Tuesday, 10 December 2019
Vote: Bills — Electoral (Entrenchment of Māori Seats) Amendment Bill
— Second Reading
🗳️ That the Electoral (Entrenchment of Māori Seats) Amendment Bill be now read a second time.
Hon NANAIA MAHUTA (Minister for Māori Development): Tuatahi, tēnei ka tāpiri atu āku mihi, āku roimata, āku tangi ki a rātou kua hinga kei Whakaari, arā ki ngā whānau e tauawhi nei, ngā āhuatanga ki reira, Ngāti Awa, koutou o Mātaatua waka, tēnei ka whakaaro ake ki a... Read more →
🛑 Bill failed here — this reading vote failed, and a bill can't proceed
past a failed reading. So even though this isn't the third reading, it's the last we saw
of this bill: it doesn't get another vote after this one.
✕ Failed by a narrow margin
(54 Ayes – 66 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 of Aotearoa New Zealand | 8 | 0 |
| New Zealand First | 0 | 9 |
| New Zealand Labour | 46 | 0 |
| New Zealand National | 0 | 55 |