Thursday, 25 July 2024
Vote: Bills — Local Government (Electoral Legislation and Māori Wards and Māori Constituencies) Amendment Bill
— Part 1 Amendments to Local Electoral Act 2001 (continued)
🗳️ That Part 1 be agreed to
Moved by
Rima Nakhle
(New Zealand National Party — Member for Takanini)
CHAIRPERSON (Barbara Kuriger): Members, the Hon Kieran McAnulty’s tabled amendment to replace all references to Māori wards and Māori constituencies with “all wards and all constituencies” is out of order as being outside the scope of the bill. Read more →
✓ 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 |