Tuesday, 17 March 2020
Vote: Bills — Abortion Legislation Bill
— Clauses 1 and 2
🗳️ That the amendment be agreed to
Moved by
David Seymour
(ACT New Zealand — Member for Epsom)
DAVID SEYMOUR (Leader—ACT): I move, That the question be now put. Motion agreed to. The question was put that the following amendment in the name of Simeon Brown to clause 1 be agreed to: replace “Abortion Legislation Bill 2019” with... 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 large majority
(30 Ayes – 90 Noes)
✓ Ayes (30)
New Zealand National Party (30)
- Kanwaljit Singh Bakshi (List Member)
- Hon Maggie Barry (Member for North Shore)
- Hon Simon Bridges (Member for Tauranga)
- Simeon Brown (Member for Pakuranga)
- Hon Gerry Brownlee (Member for Ilam)
- Hon Jacqui Dean (Member for Waitaki)
- Sarah Dowie (Member for Invercargill)
- Paulo Garcia (List Member)
- Hon Nathan Guy (Member for Ōtaki)
- Joanne Hayes (List Member)
- Harete Hipango (Member for Whanganui)
- Matt King (Member for Northland)
- Melissa Lee (List Member)
- Agnes Loheni (List Member)
- Hon Tim Macindoe (Member for Hamilton West)
- Hon Todd McClay (Member for Rotorua)
- 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)
- Maureen Pugh (List Member)
- Dr Shane Reti (Member for Whangārei)
- Alastair Scott (Member for Wairarapa)
- Hon Dr Nick Smith (Member for Nelson)
- Hon Louise Upston (Member for Taupō)
- Hamish Walker (Member for Clutha-Southland)
- Jonathan Young (Member for New Plymouth)
- Lawrence Yule (Member for Tukituki)
✕ Noes (90)
New Zealand Labour Party (46)
- 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)
- Anahila Kanongata'A-Suisuiki (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)
- Adrian Rurawhe (Member for Te Tai Hauāuru)
- Dr Deborah Russell (Member for New Lynn)
- Hon Jenny Salesa (Member for Manukau East)
- 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 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 (25)
- Hon Amy Adams (Member for Selwyn)
- 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)
- David Carter (List Member)
- Hon Judith Collins (Member for Papakura)
- Matt Doocey (Member for Waimakariri)
- Andrew Falloon (Member for Rangitata)
- Hon Paul Goldsmith (List Member)
- Brett Hudson (List Member)
- Hon Nikki Kaye (Member for Auckland Central)
- Barbara Kuriger (Member for Taranaki-King Country)
- Denise Lee (Member for Maungakiekie)
- Ian McKelvie (Member for Rangitīkei)
- 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)
- Hon Michael Woodhouse (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)