Tuesday, 9 December 2025
Vote: Bills — Crimes Amendment Bill
— First Reading
🗳️ That the Crimes Amendment Bill be now read a first time
TOM RUTHERFORD (National—Bay of Plenty): Thank you very much, Madam Speaker. What an absolute disgrace it is to see members on the other side who are completely soft on crime. Have they not learnt anything in their two years in Opposition? That, actually,...
✓ Passed by a large majority
(102 Ayes – 21 Noes)
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🏛️ 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 | 34 | 0 |
| New Zealand National | 49 | 0 |
| Te Pāti Māori | 0 | 4 |