Tuesday, 24 June 2025
Vote: Bills — Overseas Investment (National Interest Test and Other Matters) Amendment Bill
— First Reading
🗳️ That the Overseas Investment (National Interest Test and Other Matters) Amendment Bill be now read a first time
Moved by
David Seymour
(ACT New Zealand — Member for Epsom)
NANCY LU (National): I am so glad that I am the final speaker to speak in support for this first reading so that we can go to the Finance and Expenditure Committee—that great select committee—and we can actually pass this bill. Do you... Read more →
✓ Passed by a narrow margin
(68 Ayes – 53 Noes – 1 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 | 4 |