Thursday, 23 May 2024
Vote: Bills — Local Government (Electoral Legislation and Māori Wards and Māori Constituencies) Amendment Bill
— First Reading
🗳️ That the Local Government (Electoral Legislation and Māori Wards and Māori Constituencies) Amendment Bill be now read a first time
Moved by
Simeon Brown
(New Zealand National Party — Member for Pakuranga)
TOM RUTHERFORD (National—Bay of Plenty): Thank you, Mr Speaker. I rise to stand in support of the Local Government (Electoral Legislation and Māori Wards and Māori Constituencies) Amendment Bill. The bill will restore the ability for communities to have a... Read more →
📋 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.
✓ 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 |