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 Schedule 2 as amended be agreed to
Moved by
Dr Vanessa Weenink
(New Zealand National Party — Member for Banks Peninsula)
CHAIRPERSON (Hon Jenny Salesa): Dr Lawrence Xu-Nan’s tabled amendments to Schedule 2, inserting the words “and consequences” in two places, are out of order as not offering a serious alternative form of words. 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 |