Wednesday, 9 November 2022
Vote: Bills — Electoral (Right to Switch Rolls Freely) Amendment Bill
— First Reading
🗳️ That the Electoral (Right to Switch Rolls Freely) Amendment Bill be now read a first time.
Moved by
Rawiri Waititi
(Māori Party — Member for Waiariki)
RAWIRI WAITITI (Co-Leader—Te Paati Māori): Well, I’ve heard many an oxymoron this evening: “It’s sensible, but we will not be supporting it.” I just want to acknowledge the first speaker, Tāmati Coffey, who actually talked about being on the general roll and... 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 large majority
(12 Ayes – 107 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 | 0 | 64 |
| New Zealand National | 0 | 33 |
| Te Paati Māori | 2 | 0 |