Wednesday, 31 January 2018
Vote: Bills — Misuse of Drugs (Medicinal Cannabis and Other Matters) Amendment Bill
— First Reading
🗳️ That the Misuse of Drugs (Medicinal Cannabis and Other Matters) Amendment Bill be now read a first time
SPEAKER: Order! Members will be aware that this is a conscience vote, and I should just remind people of the processes. I will put it to a voice vote, I will declare a result, and if any person wants to have a personal vote, a...
🛑 Bill failed here — this reading vote failed, and a bill can't proceed
past a failed reading. So even though this isn't the third reading, it's the last we saw
of this bill: it doesn't get another vote after this one.
🙋 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.
✕ Failed by a clear majority
(47 Ayes – 73 Noes)
✓ Ayes (47)
New Zealand Labour Party (38)
- Hon Kiritapu Allan (List Member)
- Ginny Andersen (List Member)
- Dame Rt Hon Jacinda Ardern (Member for Mount Albert)
- Hon Dr David Clark (Member for Dunedin North)
- Tamati Coffey (Member for Waiariki)
- Dr Liz Craig (List Member)
- Hon Clare Curran (Member for Dunedin South)
- Hon Kelvin Davis (Member for Te Tai Tokerau)
- Ruth Dyson (Member for Port Hills)
- Paul Eagle (Member for Rongotai)
- Hon Kris Faafoi (Member for Mana)
- Hon Chris Hipkins (Member for Rimutaka)
- Raymond Huo (List Member)
- Iain Lees-Galloway (Member for Palmerston North)
- Hon Andrew Little (List Member)
- Marja Lubeck (List Member)
- Jo Luxton (List Member)
- Hon Nanaia Mahuta (Member for Hauraki-Waikato)
- Sir Rt Hon Trevor Mallard (List Member)
- Kieran McAnulty (List Member)
- Hon Damien O'Connor (Member for West Coast-Tasman)
- Hon David Parker (List Member)
- Willow-Jean Prime (List Member)
- Hon Priyanca Radhakrishnan (List Member)
- Hon Grant Robertson (Member for Wellington Central)
- Adrian Rurawhe (Member for Te Tai Hauāuru)
- Dr Deborah Russell (Member for New Lynn)
- Hon Carmel Sepuloni (Member for Kelston)
- Hon Aupito William Sio (Member for Māngere)
- Jamie Strange (List Member)
- Hon Jan Tinetti (List Member)
- Rino Tirikatene (Member for Te Tai Tonga)
- Hon Phil Twyford (Member for Te Atatū)
- Louisa Wall (Member for Manurewa)
- Angie Warren-Clark (List Member)
- Dr Duncan Webb (Member for Christchurch Central)
- Hon Michael Wood (Member for Mount Roskill)
- Hon Dr Megan Woods (Member for Wigram)
Green Party of Aotearoa / New Zealand (8)
- Hon Marama Davidson (List Member)
- Hon Julie Anne Genter (List Member)
- Golriz Ghahraman (List Member)
- Gareth Hughes (List Member)
- Jan Logie (List Member)
- Hon Eugenie Sage (List Member)
- Hon James Shaw (List Member)
- Chlöe Swarbrick (List Member)
ACT New Zealand (1)
- David Seymour (Member for Epsom)
✕ Noes (72)
New Zealand National Party (56)
- Hon Amy Adams (Member for Selwyn)
- Kanwaljit Singh Bakshi (List Member)
- Hon Maggie Barry (Member for North Shore)
- Andrew Bayly (Member for Hunua)
- Hon David Bennett (Member for Hamilton East)
- Hon Paula Bennett (Member for Upper Harbour)
- Chris Bishop (Member for Hutt South)
- Hon Simon Bridges (Member for Tauranga)
- Simeon Brown (Member for Pakuranga)
- Hon Gerry Brownlee (Member for Ilam)
- David Carter (List Member)
- Jonathan Coleman (Member for Northcote)
- Hon Judith Collins (Member for Papakura)
- Hon Jacqui Dean (Member for Waitaki)
- Matt Doocey (Member for Waimakariri)
- Sarah Dowie (Member for Invercargill)
- Bill English (List Member)
- Andrew Falloon (Member for Rangitata)
- Hon Christopher Finlayson (List Member)
- Hon Paul Goldsmith (List Member)
- Hon Nathan Guy (Member for Ōtaki)
- Joanne Hayes (List Member)
- Harete Hipango (Member for Whanganui)
- Brett Hudson (List Member)
- Hon Steven Joyce (List Member)
- Hon Nikki Kaye (Member for Auckland Central)
- Matt King (Member for Northland)
- Nuk Korako (List Member)
- Barbara Kuriger (Member for Taranaki-King Country)
- Denise Lee (Member for Maungakiekie)
- Melissa Lee (List Member)
- Hon Tim Macindoe (Member for Hamilton West)
- Hon Todd McClay (Member for Rotorua)
- Ian McKelvie (Member for Rangitīkei)
- Hon Mark Mitchell (Member for Rodney)
- Todd Muller (Member for Bay of Plenty)
- Hon Alfred Ngaro (List Member)
- Simon O'Connor (Member for Tāmaki)
- Parmjeet Parmar (List Member)
- Chris Penk (Member for Helensville)
- Dr Shane Reti (Member for Whangārei)
- Jami-Lee Ross (Member for Botany)
- Alastair Scott (Member for Wairarapa)
- Hon Scott Simpson (Member for Coromandel)
- Hon Dr Nick Smith (Member for Nelson)
- Stuart Smith (Member for Kaikōura)
- Erica Stanford (Member for East Coast Bays)
- Hon Anne Tolley (Member for East Coast)
- Hon Louise Upston (Member for Taupō)
- Tim Van De Molen (Member for Waikato)
- Hon Nicky Wagner (List Member)
- Hamish Walker (Member for Clutha-Southland)
- Hon Michael Woodhouse (List Member)
- Jian Yang (List Member)
- Jonathan Young (Member for New Plymouth)
- Lawrence Yule (Member for Tukituki)
New Zealand First Party (9)
- Darroch Ball (List Member)
- Shane Jones (List Member)
- Jenny Marcroft (List Member)
- Hon Ron Mark (List Member)
- Hon Tracey Martin (List Member)
- Clayton Mitchell (List Member)
- Mark William James Patterson (List Member)
- Rt Hon Winston Peters (List Member)
- Fletcher Tabuteau (List Member)
New Zealand Labour Party (7)
- Hon Peeni Henare (Member for Tāmaki Makaurau)
- Willie Jackson (List Member)
- Hon Stuart Nash (Member for Napier)
- Greg O'Connor (Member for Ōhāriu)
- Hon Jenny Salesa (Member for Manukau East)
- Hon Meka Whaitiri (Member for Ikaroa-Rāwhiti)
- Hon Poto Williams (Member for Christchurch East)