Tuesday, 9 December 2025
Vote: Bills — Crimes Amendment Bill
— First Reading
🗳️ That debate on this question now close
Moved by
Hon Paul Goldsmith
(New Zealand National Party — List Member)
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,... 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
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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 | 0 | 34 |
| New Zealand National | 49 | 0 |
| Te Pāti Māori | 0 | 4 |