Tuesday, 8 November 2022
Vote: Bills — Electoral (Māori Electoral Option) Legislation Bill
— Second Reading
🗳️ That the Electoral (Māori Electoral Option) Legislation Bill be now read a second time
Moved by
Hon Meka Whaitiri
(New Zealand Labour Party — Member for Ikaroa-Rāwhiti)
SHANAN HALBERT (Labour—Northcote): Tēnā koe, Madam Speaker, and thank you for the opportunity to speak on the Electoral (Māori Electoral Option) Legislation Bill this afternoon. Nāku te rourou, nāu te rourou, ka ora ai te iwi. [With my food basket... Read more →
✓ Passed by a large majority
(109 Ayes – 10 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 | 64 | 0 |
| New Zealand National | 33 | 0 |
| Te Paati Māori | 2 | 0 |