Tuesday, 29 July 2025
Vote: Bills — Electoral Amendment Bill
— First Reading
🗳️ That the Electoral Amendment Bill be now read a first time
Dr VANESSA WEENINK (National—Banks Peninsula): Thank you, Madam Speaker. It’s a pleasure to speak in support of the Electoral Amendment Bill. Banks Peninsula is one of the most engaged electorates in New Zealand. At the last election, we had 99.5 percent of...
✓ 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 |