Tuesday, 5 March 2024
Vote: Bills — Firearms Prohibition Orders Legislation Amendment Bill
— First Reading
🗳️ That the Firearms Prohibition Orders Legislation Amendment Bill be now read a first time
Moved by
Nicole McKee
(ACT New Zealand — List Member)
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📋 We've linked this vote to our
“Extending firearms prohibition order powers”
policy - our best judgment is that a vote for this is a vote
for Extending firearms prohibition order powers.
📋 We've linked this vote to our
“Expanded firearms prohibition orders (warrantless search powers)”
policy - our best judgment is that a vote for this is a vote
for Expanded firearms prohibition orders (warrantless search powers).
✓ Passed by a narrow margin
(68 Ayes – 54 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 |