Electoral (Strengthening Democracy) Amendment Bill

About this bill

This bill amends the Electoral Act 1993 to reform and strengthen New Zealand’s democracy in line with recommendations from the Electoral Commission and in response to recently highlighted shortcomings in the Act.

Voting method

Party voting: Parties decided whether or not to support this bill and cast votes on behalf of all their MPs.

Read the bill

Bill text: Electoral (Strengthening Democracy) Amendment Bill (legislation.govt.nz)

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Member responsible

Golriz Ghahraman

Former Green List MP

Progress

Defeated

This Bill has been defeated in a vote of MPs, which means that it will not be progressing and will not become law.

Votes

Only reading votes are shown here; these votes determine whether the Bill progresses through Parliament. Other votes, such as votes on whether to amend parts of the Bill, can be seen in Hansard.

Bill details last synced with the Parliament website about 2 years ago.
(23 March 2023 at 00:02 GMT+00:00)