Tuesday, 6 August 2019
Vote: Bills β Electoral Amendment Bill
β First Reading
π³οΈ That the Electoral Amendment Bill be now read a first time
Moved by
Jami-Lee Ross
(Independent β Member for Botany)
GINNY ANDERSEN (Labour): . Thank you very much, Madam Speaker. First and foremost, I would like to respond to the point made by Andrew Bayly in terms of questioning what the main problem or the main issue concerning democracy in New Zealand... Read more β
β Passed by a narrow margin
(63 Ayes β 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.
ποΈ Party breakdown
| Party | Aye | No |
|---|---|---|
| ACT New Zealand | 0 | 1 |
| Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand | 8 | 0 |
| New Zealand First | 9 | 0 |
| New Zealand Labour | 46 | 0 |
| New Zealand National | 0 | 55 |