Tuesday, 23 February 2021
Vote: Bills — Local Electoral (Māori Wards and Māori Constituencies) Amendment Bill
— Third Reading
🗳️ That the Local Electoral (Māori Wards and Māori Constituencies) Amendment Bill be now read a third time
Moved by
Willie Jackson
(New Zealand Labour Party — List Member)
Hon NANAIA MAHUTA (Minister of Local Government): Kei ngā mana i whakatau mai nei hei whakakanohi te iti me te rahi tēnei e mihi ana ki a tātou katoa tēnā tātou. Ka whakatau i taku wairua me aku whakaaro i roto i te tongikura a taku tipuna, “ki te kotahi te kākaho ka... Read more →
📋 We've linked this vote to our
“Māori local government wards”
policy - our best judgment is that a vote for this is a vote
for Māori local government wards.
Third Reading — this is the last vote a bill needs to
pass before it's sent off to become law. Earlier votes (first reading, second reading, and
any votes on amendments along the way) decide what the bill looks like and whether it
keeps moving forward, but this is the one that actually decides whether it happens at all.
✓ Passed by a clear majority
(77 Ayes – 43 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 | 10 |
| Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand | 10 | 0 |
| New Zealand Labour | 65 | 0 |
| New Zealand National | 0 | 33 |
| Te Paati Māori | 2 | 0 |