📋 Three strikes mandatory sentencing
← All policiesUnder a "three strikes" regime, an offender convicted of a third serious violent or sexual offence (from a set list of qualifying offences) must serve the maximum sentence for that offence with no parole. First introduced in 2010, repealed by the Three Strikes Legislation Repeal Act 2022, then reinstated (with some changes, including new strangulation/suffocation offences) by the Sentencing (Reinstating Three Strikes) Amendment Act 2024.
Votes below are tagged "for" if they supported having a three-strikes regime (reinstating it in 2024), and "against" if they supported repealing it (2022).
How each party has stood on this policy over time. On a 🔄 Aye = against vote, whoever voted Aye is shown as opposing the policy, not supporting it. 🙋 Conscience vote rows show which way most of that party's MPs voted, plus what % voted Aye in the House.
| Vote | National | Labour | Green | ACT | NZ First | Te Pāti Māori |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Sentencing (Reinstating Three Strikes) Amendment Bill
✓ Passed
10 Dec 2024
· Third reading
|
✓ Supports | ✕ Opposes | ✕ Opposes | ✓ Supports | ✓ Supports | ✕ Opposes |
|
Sentencing (Reinstating Three Strikes) Amendment Bill
✓ Passed
10 Dec 2024
· Second reading
|
✓ Supports | ✕ Opposes | ✕ Opposes | ✓ Supports | ✓ Supports | ✕ Opposes |
|
Sentencing (Reinstating Three Strikes) Amendment Bill
✓ Passed
25 Jun 2024
· First reading
|
✓ Supports | ✕ Opposes | ✕ Opposes | ✓ Supports | ✓ Supports | ✕ Opposes |
|
Three Strikes Legislation Repeal Bill
🗑️ Repeal
✓ Passed
🔄 Aye = against
9 Aug 2022
· Third reading
|
✓ Supports | ✕ Opposes | ✕ Opposes | ✓ Supports | — | ✕ Opposes |
|
Three Strikes Legislation Repeal Bill
🗑️ Repeal
✓ Passed
🔄 Aye = against
7 Jun 2022
· Second reading
|
✓ Supports | ✕ Opposes | ✕ Opposes | ✓ Supports | — | — |
|
Three Strikes Legislation Repeal Bill
🗑️ Repeal
✓ Passed
🔄 Aye = against
17 Nov 2021
· First reading
|
✓ Supports | ✕ Opposes | ✕ Opposes | ✓ Supports | — | ✕ Opposes |