Tuesday, 9 December 2025
Vote: Bills — Electoral Amendment Bill
— Part 1 Amendments to Electoral Act 1993, and Schedule 1
🗳️ That the amendment be agreed to
Moved by
Ryan Hamilton
(New Zealand National Party — Member for Hamilton East)
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✕ Failed by a narrow margin
(50 Ayes – 68 Noes – 5 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 | 10 | 0 |
| New Zealand First | 0 | 8 |
| New Zealand Labour | 34 | 0 |
| New Zealand National | 0 | 49 |