Tuesday, 19 November 2024
Vote: Motions — Defence Act 1990—Extension of Authorisations
🗳️ That the motion as amended be agreed to
Moved by
Tom Rutherford
(New Zealand National Party — Member for Bay of Plenty)
ASSISTANT SPEAKER (Greg O’Connor): The question now is that, under section 9(8) of the Defence Act 1990, the following authorisations given on 5 November 2024, 11 November 2024, and 18 November 2024 to use the armed forces to provide public services in... Read more →
✓ Passed by a narrow margin
(68 Ayes – 49 Noes – 6 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 | 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 |