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Hon Meka Whaitiri

List Member · Independent
Former MP

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Favourite words
want (1531) māori (1320) minister (946)
Catchphrase
“ngā mema o te whare nei” (96×)

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📋 Voting History by Policy

✓ Abortion rights ✗ Assisted dying ✗ Limiting appeals against Local Alcohol Policies (community control) ✗ Local control over pokie machine venues (gambling harm reduction)

🏛️ Parliamentary terms (5)

Parliament Party Electorate Elected Vacated
53 New Zealand Labour Party Ikaroa-Rāwhiti 2020-10-17 2023-05-03
53 Independent Ikaroa-Rāwhiti 2023-05-03 2023-10-13
52 New Zealand Labour Party Ikaroa-Rāwhiti 2017-09-23 2020-10-16
51 New Zealand Labour Party Ikaroa-Rāwhiti 2014-09-20 2017-09-22
50 New Zealand Labour Party Ikaroa-Rāwhiti 2013-06-29 2014-09-19

🗳️ Votes (23)

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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
✕ No
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
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
8 Jun 2022 That the Sale and Supply of Alcohol (Exemption for Race Meetings) Amendment Bill be now read a first time
Sale and Supply of Alcohol (Exemption for Race Meetings) Amendment Bill — First Reading
✓ Aye
16 Mar 2022 Third Reading That the Contraception, Sterilisation, and Abortion (Safe Areas) Amendment Bill be now read a third time
Contraception, Sterilisation, and Abortion (Safe Areas) Amendment Bill — Third Reading
✓ Aye
15 Feb 2022 That the Contraception, Sterilisation, and Abortion (Safe Areas) Amendment Bill be now read a second time
Contraception, Sterilisation, and Abortion (Safe Areas) Amendment Bill — Second 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
18 Mar 2020 Third Reading That the Abortion Legislation Bill be now read a third time
Abortion Legislation Bill — Third Reading
✕ No
3 Mar 2020 That the Abortion Legislation Bill be now read a second time
Abortion Legislation Bill — Second Reading
✕ No
13 Nov 2019 Third Reading That the End of Life Choice Bill be now read a third time
End of Life Choice Bill — Third Reading
✕ No
8 Aug 2019 That the Abortion Legislation Bill be now read a first time
Abortion Legislation Bill — First Reading
✓ Aye
26 Jun 2019 That the End of Life Choice Bill be now read a second time
End of Life Choice Bill — Second Reading
✕ No
21 Feb 2018 That the Sale and Supply of Alcohol (Renewal of Licences) Amendment Bill (No 2) be now read a first time and that Supplementary Order Paper 14 be referred to a select committee
Sale and Supply of Alcohol (Renewal of Licences) Amendment Bill (No 2) — First Reading
✓ Aye
31 Jan 2018 🛑 That the Misuse of Drugs (Medicinal Cannabis and Other Matters) Amendment Bill be now read a first time
Misuse of Drugs (Medicinal Cannabis and Other Matters) Amendment Bill — First Reading
✕ No
13 Dec 2017 That the End of Life Choice Bill be now read a first time
End of Life Choice Bill — First Reading
✓ Aye
25 Aug 2016 Third Reading That the Shop Trading Hours Amendment Bill be now read a third time
Shop Trading Hours Amendment Bill — Third Reading
✕ No
28 Jun 2016 That the Shop Trading Hours Amendment Bill be now read a second time
Shop Trading Hours Amendment Bill — Second Reading
✕ No
3 Nov 2015 That the Shop Trading Hours Amendment Bill be now read a first time
Shop Trading Hours Amendment Bill — First Reading
✕ No
26 Jun 2014 Third Reading That the West Coast Wind-blown Timber (Conservation Lands) Bill be now read a third time
West Coast Wind-blown Timber (Conservation Lands) Bill — Third Reading
✕ No
12 Nov 2013 Third Reading That the New Zealand International Convention Centre Bill be now read a third time
New Zealand International Convention Centre Bill — Third Reading
✕ No
5 Nov 2013 That New Zealand International Convention Centre Bill be now read a second time
New Zealand International Convention Centre Bill — Second Reading
✕ No
4 Sep 2013 Third Reading That the Gambling (Gambling Harm Reduction) Amendment Bill be now read a third time
Gambling (Gambling Harm Reduction) Amendment Bill — Third Reading
✕ No

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