Electoral (Māori Electoral Option) Legislation Bill

Government bill

About this bill

This bill would allow people to transfer between the Māori and general electoral rolls at nearly any time, and as many times as they wish.
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 (Māori Electoral Option) Legislation Bill (legislation.govt.nz)
Act text: Electoral (Māori Electoral Option) Legislation Act 2022 (legislation.govt.nz)
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Member responsible

Kiritapu Allan
Kiritapu Allan

Labour MP for East Coast

Progress

Enacted

This Bill has been passed by Parliament, and signed into law by the Governor-General in a step called Royal Assent. This doesn't mean that everything the Act implements has come into force yet, but it does mean that the Act is on the statute books.

Votes

1st reading
Passed
30 June 2022

77

Ayes

42

Noes

0

Abst.

0

Abse.
2nd reading
Passed
8 November 2022

109

Ayes

10

Noes

0

Abst.

0

Abse.
3rd reading
Passed
16 November 2022
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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 6 months ago.
(23 March 2023 at 00:02 GMT+00:00)