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Wednesday, 19 February 2003
Vote: Bills — Prostitution Reform Bill — Second Reading

🗳️ That the Prostitution Reform Bill be now read a second time

Hon Dr NICK SMITH (NZ National—Nelson): I might share that member’s view if this bill proposed to make it illegal for the police to use safe-sex things like condoms as evidence in prosecutions. I might support the member if the bill proposed to even up the...

HansardID: 8b0b7134-99b6-4fb6-b737-96932a5fb5d7
🙋 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 narrow margin (62 Ayes – 56 Noes – 2 Absent)

✓ Ayes (60)

New Zealand Labour Party (38)
New Zealand National Party (10)
Green Party of Aotearoa / New Zealand (8)
ACT New Zealand (4)

✕ Noes (55)

New Zealand National Party (16)
New Zealand First Party (13)
New Zealand Labour Party (12)
United Future New Zealand (8)
ACT New Zealand (4)
Jim Anderton's Progressive Coalition (2)