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Wednesday, 11 June 2003
Vote: Bills — Prostitution Reform Bill — Parts 1 to 3 and Schedule

🗳️ That the amendment be agreed to

Moved by John Carter (New Zealand National Party — Member for Northland)

GORDON COPELAND (United Future): I seek the leave of the Committee, now that we are about to proceed to vote, that we cease voting at 10 p.m. I seek that leave simply because I think it would be good to do that rather than to have a very late night... Read more →

HansardID: 31421809-fbc4-4b9c-bdf5-e3a947cfaacb
🙋 Personal (conscience) vote — MPs voted as individuals rather than following their party's position. These are typically called on moral or ethical questions (e.g. euthanasia, abortion, alcohol law, marriage law), where by convention parties don't whip their members into a single position.
✓ Passed by a narrow margin (63 Ayes – 51 Noes – 6 Absent)

✓ Ayes (61)

New Zealand Labour Party (39)
New Zealand National Party (11)
Green Party of Aotearoa / New Zealand (8)
ACT New Zealand (3)

✕ Noes (50)

New Zealand First Party (13)
New Zealand Labour Party (13)
New Zealand National Party (8)
United Future New Zealand (8)
ACT New Zealand (6)
Jim Anderton's Progressive Coalition (2)