Thursday, 8 August 2019
Vote: Bills — Abortion Legislation Bill
— First Reading
🗳️ That the Abortion Legislation Bill be now read a first time
Moved by
Hon Andrew Little
(New Zealand Labour Party — List Member)
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... Read more →
📋 We've linked this vote to our
“Abortion rights”
policy - our best judgment is that a vote for this is a vote
for Abortion rights.
🙋 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)
- 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 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 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)
- 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)
- 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 Meka Whaitiri (Member for Ikaroa-Rāwhiti)
- Hon Poto Williams (Member for Christchurch East)
- Hon Michael Wood (Member for Mount Roskill)
- Hon Dr Megan Woods (Member for Wigram)
New Zealand National Party
(33)
- Hon Amy Adams (Member for Selwyn)
- 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)
- Dan Bidois (Member for Northcote)
- Chris Bishop (Member for Hutt South)
- Hon Simon Bridges (Member for Tauranga)
- David Carter (List Member)
- Hon Judith Collins (Member for Papakura)
- Matt Doocey (Member for Waimakariri)
- Sarah Dowie (Member for Invercargill)
- Andrew Falloon (Member for Rangitata)
- Hon Paul Goldsmith (List Member)
- Hon Nathan Guy (Member for Ōtaki)
- Brett Hudson (List Member)
- Hon Nikki Kaye (Member for Auckland Central)
- Matt King (Member for Northland)
- Barbara Kuriger (Member for Taranaki-King Country)
- Denise Lee (Member for Maungakiekie)
- Hon Todd McClay (Member for Rotorua)
- Ian McKelvie (Member for Rangitīkei)
- Hon Mark Mitchell (Member for Rodney)
- Todd Muller (Member for Bay of Plenty)
- Alastair Scott (Member for Wairarapa)
- Hon Scott Simpson (Member for Coromandel)
- Stuart Smith (Member for Kaikōura)
- Erica Stanford (Member for East Coast Bays)
- Hon Anne Tolley (Member for East Coast)
- Tim Van De Molen (Member for Waikato)
- Hon Nicky Wagner (List Member)
- Nicola Willis (List Member)
- 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)
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)
✕ Noes (23)
New Zealand National Party
(19)
- Kanwaljit Singh Bakshi (List Member)
- Simeon Brown (Member for Pakuranga)
- Hon Gerry Brownlee (Member for Ilam)
- Hon Jacqui Dean (Member for Waitaki)
- Paulo Garcia (List Member)
- Joanne Hayes (List Member)
- Harete Hipango (Member for Whanganui)
- Melissa Lee (List Member)
- Agnes Loheni (List Member)
- Hon Tim Macindoe (Member for Hamilton West)
- 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)
- Hon Dr Nick Smith (Member for Nelson)
- Hon Louise Upston (Member for Taupō)
- Hon Michael Woodhouse (List Member)
- Jonathan Young (Member for New Plymouth)
New Zealand Labour Party
(4)
- Anahila Kanongata'A-Suisuiki (List Member)
- Adrian Rurawhe (Member for Te Tai Hauāuru)
- Hon Jenny Salesa (Member for Manukau East)
- Rino Tirikatene (Member for Te Tai Tonga)