Thursday, 30 June 2022
Vote: Bills — Electoral (Māori Electoral Option) Legislation Bill
— First Reading
🗳️ That the Electoral (Māori Electoral Option) Legislation Bill be now read a first time
Moved by
Hon Kiritapu Allan
(New Zealand Labour Party — Member for East Coast)
Hon WILLIE JACKSON (Minister for Broadcasting and Media): Just a very quick call. I want to compliment my colleague Kiritapu Allan for this. This is a brilliant bill—something that Māori have been asking for for some time. I’m going to clarify for Maureen Pugh what our new... Read more →
✓ Passed by a clear majority
(77 Ayes – 42 Noes – 1 Absent)
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 | 32 |
| Te Paati Māori | 2 | 0 |