Legislative Bill · Avalon
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Housing Market Deregulation Act of 2024

Failing
in the Parliament
Opened
12 Jan 2024
Voting closes
12 Mar 2024
Chambers
1 legislature
Articles
2 changes

Rationale

These changes modernise housing policy, increasing supply and affordability by reducing distorting controls while freeing up capital for new social housing investment.

Proposed Changes

1

Rent Control
Previous law
Rent increases capped to inflation
Light stabilisation, mostly market rents

2

Social Housing
Previous law
Small stock for the most vulnerable; right-to-buy for tenants
Sell off the remaining state housing stock

Timeline

  • Draft
    12 January 2024


  • Vote Open
    12 January 2024


  • Vote Closed
    12 March 2024


  • Did Not Become Law
    12 March 2024

Vote tally

Live tally across each chamber. Weighted by seats held.

Parliament

Failed
35Yes 44No 21Not voted 100 seats

For: 35 / 100 seats (35.0%)

Against: 44 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 21

50.1% of those voting must vote in favour (actual = 44.3%)
Party Seats Vote
Cashmen 14 Yes
Centrist Zone 21 Yes
Democratic Group 37 No
National Conservative Movement Proposer 0 Yes
Unionist Avalon 7 No

Voting record

Every vote must state a public reason. Most recent first.

Unionist Avalon
Voted March 1, 2024
No

“The housing market is challenging enough as it is,”

Centrist Zone
Voted Feb. 1, 2024
Yes

“We agree with National Conservative Movement”

Cashmen
Voted Jan. 19, 2024
Yes

“DC IS DUMBER THEN ROCKS FOR SAYING THIS IS A BAD IDEA.”

No

“We strongly oppose these measures. The housing market is challenging enough as it is, and there is no use removing existing protections on individuals for little perceptible economic gain.”

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