Wednesday, 19 August 2026
Vote: Disability Support Services Bill
— Committee of the whole House — Part 3 Miscellaneous provisions, and Schedule 2
🗳️ That Schedule 2 be agreed to
Moved by
Dr Carlos Cheung
(New Zealand National Party — Member for Mount Roskill)
Hon LOUISE UPSTON: Madam Chair—Mr Chair, my apologies. CHAIRPERSON (Greg O'Connor): It’s the year 2026. Hon LOUISE UPSTON: The member—from the circumstances that she has outlined—refers to the flexible funding policy, and my intention... Read more →
✓ Passed by a narrow margin
(67 Ayes – 50 Noes – 6 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 | 10 |
| New Zealand First | 8 | 0 |
| New Zealand Labour | 0 | 34 |
| New Zealand National | 48 | 0 |
| Te Pāti Māori | 0 | 4 |