added member's bill on local councils
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On 11 April 2024, Luxton's [[private member's bill]] to remove restrictions on selling alcohol over Easter was selected for debate.[{{cite news |date=11 April 2024 |title=Bill to remove Easter alcohol restrictions drawn from ballot |url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/514012/bill-to-remove-easter-alcohol-restrictions-drawn-from-ballot |access-date=12 April 2024 |work=[[RNZ]] }}] The bill was first debated on 17 December 2024 and was defeated by a margin of 74 to 49 votes; with MPs being granted a [[conscience vote]] on the matter.[{{cite news |title=Easter trading: ACT MP 'surprised' as bill voted down |url=https://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/on-air/matt-heath-tyler-adams-afternoons/audio/cameron-luxton-act-mp-on-parliament-voting-down-easter-trading-bill/ |access-date=21 December 2024 |work=[[Newstalk ZB]] |date=18 December 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241218020351/https://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/on-air/matt-heath-tyler-adams-afternoons/audio/cameron-luxton-act-mp-on-parliament-voting-down-easter-trading-bill/ |archive-date=18 December 2024}}][{{cite web |title=Repeal of Good Friday and Easter Sunday as Restricted Trading Days (Shop Trading and Sale of Alcohol) Amendment Bill — First Reading |url=https://www.parliament.nz/en/pb/hansard-debates/rhr/combined/HansDeb_20241217_20241218_16 |publisher=[[New Zealand Parliament]] |access-date=21 December 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241221035943/https://www.parliament.nz/en/pb/hansard-debates/rhr/combined/HansDeb_20241217_20241218_16 |archive-date=21 December 2024 |date=17 December 2024 |url-status=live}}] |
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On 11 April 2024, Luxton's [[private member's bill]] to remove restrictions on selling alcohol over Easter was selected for debate.[{{cite news |date=11 April 2024 |title=Bill to remove Easter alcohol restrictions drawn from ballot |url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/514012/bill-to-remove-easter-alcohol-restrictions-drawn-from-ballot |access-date=12 April 2024 |work=[[RNZ]] }}] The bill was first debated on 17 December 2024 and was defeated by a margin of 74 to 49 votes; with MPs being granted a [[conscience vote]] on the matter.[{{cite news |title=Easter trading: ACT MP 'surprised' as bill voted down |url=https://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/on-air/matt-heath-tyler-adams-afternoons/audio/cameron-luxton-act-mp-on-parliament-voting-down-easter-trading-bill/ |access-date=21 December 2024 |work=[[Newstalk ZB]] |date=18 December 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241218020351/https://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/on-air/matt-heath-tyler-adams-afternoons/audio/cameron-luxton-act-mp-on-parliament-voting-down-easter-trading-bill/ |archive-date=18 December 2024}}][{{cite web |title=Repeal of Good Friday and Easter Sunday as Restricted Trading Days (Shop Trading and Sale of Alcohol) Amendment Bill — First Reading |url=https://www.parliament.nz/en/pb/hansard-debates/rhr/combined/HansDeb_20241217_20241218_16 |publisher=[[New Zealand Parliament]] |access-date=21 December 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241221035943/https://www.parliament.nz/en/pb/hansard-debates/rhr/combined/HansDeb_20241217_20241218_16 |archive-date=21 December 2024 |date=17 December 2024 |url-status=live}}] |
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In mid-April 2026, Luxton introduced a member's bill seeking to ban unelected appointees on local council committees from having voting rights. In addition, ACT leader [[David Seymour]] confirmed that the party would campaign on passing Luxton's bill within the first 100 days if re-elected following the [[2026 New Zealand general election]]. ACT had earlier clashed with [[Mayor of the Far North]] [[Moko Tepania]] for expanding the number of [[Māori people|Māori]] [[iwi]] (tribal) and [[hapu]] (clan) representatives on the [[Far North District Council]]'s Te Kuaka Māori Strategic Relationships Committee.[{{cite news |last1=Palmer |first1=Russell |title=ACT would ban voting rights for unelected appointees on local council committees if elected |url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/top/592583/act-would-ban-voting-rights-for-unelected-appointees-on-local-council-committees-if-elected |access-date=19 April 2026 |work=[[Radio New Zealand]] |date=16 April 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260419224621/https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/top/592583/act-would-ban-voting-rights-for-unelected-appointees-on-local-council-committees-if-elected |archive-date=19 April 2026 |url-status=live}}] |
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