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

🗳️ That the amendments be agreed to

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

LARRY BALDOCK (United Future): I raise a point of order, Mr Chairperson. It seems that what you have just said there is almost exactly what we just talked about in relation to Mr Copeland’s amendment. You have just said that if Mr Goff’s amendment... Read more →

HansardID: a09d7962-2d0c-4344-b5f5-43a7e1fc4096
🙋 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 (67 Ayes – 50 Noes – 3 Absent)

✓ Ayes (65)

New Zealand Labour Party (48)
Green Party of Aotearoa / New Zealand (8)
New Zealand National Party (6)
Jim Anderton's Progressive Coalition (2)
ACT New Zealand (1)

✕ Noes (50)

New Zealand National Party (18)
New Zealand First Party (13)
ACT New Zealand (8)
United Future New Zealand (8)
New Zealand Labour Party (3)