Thursday, 6 August 2026
Vote: Climate Change Response (Tort Liability) Amendment Bill
— Committee of the whole House — Clauses 1 and 2 (continued)
🗳️ That the amendment be agreed to
Moved by
Stuart Smith
(New Zealand National Party — Member for Kaikōura)
Hon JAMES MEAGER: Just to repeat: we won’t be accepting amendments to the commencement date. We want the bill, the Act, to come into force on the day after Royal assent. Just to correct the member: there is no caretaker convention in... Read more →
✕ Failed by a narrow margin
(53 Ayes – 67 Noes – 3 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 | 0 | 11 |
| Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand | 13 | 0 |
| New Zealand First | 0 | 8 |
| New Zealand Labour | 34 | 0 |
| New Zealand National | 0 | 48 |
| Te Pāti Māori | 4 | 0 |