Wednesday, 21 August 2019
Vote: Bills — End of Life Choice Bill
— Part 2 Assisted dying
🗳️ That the amendment to the amendments be agreed to
Moved by
David Seymour
(ACT New Zealand — Member for Epsom)
CHAIRPERSON (Hon Anne Tolley): The question is—I really do think that you should be sitting down, Mr O’Connor. I don’t care where. The question was put that the amendment set out on Supplementary Order Paper 306 in the name of Melissa Lee to the... 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.
✕ Failed by a narrow margin
(49 Ayes – 71 Noes)
✓ Ayes (49)
New Zealand National Party (38)
- Kanwaljit Singh Bakshi (List Member)
- Hon Maggie Barry (Member for North Shore)
- Andrew Bayly (Member for Hunua)
- Hon David Bennett (Member for Hamilton East)
- Dan Bidois (Member for Northcote)
- Hon Simon Bridges (Member for Tauranga)
- Simeon Brown (Member for Pakuranga)
- Hon Gerry Brownlee (Member for Ilam)
- David Carter (List Member)
- Hon Jacqui Dean (Member for Waitaki)
- Sarah Dowie (Member for Invercargill)
- Paulo Garcia (List Member)
- Hon Paul Goldsmith (List Member)
- Hon Nathan Guy (Member for Ōtaki)
- Joanne Hayes (List Member)
- Harete Hipango (Member for Whanganui)
- Denise Lee (Member for Maungakiekie)
- Melissa Lee (List Member)
- Agnes Loheni (List Member)
- Hon Tim Macindoe (Member for Hamilton West)
- Hon Todd McClay (Member for Rotorua)
- Ian McKelvie (Member for Rangitīkei)
- 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)
- Maureen Pugh (List Member)
- Dr Shane Reti (Member for Whangārei)
- Alastair Scott (Member for Wairarapa)
- Hon Dr Nick Smith (Member for Nelson)
- Hon Anne Tolley (Member for East Coast)
- Hon Louise Upston (Member for Taupō)
- Hon Nicky Wagner (List Member)
- Hamish Walker (Member for Clutha-Southland)
- Hon Michael Woodhouse (List Member)
- Jonathan Young (Member for New Plymouth)
- Lawrence Yule (Member for Tukituki)
New Zealand Labour Party (11)
- Hon Dr David Clark (Member for Dunedin North)
- Anahila Kanongata'A-Suisuiki (List Member)
- Hon Damien O'Connor (Member for West Coast-Tasman)
- Adrian Rurawhe (Member for Te Tai Hauāuru)
- Hon Jenny Salesa (Member for Manukau East)
- Hon Aupito William Sio (Member for Māngere)
- Jamie Strange (List Member)
- Rino Tirikatene (Member for Te Tai Tonga)
- Hon Phil Twyford (Member for Te Atatū)
- Hon Meka Whaitiri (Member for Ikaroa-Rāwhiti)
- Hon Michael Wood (Member for Mount Roskill)
✕ Noes (71)
New Zealand Labour Party (35)
- Hon Kiritapu Allan (List Member)
- Ginny Andersen (List Member)
- Dame Rt Hon Jacinda Ardern (Member for Mount Albert)
- 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 Peeni Henare (Member for Tāmaki Makaurau)
- Hon Chris Hipkins (Member for Rimutaka)
- Raymond Huo (List Member)
- Willie Jackson (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 Stuart Nash (Member for Napier)
- Greg O'Connor (Member for Ōhāriu)
- Hon David Parker (List Member)
- Willow-Jean Prime (List Member)
- Hon Priyanca Radhakrishnan (List Member)
- Hon Grant Robertson (Member for Wellington Central)
- Dr Deborah Russell (Member for New Lynn)
- Hon Carmel Sepuloni (Member for Kelston)
- Hon Jan Tinetti (List Member)
- Louisa Wall (Member for Manurewa)
- Angie Warren-Clark (List Member)
- Dr Duncan Webb (Member for Christchurch Central)
- Hon Poto Williams (Member for Christchurch East)
- Hon Dr Megan Woods (Member for Wigram)
New Zealand National Party (17)
- Hon Amy Adams (Member for Selwyn)
- Hon Paula Bennett (Member for Upper Harbour)
- Chris Bishop (Member for Hutt South)
- Hon Judith Collins (Member for Papakura)
- Matt Doocey (Member for Waimakariri)
- Andrew Falloon (Member for Rangitata)
- Brett Hudson (List Member)
- Hon Nikki Kaye (Member for Auckland Central)
- Matt King (Member for Northland)
- Barbara Kuriger (Member for Taranaki-King Country)
- Hon Mark Mitchell (Member for Rodney)
- Hon Scott Simpson (Member for Coromandel)
- Stuart Smith (Member for Kaikōura)
- Erica Stanford (Member for East Coast Bays)
- Tim Van De Molen (Member for Waikato)
- Nicola Willis (List Member)
- Jian Yang (List Member)
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)
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)
Independent (1)
- Jami-Lee Ross (Member for Botany)