Tuesday, 29 July 2025
Vote: Bills — Electoral Amendment Bill
— Instruction to the Justice Committee
🗳️ That the Electoral Amendment Bill be reported to the House by 1 December 2025
Moved by
Dr Duncan Webb
(New Zealand Labour Party — Member for Christchurch Central)
Hon Dr DUNCAN WEBB (Labour—Christchurch Central): I move, That in the preceding motion, the words “1 December 2025” be replaced by “9 February 2026”. 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 |