Tuesday, 18 November 2025
Vote: Bills — Education and Training (System Reform) Amendment Bill
— First Reading
🗳️ That the Education and Training (System Reform) Amendment Bill be now read a first time
Moved by
Erica Stanford
(New Zealand National Party — Member for East Coast Bays)
GRANT McCALLUM (National—Northland): Thank you, Madam Speaker. It’s a pleasure to take the final call on the first reading of this bill. I think that we just need to remember who the education system is actually there for. It’s not there for the teacher... Read more →
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✓ Passed by a narrow margin
(68 Ayes – 55 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 | 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 | 4 |