Thursday, 22 May 2025
Vote: Bills — Social Assistance Legislation (Accommodation Supplement and Income-related Rent) Amendment Bill
— First Reading
🗳️ That the Social Assistance Legislation (Accommodation Supplement and Income-related Rent) Amendment Bill be now read a first time
Moved by
Hon Louise Upston
(New Zealand National Party — Member for Taupō)
CATHERINE WEDD (National—Tukituki): Look, I would just like to set the record straight here because it was that side of the House that sent this country into a full housing crisis. So to listen to that speaker Kieran McAnulty talk about homelessness and... Read more →
✓ Passed by a narrow margin
(68 Ayes – 55 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 |