Tuesday, 15 September 2026
Vote: Bills — Corrections (Management of Prisoners, and Prisoners’ Property) Amendment Bill
— Second Reading
🗳️ That the Corrections (Management of Prisoners, and Prisoners’ Property) Amendment Bill be now read a second time
Moved by
Hon Mark Mitchell
(New Zealand National Party — Member for Whangaparāoa)
RYAN HAMILTON: Oh, thanks, Madam Speaker. It’s great to speak on virtually the last call of this, the second reading. I’d just like to acknowledge the Minister of Corrections and his work in this space, and the Justice Committee,... Read more →
HansardID: voice-vote-9ecb1031-2162-8146-2d96-9aef3c77e526
📋 We've linked this vote to our
“Segregation of high-risk prisoners”
policy - our best judgment is that a vote for this is a vote
for Segregation of high-risk prisoners.
✓ Passed by a large majority
(88 Ayes – 9 Noes – 26 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 | 8 |
| New Zealand First | 8 | 0 |
| New Zealand Labour | 21 | 0 |
| New Zealand National | 48 | 0 |