and Remedial Matters) Bill (No 2)
14 March 2023 — Income Tax Act 2007”. The question is that Part 2 stand part.
Taxation (Annual Rates for 2022-23, Platform Economy, and Remedial Matters) Bill (No 2)
14 March 2023 — Part 3 Amendments to Goods and Services Tax Act 1985
Taxation (Annual Rates for 2022-23, Platform Economy, and Remedial Matters) Bill (No 2)
14 March 2023 — Part 5
Taxation (Annual Rates for 2022-23, Platform Economy, and Remedial Matters) Bill (No 2)
8 March 2023 — Second Reading
Debate on Prime Minister’s Statement ⚠️ not imported yet
23 February 2023
Natural Hazards Insurance Bill ⚠️ not imported yet
21 February 2023 — Third Reading
Water Services Economic Efficiency and Consumer Protection Bill
13 December 2022 — First Reading
Natural Hazards Insurance Bill
8 December 2022 — Parts 1 to 6, Schedules 1 to 3, and clauses 1 and 2 (continued)
Oral Questions
22 November 2022
Grocery Industry Competition Bill
22 November 2022 — First Reading
Companies (Levies) Amendment Bill
15 November 2022 — Second Reading
Natural Hazards Insurance Bill ⚠️ not imported yet
10 November 2022 — Second Reading
Companies (Directors Duties) Amendment Bill
9 November 2022 — First Reading
Deposit Takers Bill
27 September 2022 — First Reading
Overseas Investment (Exempt Investment from OECD Countries) Amendment Bill
21 September 2022 — First Reading
Taxation (Annual Rates for 2022-23, Platform Economy, and Remedial Matters) Bill (No 2)
21 September 2022 — First Reading
Imprest Supply (Second for 2022/23) Bill
20 September 2022 — Second Reading
Overseas Investment (Exempt Investment from OECD Countries) Amendment Bill
31 August 2022 — First Reading
Overseas Investment (Forestry) Amendment Bill
11 August 2022 — Third Reading
Overseas Investment (Forestry) Amendment Bill
10 August 2022 — Part 1 Amendments to Part 2 (consent and conditions regime)
Motions — New Zealand Commonwealth Games Team—Congratulations
9 August 2022
Aotearoa New Zealand Public Media Bill
30 June 2022 — First Reading
Commerce (Grocery Sector Covenants) Amendment Bill
28 June 2022 — Third Reading
Commerce (Grocery Sector Covenants) Amendment Bill ⚠️ not imported yet
23 June 2022 — Part 1 Amendment to Part 2 of the Act (which relates to restrictive trade practices) (continued)
Financial Markets (Conduct of Institutions) Amendment Bill ⚠️ not imported yet
23 June 2022 — Third Reading
Commerce (Grocery Sector Covenants) Amendment Bill
21 June 2022 — Second Reading
Financial Markets (Conduct of Institutions) Amendment Bill
21 June 2022 — Part 1 Amendments to Financial Markets Conduct Act 2013
Companies (Levies) Amendment Bill
21 June 2022 — First Reading
Financial Professional Services Trading Advice Transparency Bill
8 June 2022 — First Reading
Overseas Investment (Forestry) Amendment Bill
7 June 2022 — First Reading
Appropriation (2022/23 Estimates) Bill ⚠️ not imported yet
31 May 2022
Taxation (Cost of Living Payments) Bill
19 May 2022 — First Reading
Taxation (Cost of Living Payments) Bill
19 May 2022 — Second Reading
Taxation (Cost of Living Payments) Bill
19 May 2022 — Part 1 Amendments to Tax Administration Act 1994
Taxation (Cost of Living Payments) Bill
19 May 2022 — Clauses 1 and 2
Taxation (Cost of Living Payments) Bill
19 May 2022 — Third Reading
Commerce (Grocery Sector Covenants) Amendment Bill
19 May 2022 — First Reading
Commerce (Grocery Sector Covenants) Amendment Bill
19 May 2022 — Instruction to the Economic Development, Science and Innovation Committee
Data and Statistics Bill
17 May 2022 — Second Reading
Retail Payment System Bill
11 May 2022 — Third Reading
Retail Payment System Bill
10 May 2022 — Part 1 Preliminary provisions
STATEMENT ON THE LONG-TERM FISCAL POSITION 2021 — Report of the Finance and Expenditure Committee
13 April 2022
Annual Review Debate — Commerce, Consumer Affairs, and Statistics
12 April 2022
Retail Payment System Bill
12 April 2022 — Second Reading
Incorporated Societies Bill ⚠️ not imported yet
31 March 2022 — Third Reading
Commerce Amendment Bill
30 March 2022 — Third Reading
Taxation (Annual Rates for 2021-22, GST, and Remedial Matters) Bill
17 March 2022 — Part 4 Amendments to other enactments (continued)
Taxation (Annual Rates for 2021–22, GST, and Remedial Matters) Bill
15 March 2022 — Part 2 Amendments to Goods and Services Tax Act 1985
Oral Questions
9 March 2022
Commerce Amendment Bill
8 March 2022 — Part 1 Amendments to principal Act (continued)
Incorporated Societies Bill
8 March 2022 — Parts 1 to 6, Schedules 1 to 4, and clauses 1 and 2
Motions — New Zealand Winter Olympic Team 2022—Congratulations
2 March 2022
Sunscreen (Product Safety Standard) Bill
2 March 2022 — Third Reading
Oral Questions
17 February 2022
Debate on Prime Minister’s Statement
15 February 2022
Taxation (COVID-19 Support Payments and Working for Families Tax Credits) Bill
23 November 2021 — Second Reading
New Zealand Superannuation and Retirement Income (Fair Residency) Amendment Bill
10 November 2021 — Third Reading
Sunscreen (Product Safety Standard) Bill
10 November 2021 — Second Reading
Incorporated Societies Bill
9 November 2021 — Second Reading
Oral Questions
12 August 2021
New Zealand Olympic Team — Congratulations
10 August 2021
Reserve Bank of New Zealand Bill
10 August 2021 — Third Reading

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