Tuesday, 9 December 2025
Vote: Bills — Electoral Amendment Bill
— Clauses 1 and 2
🗳️ That clause 2 be agreed to
Moved by
Cameron Luxton
(ACT New Zealand — List Member)
CHAIRPERSON (Greg O’Connor): Dr Lawrence Xu-Nan’s tabled amendment to clause 2 to change the commencement date to 1 January 2027 is out of order as being the same as a previous amendment. Dr Lawrence Xu-Nan’s tabled amendment to clause 2 to... Read more →
✓ Passed by a narrow margin
(68 Ayes – 52 Noes – 3 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 | 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 | 1 |