Tuesday, 14 October 2025
Vote: Bills — Education and Training (Vocational Education and Training System) Amendment Bill
— Clauses 1 to 3
🗳️ That clause 1 be agreed to
Moved by
Dana Kirkpatrick
(New Zealand National Party — Member for East Coast)
CHAIRPERSON (Maureen Pugh): Shanan Halbert’s 11 tabled amendments to clause 1 are out of order as not being an objective description of the bill. Francisco Hernandez’s eight tabled amendments to clause 1 are out of order as not being an... Read more →
✓ Passed by a narrow margin
(68 Ayes – 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.
🏛️ 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 Pāti Māori | 0 | 6 |