Tuesday, 6 May 2025
Vote: Bills โ Equal Pay Amendment Bill
โ Second Reading
๐ณ๏ธ That the Equal Pay Amendment Bill be read a second time
Moved by
Brooke Van Velden
(ACT New Zealand โ Member for Tฤmaki)
DEPUTY SPEAKER: This bill is set down for committee stage immediately. I declare the House in committee for consideration of the Equal Pay Amendment Bill. In Committee Part 1 Amendments to Equal Pay Act 1972 Read more โ
๐ We've linked this vote to our
โEqual pay for womenโ
policy - our best judgment is that a vote for this is a vote
against Equal pay for women.
โ Passed by a narrow margin
(68 Ayes โ 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.
๐๏ธ 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 Pฤti Mฤori | 0 | 6 |