Electoral (Integrity) Amendment Act 2018

The Electoral (Integrity) Amendment Act 2018 is an Act of Parliament by the New Zealand Parliament that amends the Electoral Act 1993. The act forces the expulsion of members of the New Zealand Parliament who have left or been expelled from their party. If the member of Parliament was elected as an electorate MP, expulsion triggers a by-election. The bill was passed on 27 September 2018 as part of the coalition agreement between the Labour and New Zealand First parties and the Green Party's confidence-and-supply agreement with Labour. The Bill has been described by the media and public as the "Waka jumping bill."

Electoral (Integrity) Amendment Act 2018
New Zealand Parliament
Long title
  • This bill amends the Electoral Act 1993 in order to enhance public confidence in the integrity of the electoral system by upholding the proportionality of political party representation in Parliament as determined by electors.
Royal assent3 October 2018
Legislative history
Introduced byAndrew Little
First reading30 January 2018
Second reading2 August 2018
Third reading27 September 2018
Related legislation
Status: Current legislation
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