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 →
🙋 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)
- Rick Barker (Member for Tukituki)
- Tim Barnett (Member for Christchurch Central)
- David Benson-Pope (Member for Dunedin South)
- Georgina Beyer (Member for Wairarapa)
- Mark Burton (Member for Taupō)
- Steve Chadwick (Member for Rotorua)
- Ashraf Choudhary (List Member)
- Helen Clark (Member for Mount Albert)
- Hon Sir Michael Cullen (List Member)
- David Cunliffe (Member for New Lynn)
- Lianne Dalziel (Member for Christchurch East)
- Helen Duncan (List Member)
- Russell Fairbrother (Member for Napier)
- Martin Gallagher (Member for Hamilton West)
- Phil Goff (Member for Mount Roskill)
- Vui Mark Gosche (Member for Maungakiekie)
- Ann Hartley (Member for Northcote)
- George Hawkins (Member for Manurewa)
- Dave Hereora (List Member)
- Marian Hobbs (Member for Wellington Central)
- Pete Hodgson (Member for Dunedin North)
- Parekura Horomia (Member for Ikaroa-Rāwhiti)
- Darren Hughes (Member for Ōtaki)
- Jonathan Hunt (List Member)
- Annette King (Member for Rongotai)
- Hon Dame Luamanuvao Winnie Laban (Member for Mana)
- Steve Maharey (Member for Palmerston North)
- Sir Rt Hon Trevor Mallard (Member for Hutt South)
- Mahara Okeroa (Member for Te Tai Tonga)
- Hon David Parker (Member for Otago)
- Jill Pettis (Member for Whanganui)
- Lynne Pillay (Member for Waitakere)
- Mita Ririnui (Member for Waiariki)
- Jim Sutton (Member for Aoraki)
- Paul Swain (Member for Rimutaka)
- John Tamihere (Member for Tāmaki Makaurau)
- Judith Tizard (Member for Auckland Central)
- Hon Dame Tariana Turia (Member for Te Tai Hauāuru)
- Margaret Wilson (List Member)
New Zealand National Party (11)
- Hon Judith Collins (Member for Clevedon)
- Paul Hutchison (Member for Port Waikato)
- Wayne Mapp (Member for North Shore)
- Katherine Rich (List Member)
- Tony Ryall (Member for Bay of Plenty)
- Hon Clem Simich (Member for Tāmaki)
- Hon Dr Nick Smith (Member for Nelson)
- Lockwood Smith (Member for Rodney)
- Roger Sowry (List Member)
- Georgina Te Heuheu (List Member)
- Maurice Williamson (Member for Pakuranga)
Green Party of Aotearoa / New Zealand (8)
- Dr Sue Bradford (List Member)
- Rod Donald (List Member)
- Ian Ewen-Street (List Member)
- Jeanette Fitzsimons (List Member)
- Sue Kedgley (List Member)
- Keith Locke (List Member)
- Metiria Turei (List Member)
- Mike Ward (List Member)
ACT New Zealand (3)
- Donna Awatere Huata (List Member)
- Rodney Hide (List Member)
- Ken Shirley (List Member)
✕ Noes (50)
New Zealand First Party (13)
- Peter Brown (List Member)
- Brent Catchpole (List Member)
- Brian Donnelly (List Member)
- Bill Gudgeon (List Member)
- Dail Jones (List Member)
- Hon Ron Mark (List Member)
- Craig McNair (List Member)
- Pita Paraone (List Member)
- Edwin Perry (List Member)
- Jim Peters (List Member)
- Rt Hon Winston Peters (Member for Tauranga)
- Barbara Stewart (List Member)
- R Doug Woolerton (List Member)
New Zealand Labour Party (13)
- Chris Carter (Member for Te Atatū)
- Clayton Cosgrove (Member for Waimakariri)
- Harry Duynhoven (Member for New Plymouth)
- Ruth Dyson (Member for Banks Peninsula)
- Taito Phillip Field (Member for Māngere)
- Graham Kelly (List Member)
- Janet Mackey (Member for East Coast)
- Hon Nanaia Mahuta (Member for Tainui)
- Hon Damien O'Connor (Member for West Coast-Tasman)
- Mark Peck (Member for Invercargill)
- H V Ross Robertson (Member for Manukau East)
- Hon Dover Samuels (Member for Te Tai Tokerau)
- Dianne Yates (Member for Hamilton East)
New Zealand National Party (8)
- Hon Gerry Brownlee (Member for Ilam)
- John Carter (Member for Northland)
- Brian Connell (Member for Rakaia)
- Sandra Goudie (Member for Coromandel)
- John Key (Member for Helensville)
- Simon Power (Member for Rangitīkei)
- Lynda Scott (Member for Kaikōura)
- Lindsay Tisch (Member for Piako)
United Future New Zealand (8)
- Paul Adams (List Member)
- Marc Alexander (List Member)
- Larry Baldock (List Member)
- Gordon Copeland (List Member)
- Peter Dunne (Member for Ohariu-Belmont)
- Bernard Ogilvy (List Member)
- Murray Smith (List Member)
- Judy Turner (List Member)
ACT New Zealand (6)
- Deborah Coddington (List Member)
- Gerrard Eckhoff (List Member)
- Stephen Franks (List Member)
- Muriel Newman (List Member)
- Richard Prebble (List Member)
- Heather Roy (List Member)
Jim Anderton's Progressive Coalition (2)
- Hon Jim Anderton (Member for Wigram)
- Matt Robson (List Member)