Tuesday, 18 November 2025
Vote: Bills — Education and Training (Early Childhood Education Reform) Amendment Bill
— Part 2 Consequential amendments to other legislation, and Schedule 2
🗳️ That debate on this question now close
Moved by
Dr Vanessa Weenink
(New Zealand National Party — Member for Banks Peninsula)
CHAIRPERSON (Hon Jenny Salesa): Can I call it again— Tom Rutherford: Yes. CHAIRPERSON (Hon Jenny Salesa): —because I wasn’t really listening to who was louder, which is usually carried by voice. Read more →
✓ 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 |