Tuesday, 9 December 2025
Vote: Bills — Electoral Amendment Bill
— Part 1 Amendments to Electoral Act 1993, and Schedule 1
🗳️ That the amendments be agreed to
Moved by
Ryan Hamilton
(New Zealand National Party — Member for Hamilton East)
CHAIRPERSON (Greg O’Connor): Members, we have a number of amendments from Vanushi Walters to clause 7 proposing to replace “close of registration” in new section 88(1) with alternative dates. In accordance with Standing Order 315(4), I’ll put the... 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 |
| Te Pāti Māori | 4 | 0 |