Tuesday, 16 December 2025
Vote: Bills β Electoral Amendment Bill
β Third Reading
π³οΈ That the Electoral Amendment Bill be now read a third time
Moved by
James Meager
(New Zealand National Party β Member for Rangitata)
Hon PAUL GOLDSMITH (Minister of Justice): Well, weβve heard a lot of crocodile tears about the electoral changes that this bill introduces and the fact that weβre requiring people to be enrolled 13 days before the election. This, according to Duncan Webb and... Read more β
Third Reading β 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.
β Passed by a narrow margin
(68 Ayes β 54 Noes β 1 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.
ποΈ 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 PΔti MΔori | 0 | 4 |