Tuesday, 18 November 2025
Vote: Bills — Immigration (Fiscal Sustainability and System Integrity) Amendment Bill
— Part 1 Amendments relating to system integrity
🗳️ That the amendment be agreed to
Moved by
Dr Carlos Cheung
(New Zealand National Party — Member for Mount Roskill)
CHAIRPERSON (Barbara Kuriger): The question is that Dr Lawrence Xu-Nan’s tabled amendment to clause 4(1), amending the definition of “irregular entry into New Zealand” to insert “willingly”, be agreed to. Read more →
✕ Failed by a narrow margin
(54 Ayes – 68 Noes – 1 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 | 14 | 0 |
| New Zealand First | 0 | 8 |
| New Zealand Labour | 34 | 0 |
| New Zealand National | 0 | 49 |
| Te Pāti Māori | 4 | 0 |