Thursday, 22 May 2025
Vote: Bills — Social Security (Mandatory Reviews) Amendment Bill
— Part 1 Amendments to principal Act
🗳️ That the amendment be agreed to
Moved by
Miles Anderson
(New Zealand National Party — Member for Waitaki)
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✕ Failed by a narrow margin
(53 Ayes – 68 Noes – 1 Absent)
Hansard didn't name individual MPs for this vote, only how each party voted overall, so
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🏛️ Party breakdown
| Party | Aye | No |
|---|---|---|
| ACT New Zealand | 0 | 11 |
| Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand | 15 | 0 |
| New Zealand First | 0 | 8 |
| New Zealand Labour | 32 | 0 |
| New Zealand National | 0 | 49 |
| Te Pāti Māori | 6 | 0 |