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Thursday, 8 August 2019
Vote: Bills — Abortion Legislation Bill — First Reading

🗳️ That the Abortion Legislation Bill be now read a first time

SPEAKER: Members, I have determined that the subject of this vote will be treated as a conscience issue. In this case, I know that there are members who will want a personal vote and I am prepared to accept one. This is the...

HansardID: eb225808-3b60-4df1-b806-0a4d8edced93
🙋 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 large majority (94 Ayes – 23 Noes – 3 Absent)

✓ Ayes (94)

New Zealand Labour Party (42)
New Zealand National Party (33)
New Zealand First Party (9)
Green Party of Aotearoa / New Zealand (8)
ACT New Zealand (1)
Independent (1)

✕ Noes (23)

New Zealand National Party (19)
New Zealand Labour Party (4)