Thursday, 6 August 2026
Vote: Climate Change Response (Tort Liability) Amendment Bill
— Committee of the whole House — Clauses 1 and 2 (continued)
🗳️ That clause 1 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 →
✓ Passed by a narrow margin
(67 Ayes – 53 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 | 11 | 0 |
| Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand | 0 | 13 |
| New Zealand First | 8 | 0 |
| New Zealand Labour | 0 | 34 |
| New Zealand National | 48 | 0 |
| Te Pāti Māori | 0 | 4 |