Tuesday, 21 October 2025
Vote: Bills — Redress System for Abuse in Care Bill
— First Reading
🗳️ That the Redress System for Abuse in Care Bill be now read a first time
Dr VANESSA WEENINK (National—Banks Peninsula): Thank you, Madam Speaker. It is an honour to rise and speak in this first reading of the Redress System for Abuse in Care Bill. It has been quite annoying, actually, to sit over here on this side and listen to some of...
✓ Passed by a narrow margin
(68 Ayes – 53 Noes – 2 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 | 6 |