DG
David Garrett
List Member · Independent
🗣️ How they talk
Favourite words
one (415)
people (374)
said (326)
Catchphrase
“the sentencing and parole reform bill” (11×)
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
✗ Banning alcohol advertising on TV and radio
✓ Raising alcohol purchase age
🏛️ Parliamentary terms (2)
| Parliament | Party | Electorate | Elected | Vacated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 49 | ACT New Zealand | List | 2008-11-08 | 2010-09-18 |
| 49 | Independent | List | 2010-09-19 | 2010-09-23 |
🗳️ Votes (11)
Readings only| Date | Question | Voted |
|---|---|---|
| 8 Sep 2010 |
That the Manukau City Council (Regulation of Prostitution in Specified Places) Bill be now read a first time
Manukau City Council (Regulation of Prostitution in Specified Places) Bill
— First Reading
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✓ Aye |
| 28 Apr 2010 |
That the motion be agreed to
Excise and Excise-equivalent Duties Table (Tobacco Products) Amendment Bill
— Third Reading
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✕ No |
| 28 Apr 2010 |
That the Excise and Excise-equivalent Duties Table (Tobacco Products) Amendment Bill be now read a second time
Excise and Excise-equivalent Duties Table (Tobacco Products) Amendment Bill
— Second Reading
|
✕ No |
| 28 Apr 2010 |
That the Excise and Excise-equivalent Duties Table (Tobacco Products) Amendment Bill be now read a first time
Excise and Excise-equivalent Duties Table (Tobacco Products) Amendment Bill
— First Reading
|
✕ No |
| 17 Mar 2010 |
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That the Mental Health (Compulsory Assessment and Treatment) Amendment Bill be now read a first time
Mental Health (Compulsory Assessment and Treatment) Amendment Bill
— First Reading
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✕ No |
| 9 Dec 2009 |
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That the Shop Trading Hours Act 1990 Repeal (Easter Sunday Local Choice) Amendment Bill be now read a first time.
Shop Trading Hours Act 1990 Repeal (Easter Sunday Local Choice) Amendment Bill
— First Reading
|
✓ Aye |
| 1 Jul 2009 |
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That the Liquor Advertising (Television and Radio) Bill be now read a first time.
Liquor Advertising (Television and Radio) Bill
— First Reading
|
✕ No |
| 1 Jul 2009 |
That the Misuse of Drugs (Medicinal Cannabis) Amendment Bill be read a first time
Misuse of Drugs (Medicinal Cannabis) Amendment Bill
— First Reading
|
✓ Aye |
| 17 Jun 2009 |
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That the Sale of Liquor (Youth Alcohol Harm Reduction) Amendment Bill be now read a second time
Sale of Liquor (Youth Alcohol Harm Reduction) Amendment Bill
— Second Reading
|
✓ Aye |
| 17 Jun 2009 |
That the amendments recommended by the Law and Order Committee by majority be agreed to
Sale of Liquor (Youth Alcohol Harm Reduction) Amendment Bill
— Second Reading
|
✓ Aye |
| 6 May 2009 |
Third Reading
That the Wanganui District Council (Prohibition of Gang Insignia) Bill be now read a third time
Wanganui District Council (Prohibition of Gang Insignia) Bill
— Third Reading
|
✓ Aye |
🗣️ Debates spoken in (139)
Showing the 100 most recent.
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Personal Explanations — Passport Fraud—Discharge Without Conviction
15 September 2010
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Questions for Oral Answer
15 September 2010
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Marine and Coastal Area (Takutai Moana) Bill
15 September 2010 — First Reading
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Questions for Oral Answer
8 September 2010
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Crimes (Reasonable Parental Control and Correction) Amendment Bill
8 September 2010 — First Reading
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Private Security Personnel and Private Investigators Bill
7 September 2010 — Second Reading
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Questions for Oral Answer
24 August 2010
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Legal Services Bill
24 August 2010 — First Reading
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Taxation (GST and Remedial Matters) Bill
19 August 2010 — First Reading
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Questions for Oral Answer
18 August 2010
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General Debate
18 August 2010
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Third Readings
18 August 2010
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Social Assistance (New Work Tests, Incentives, and Obligations) Amendment Bill
17 August 2010 — Parts 1 to 5, schedules 1 to 3, and clauses 1 and 2 (continued)
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Appointments — Independent Police Conduct Authority
5 August 2010
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Arts Council of New Zealand Toi Aotearoa Bill
5 August 2010 — First Reading
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Education (Board of Trustee Freedom) Amendment Bill
4 August 2010 — First Reading
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Employment Relations (Probationary Period Repeal) Amendment Bill
4 August 2010 — First Reading
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Questions for Oral Answer
3 August 2010
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Insurance (Prudential Supervision) Bill
29 July 2010 — Second Reading
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General Debate
28 July 2010
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Ngati Tuwharetoa, Raukawa, and Te Arawa River Iwi Waikato River Bill
28 July 2010 — First Reading
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Questions for Oral Answer
⚠️ not imported yet
27 July 2010
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Estimates Debate — Vote Justice
⚠️ not imported yet
27 July 2010
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Estimates Debate — Vote Corrections
⚠️ not imported yet
27 July 2010
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Questions for Oral Answer
21 July 2010
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Rodney District Council Bill
21 July 2010 — First Reading
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Courts (Remote Participation) Bill
⚠️ not imported yet
1 July 2010 — Third Reading
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Questions for Oral Answer
29 June 2010
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Animal Welfare Amendment Bill
⚠️ not imported yet
17 June 2010 — Clauses 1 to 10
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Questions for Oral Answer
16 June 2010
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Electricity (Renewable Preference) Amendment Bill
16 June 2010 — First Reading
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Appropriation (2010/11 Estimates) Bill, Sentencing and Parole Reform Bill
25 May 2010
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Electoral (Administration) Amendment Bill
19 May 2010 — Third Reading
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Motions — Department of Corrections—Death of Corrections Officer Jason Palmer
18 May 2010
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Sentencing and Parole Reform Bill
18 May 2010 — Clause 3 Purpose
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Sentencing and Parole Reform Bill
18 May 2010 — Part 1 Amendments to Sentencing Act 2002
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Sentencing and Parole Reform Bill
18 May 2010 — Part 2 Amendments to Parole Act 2002
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Waikato-Tainui Raupatu Claims (Waikato River) Settlement Bill
6 May 2010 — Third Reading
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Voting — Waikato-Tainui Raupatu Claims (Waikato River) Settlement Bill—ACT Party Votes
6 May 2010
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Motions — Nuclear Disarmament—Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons Review Conference
5 May 2010
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Questions for Oral Answer
4 May 2010
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Waikato-Tainui Raupatu Claims (Waikato River) Settlement Bill
27 April 2010 — Preamble, clauses 1 and 2, Parts 1 and 2, and schedules 1 to 6
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Questions for Oral Answer
⚠️ not imported yet
22 April 2010
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Electoral Referendum Bill
⚠️ not imported yet
22 April 2010 — First Reading
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Electoral (Disqualification of Convicted Prisoners) Amendment Bill
21 April 2010 — First Reading
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Electoral (Disqualification of Convicted Prisoners) Amendment Bill
20 April 2010 — First Reading
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Immigration Act 2009 Amendment Bill
30 March 2010 — First Reading
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Voting — Resource Management (Requiring Authorities) Amendment Bill.
18 March 2010
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Questions for Oral Answer
18 March 2010
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Financial Review Debate — New Zealand Police
16 March 2010
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Injury Prevention, Rehabilitation, and Compensation Amendment Bill
23 February 2010 — Part 1 Amendments to principal Act
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Children, Young Persons, and Their Families (Youth Courts Jurisdiction and Orders) Amendment Bill
23 February 2010 — Clauses 1 to 3
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Student Loan Scheme (Exemptions and Miscellaneous Provisions) Amendment Bill
23 February 2010 — Second Reading
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Animal Welfare Amendment Bill
18 February 2010 — First Reading
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Children, Young Persons, and Their Families (Youth Courts Jurisdiction and Orders) Amendment Bill
17 February 2010 — Part 1 Amendments to principal Act (continued)
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Debate on Prime Minister’s Statement
⚠️ not imported yet
16 February 2010
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Shop Trading Hours Act 1990 Repeal (Easter Sunday Local Choice) Amendment Bill
9 December 2009 — First Reading
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Legal Services Amendment Bill
⚠️ not imported yet
8 December 2009 — Part 1 Amendments to principal Act
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Corrections (Contract Management of Prisons) Amendment Bill
24 November 2009 — Part 1 Amendments to allow contract management of prisons
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Corrections (Contract Management of Prisons) Amendment Bill
24 November 2009 — Third Reading
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Corrections (Use of Court Cells) Amendment Bill
24 November 2009 — First Reading
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Crimes (Provocation Repeal) Amendment Bill
24 November 2009 — Clauses 1 to 5
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Crimes (Provocation Repeal) Amendment Bill
24 November 2009 — Third Reading
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Voting — Correction—Crimes (Provocation Repeal) Amendment Bill
24 November 2009
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General Debate
18 November 2009
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Sittings of the House
17 November 2009
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Corrections (Contract Management of Prisons) Amendment Bill
17 November 2009 — Second Reading
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Criminal Investigations (Bodily Samples) Amendment Bill
27 October 2009 — Third Reading
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Gangs and Organised Crime Bill
27 October 2009 — Part 3 Amendment to Sentencing Act 2002
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Crimes Amendment Bill, Local Government Amendment Bill, Sentencing Amendment Bill (No 3)
27 October 2009 — Third Readings
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Dairy Industry Restructuring (Raw Milk Pricing Methods) Bill
27 October 2009 — First Reading
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Carter Observatory Act Repeal Bill
⚠️ not imported yet
22 October 2009 — First Reading
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Land Transport (Enforcement Powers) Amendment Bill
20 October 2009 — Third Reading
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Vehicle Confiscation and Seizure Bill
20 October 2009 — Part 2 Amendments to Summary Proceedings Act 1957 (continued)
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Sentencing (Vehicle Confiscation) Amendment Bill, Summary Proceedings (Vehicle Seizure) Amendment Bill, Privacy Amendment Bill
20 October 2009 — Third Readings
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Sentencing (Offender Levy) Amendment Bill
20 October 2009 — Third Reading
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Anti-Money Laundering and Countering Financing of Terrorism Bill
15 October 2009 — Third Reading
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Sentencing (Offender Levy) Amendment Bill
15 October 2009 — Clauses 1 to 3
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Points of Order — Signage in the Chamber—Labour Party
14 October 2009
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Motions — Pacific Islands—Tsunami
13 October 2009
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Land Transport (Enforcement Powers) Amendment Bill
13 October 2009 — Second Reading
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Voting — Correction—Climate Change Response (Moderated Emissions Trading) Amendment Bill
24 September 2009
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Education (Freedom of Association) Amendment Bill
23 September 2009 — First Reading
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Domestic Violence (Enhancing Safety) Bill
22 September 2009 — Second Reading
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Local Government (Auckland Council) Bill
15 September 2009 — Parts 1 to 4, schedule, and clauses 1 and 2 (continued)
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Gangs and Organised Crime Bill
10 September 2009 — Second Reading
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Resource Management (Simplifying and Streamlining) Amendment Bill
8 September 2009 — Second Reading
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Resource Management (Simplifying and Streamlining) Amendment Bill
8 September 2009 — Third Reading
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Estimates Debate — Vote Police
⚠️ not imported yet
18 August 2009
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Crimes (Provocation Repeal) Amendment Bill
⚠️ not imported yet
18 August 2009 — First Reading
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Questions for Oral Answer — Questions to Ministers
⚠️ not imported yet
6 August 2009
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Search and Surveillance Bill
4 August 2009 — First Reading
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Inquiries Bill
28 July 2009 — First Reading
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General Debate
⚠️ not imported yet
22 July 2009
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Misuse of Drugs (Medicinal Cannabis) Amendment Bill
1 July 2009 — First Reading
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Public Works (Offer Back of and Compensation for Acquired Land) Amendment Bill
17 June 2009 — First Reading
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Appropriation (2009/10 Estimates) Bill, Appropriation (2008/09 Supplementary Estimates) Bill
16 June 2009
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Privilege — Freedom of Speech of Members of Parliament—Court Orders
2 June 2009
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Land Transport (Enforcement Powers) Amendment Bill
2 June 2009 — First Reading
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Vehicle Confiscation and Seizure Bill
2 June 2009 — First Reading