Tuesday, 17 December 2024
Vote: Bills — Local Government (Water Services) Bill
— First Reading
🗳️ That the Local Government (Water Services) Bill be now read a first time
ASSISTANT SPEAKER (Greg O’Connor): The question is, That the Local Government (Water Services) Bill be considered by the Finance and Expenditure Committee. Motion agreed to. Bill referred to the Finance and Expenditure Committee. Read more →
📋 We've linked this vote to our
“Three Waters”
policy - our best judgment is that a vote for this is a vote
against Three Waters.
✓ Passed by a narrow margin
(68 Ayes – 55 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 | 11 | 0 |
| Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand | 0 | 15 |
| New Zealand First | 8 | 0 |
| New Zealand Labour | 0 | 34 |
| New Zealand National | 49 | 0 |
| Te Pāti Māori | 0 | 6 |