Wednesday, 5 September 2018
Vote: Bills — Electoral (Entrenchment of Māori Seats) Amendment Bill
— First Reading
🗳️ That the Electoral (Entrenchment of Māori Seats) Amendment Bill be now read a first time
Moved by
Rino Tirikatene
(New Zealand Labour Party — Member for Te Tai Tonga)
RINO TIRIKATENE (Labour—Te Tai Tonga): Thank you, Madam Assistant Speaker. I’m very pleased to have this right of reply in this debate. I want to acknowledge all of the speakers for New Zealand First and the Green Party who will be supporting this bill,... Read more →
✓ Passed by a narrow margin
(63 Ayes – 57 Noes)
Hansard didn't name individual MPs for this vote, only how each party voted overall, so
there's no per-member breakdown to show here.
🏛️ Party breakdown
| Party | Aye | No |
|---|---|---|
| ACT New Zealand | 0 | 1 |
| Green Party | 8 | 0 |
| New Zealand First | 9 | 0 |
| New Zealand Labour | 46 | 0 |
| New Zealand National | 0 | 56 |