Tuesday, 9 December 2025
Vote: Bills — Electoral Amendment Bill
— Part 1 Amendments to Electoral Act 1993, and Schedule 1
🗳️ That the amendment to the amendments be agreed to
Moved by
Ryan Hamilton
(New Zealand National Party — Member for Hamilton East)
CHAIRPERSON (Barbara Kuriger): I would just ask that members—and at this stage, I’m not going to request in anyone’s name—vote promptly. There are 23 pages of voting to be done here, so in the interests of time, it would be nice if people could be... Read more →
✕ Failed by a narrow margin
(55 Ayes – 68 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 | 0 | 11 |
| Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand | 15 | 0 |
| New Zealand First | 0 | 8 |
| New Zealand Labour | 34 | 0 |
| New Zealand National | 0 | 49 |
| Te Pāti Māori | 4 | 0 |