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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)

The CHAIRPERSON (Hon Clem Simich): The amendment set out on Supplementary Order Paper 89 in the name of Larry Baldock to remove the decriminalisation of brothel-keeping and put in place certain other measures has been withdrawn by the proposer. We... Read more →

HansardID: 7a5b0fb6-2791-496b-8017-c87c72188e5a
🙋 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 (61 Ayes – 53 Noes – 6 Absent)

✓ Ayes (60)

New Zealand Labour Party (46)
Green Party of Aotearoa / New Zealand (8)
New Zealand National Party (5)
ACT New Zealand (1)

✕ Noes (53)

New Zealand National Party (19)
New Zealand First Party (12)
United Future New Zealand (8)
ACT New Zealand (7)
New Zealand Labour Party (5)
Jim Anderton's Progressive Coalition (2)