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): The question is that the Hon Ginny Andersen’s tabled amendment to Amendment Paper 493 amending clause 11A, new section 86AAF, to include reference to “what languages the person speaks” be agreed to. Read more →
✕ Failed by a narrow margin
(53 Ayes – 68 Noes – 2 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.
🏛️ Party breakdown
| Party | Aye | No |
|---|---|---|
| ACT New Zealand | 0 | 11 |
| Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand | 13 | 0 |
| New Zealand First | 0 | 8 |
| New Zealand Labour | 34 | 0 |
| New Zealand National | 0 | 49 |