MS
Mike Sabin
List Member · New Zealand National Party
🗣️ How they talk
Favourite words
actually (358)
people (354)
think (302)
Catchphrase
“commend this bill to the house” (23×)
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
✓ Local control over pokie machine venues (gambling harm reduction)
✗ Marriage equality
🏛️ Parliamentary terms (2)
| Parliament | Party | Electorate | Elected | Vacated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | New Zealand National Party | Northland | 2014-09-20 | 2015-01-30 |
| 50 | New Zealand National Party | Northland | 2011-11-26 | 2014-09-19 |
🗳️ Votes (10)
Show all votes| Date | Question | Voted |
|---|---|---|
| 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
|
✓ Aye |
| 5 Nov 2013 |
That New Zealand International Convention Centre Bill be now read a second time
New Zealand International Convention Centre Bill
— Second Reading
|
✓ Aye |
| 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
|
✓ Aye |
| 11 Jul 2013 |
That the New Zealand International Convention Centre Bill be now read a first time
New Zealand International Convention Centre Bill
— First Reading
|
✓ Aye |
| 10 Jul 2013 |
That the Gambling (Gambling Harm Reduction) Amendment Bill be now read a second time
Gambling (Gambling Harm Reduction) Amendment Bill
— Second Reading
|
✓ Aye |
| 17 Apr 2013 |
Third Reading
That the Marriage (Definition of Marriage) Amendment Bill be now read a third time
Marriage (Definition of Marriage) Amendment Bill
— Third Reading
|
✕ No |
| 13 Mar 2013 |
That the Marriage (Definition of Marriage) Amendment Bill be now read a second time
Marriage (Definition of Marriage) Amendment Bill
— Second Reading
|
✕ No |
| 29 Aug 2012 |
That the Marriage (Definition of Marriage) Amendment Bill be now read a first time
Marriage (Definition of Marriage) Amendment Bill
— First Reading
|
✕ No |
| 27 Jun 2012 |
🛑
That the Shop Trading Hours Act Repeal (Waitaki Easter Trading) Amendment Bill be now read a first time
Shop Trading Hours Act Repeal (Waitaki Easter Trading) Amendment Bill
— First Reading
|
✓ Aye |
| 9 May 2012 |
That the Gambling (Gambling Harm Reduction) Amendment Bill be now read a first time
Gambling (Gambling Harm Reduction) Amendment Bill
— First Reading
|
✓ Aye |
🗣️ Debates spoken in (218)
Showing the 100 most recent.
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Crimes (Match-fixing) Amendment Bill
4 December 2014 — Third Reading
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Sentencing (Protection of Children from Criminal Offending) Amendment Bill
3 December 2014 — Second Reading
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Crimes (Match-fixing) Amendment Bill
⚠️ not imported yet
27 November 2014 — Second Reading
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Public Safety (Public Protection Orders) Bill, Parole (Extended Supervision Orders) Amendment Bill
26 November 2014 — Second Readings
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Parole Amendment Bill
6 November 2014 — Second Reading
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Organised Crime and Anti-corruption Legislation Bill
4 November 2014 — First Reading
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Policing (Cost Recovery) Amendment Bill
4 November 2014 — First Reading
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Oral Questions
⚠️ not imported yet
29 October 2014
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Address in Reply
⚠️ not imported yet
29 October 2014
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Oral Questions
22 October 2014
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Questions for Oral Answer
⚠️ not imported yet
31 July 2014
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Veterans’ Support Bill
30 July 2014 — Third Reading
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Questions for Oral Answer
24 July 2014
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Summary Offences (Possession of High-power Laser Pointers) Amendment Bill
23 July 2014 — Third Reading
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Parental Leave and Employment Protection (Six Months’ Paid Leave) Amendment Bill
23 July 2014 — Clause 2 Commencement (continued)
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Parental Leave and Employment Protection (Six Months’ Paid Leave) Amendment Bill
23 July 2014 — Clause 3 Principal Act
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Land Transport Amendment Bill
22 July 2014 — Part 1 Amendments to principal Act
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Veterans’ Support Bill
22 July 2014 — Part 2 Code of Veterans’ and Other Claimants’ Rights
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Parole (Extended Supervision Orders) Amendment Bill
3 July 2014 — First Reading
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Land Transport Amendment Bill
3 July 2014 — Second Reading
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Questions for Oral Answer
⚠️ not imported yet
1 July 2014
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Estimates Debate — Vote Transport
⚠️ not imported yet
1 July 2014
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General Debate
25 June 2014
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Summary Offences (Possession of High-power Laser Pointers) Amendment Bill
25 June 2014 — Clause 1 Title
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Summary Offences (Possession of High-power Laser Pointers) Amendment Bill
25 June 2014 — Clause 2 Commencement
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Summary Offences (Possession of High-power Laser Pointers) Amendment Bill
25 June 2014 — Clause 3 Principal Act
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Summary Offences (Possession of High-power Laser Pointers) Amendment Bill
25 June 2014 — Clause 4 New section 13B inserted (Possession of high-power laser pointers)
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Parental Leave and Employment Protection (Six Months’ Paid Leave) Amendment Bill
25 June 2014 — Clause 1 Title
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Vulnerable Children Bill, Children, Young Persons, and Their Families (Vulnerable Children) Amendment Bill, KiwiSaver (Vulnerable Children) Amendment Bill
19 June 2014 — Third Readings
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Debate on Crown Entities, Public Organisations, and State Enterprises — New Zealand Transport Agency
17 June 2014
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Debate on Crown Entities, Public Organisations, and State Enterprises — Housing New Zealand Corporation
17 June 2014
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Summary Offences (Possession of Hand-held Lasers) Amendment Bill
28 May 2014 — Second Reading
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Questions for Oral Answer
27 May 2014
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Budget Measures (Financial Support for Newborn Children) Bill
15 May 2014 — First Reading
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Budget Measures (Financial Support for Newborn Children) Bill
15 May 2014 — Second Reading
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Parental Leave and Employment Protection Amendment Bill (No 2), Taxation (Parental Tax Credit) Bill
15 May 2014 — Third Readings
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Questions for Oral Answer
8 May 2014
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Psychoactive Substances Amendment Bill
6 May 2014 — First Reading
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Psychoactive Substances Amendment Bill
6 May 2014 — Second Reading
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Psychoactive Substances Amendment Bill
6 May 2014 — Third Reading
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Social Security (Fraud Measures and Debt Recovery) Amendment Bill
17 April 2014 — Third Reading
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Land Transport Amendment Bill (No 2), Road User Charges Amendment Bill
17 April 2014 — Third Readings
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Vulnerable Children Bill
15 April 2014 — Second Reading
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Questions for Oral Answer
⚠️ not imported yet
10 April 2014
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Veterans’ Support Bill
⚠️ not imported yet
10 April 2014 — Second Reading
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Waitangi National Trust Board Amendment Bill
9 April 2014 — First Reading
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Questions for Oral Answer
⚠️ not imported yet
20 March 2014
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Families Commission Amendment Bill
19 March 2014 — Third Reading
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Employment Relations Amendment Bill
19 March 2014 — Second Reading
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Victims’ Orders Against Violent Offenders Bill
18 March 2014 — Second Reading
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Land Transport and Road User Charges Legislation Amendment Bill
18 March 2014 — Second Reading
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Social Security (Fraud Measures and Debt Recovery) Amendment Bill
18 March 2014 — Second Reading
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Questions for Oral Answer
13 March 2014
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Health and Safety Reform Bill
13 March 2014 — First Reading
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Victims of Crime Reform Bill
6 March 2014 — Second Reading
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General Debate
5 March 2014
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Questions for Oral Answer
19 February 2014
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Debate on Prime Minister’s Statement
12 February 2014
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Questions for Oral Answer
11 February 2014
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Subordinate Legislation (Confirmation and Validation) Bill (No 2)
10 December 2013 — Second Reading
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Kaipara District Council (Validation of Rates and Other Matters) Bill
4 December 2013 — Parts 1 and 2, Preamble, and clauses 1 and 2
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Kaipara District Council (Validation of Rates and Other Matters) Bill
4 December 2013 — Third Reading
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Land Transport Amendment Bill
3 December 2013 — First Reading
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Social Housing Reform (Housing Restructuring and Tenancy Matters Amendment) Bill
19 November 2013 — Part 2 Amendments to principal Act with effect from day appointed by Order in Council
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Social Housing Reform (Housing Restructuring and Tenancy Matters Amendment) Bill
19 November 2013 — Third Reading
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Questions for Oral Answer
19 November 2013
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Immigration Amendment Bill (No 2)
19 November 2013 — First Reading
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Questions for Oral Answer
⚠️ not imported yet
14 November 2013
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Members of Parliament (Remuneration and Services) Bill
⚠️ not imported yet
14 November 2013 — Third Reading
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WorkSafe New Zealand Bill, Health and Safety in Employment Amendment Bill, Mines Rescue Bill
⚠️ not imported yet
14 November 2013 — Third Readings
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Kaipara District Council (Validation of Rates and Other Matters) Bill
13 November 2013 — Second Reading
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Employment Relations (Continuity of Labour) Amendment Bill
13 November 2013 — First Reading
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Social Housing Reform (Housing Restructuring and Tenancy Matters Amendment) Bill
7 November 2013 — Second Reading
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Questions for Oral Answer
5 November 2013
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Telecommunications (Interception Capability and Security) Bill
5 November 2013 — Third Reading
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Policing (Constable’s Oaths Validation) Amendment Bill
⚠️ not imported yet
24 October 2013 — Second Reading
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Policing (Constable’s Oaths Validation) Amendment Bill
⚠️ not imported yet
24 October 2013 — Third Reading
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Health and Safety (Pike River Implementation) Bill
22 October 2013 — Second Reading
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Veterans’ Support Bill
22 October 2013 — First Reading
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Questions for Oral Answer
15 October 2013
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Summary Offences (Possession of Hand-held Lasers) Amendment Bill
⚠️ not imported yet
25 September 2013 — First Reading
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Sentencing (Protection of Children from Criminal Offending) Amendment Bill
⚠️ not imported yet
25 September 2013 — First Reading
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Marine Legislation Bill
24 September 2013 — Part 2 Amendments to Exclusive Economic Zone and Continental Shelf (Environmental Effects) Act 2012
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Questions for Oral Answer
18 September 2013
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Questions for Oral Answer
⚠️ not imported yet
17 September 2013
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Vulnerable Children Bill
⚠️ not imported yet
17 September 2013 — First Reading
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Housing Accords and Special Housing Areas Bill
5 September 2013 — Third Reading
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Housing Accords and Special Housing Areas Bill
3 September 2013 — Part 1 Preliminary provisions, housing accords, and special housing areas
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Housing Accords and Special Housing Areas Bill
3 September 2013 — Part 2 Resource consents, plan changes, and variations to proposed plans relating to qualifying developments in special housing areas
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Questions for Oral Answer
27 August 2013
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Land Transport and Road User Charges Legislation Amendment Bill
27 August 2013 — First Reading
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Social Security (Fraud Measures and Debt Recovery) Amendment Bill
27 August 2013 — First Reading
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Housing Accords and Special Housing Areas Bill
22 August 2013 — Second Reading
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General Debate
21 August 2013
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Government Communications Security Bureau and Related Legislation Amendment Bill
8 August 2013 — Part 1 Amendments to Government Communications Security Bureau Act 2003 (continued)
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Prohibition of Gang Insignia in Government Premises Bill
7 August 2013 — Third Reading
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Imprest Supply Debate
6 August 2013
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Subordinate Legislation (Confirmation and Validation) Bill (No 2)
6 August 2013 — First Reading
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Estimates Debate — Vote Social Development (continued)
31 July 2013
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Estimates Debate — Vote Labour
31 July 2013