Tuesday, 30 July 2024
Vote: Bills — Local Government (Electoral Legislation and Māori Wards and Māori Constituencies) Amendment Bill
— Third Reading
🗳️ That the Local Government (Electoral Legislation and Māori Wards and Māori Constituencies) Amendment Bill be now read a third time
Moved by
Simeon Brown
(New Zealand National Party — Member for Pakuranga)
RIMA NAKHLE (National—Takanini): Thank you, Mr Speaker. I rise to take this final call on the third reading of the Local Government (Electoral Legislation and Māori Wards and Māori Constituencies) Amendment Bill. In essence, this bill— Shanan... Read more →
📋 We've linked this vote to our
“Reinstating binding polls on Māori wards”
policy - our best judgment is that a vote for this is a vote
for Reinstating binding polls on Māori wards.
📋 We've linked this vote to our
“Māori local government wards”
policy - our best judgment is that a vote for this is a vote
against Māori local government wards.
Third Reading — this is the last vote a bill needs to
pass before it's sent off to become law. Earlier votes (first reading, second reading, and
any votes on amendments along the way) decide what the bill looks like and whether it
keeps moving forward, but this is the one that actually decides whether it happens at all.
✓ 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 | 14 |
| New Zealand First | 8 | 0 |
| New Zealand Labour | 0 | 34 |
| New Zealand National | 49 | 0 |
| Te Pāti Māori | 0 | 6 |