Thursday, 18 September 2025
Vote: Bills — Broadcasting (Repeal of Advertising Restrictions) Amendment Bill
— Clause 1 Title
🗳️ That clause 1 be agreed to
Moved by
Tom Rutherford
(New Zealand National Party — Member for Bay of Plenty)
CHAIRPERSON (Maureen Pugh): Reuben Davidson’s tabled amendment to clause 1, replacing “Repeal of Advertising Restrictions” with “Melissa Lee Was Gone By Now”, is ruled out of order as not being an objective description of the bill. Reuben... Read more →
✓ Passed by a narrow margin
(68 Ayes – 54 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 | 5 |