Thursday, 17 July 2025
Vote: Bills — Local Government (System Improvements) Amendment Bill
— First Reading
🗳️ That the Local Government (System Improvements) Amendment Bill be now read a first time
Moved by
Simon Watts
(New Zealand National Party — Member for North Shore)
TOM RUTHERFORD (National—Bay of Plenty): Thank you very much, Madam Speaker. It’s a great pleasure to rise as the final speaker on the Local Government (System Improvements) Amendment Bill. This bill directly addresses cost of living concerns shared by New... 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 |