Wednesday, 10 March 2021
Vote: Bills — Contraception, Sterilisation, and Abortion (Safe Areas) Amendment Bill
— First Reading
🗳️ That the Contraception, Sterilisation, and Abortion (Safe Areas) Amendment Bill be now read a first time
Moved by
Louisa Wall
(New Zealand Labour Party — List Member)
LOUISA WALL (Labour): Tēnā koe. Tēnā koutou katoa. Firstly, I just want to thank people for the engagement tonight. It was thoughtful, obviously, and it was principled. And I do think that we, as a Parliament, need to have these... 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
(100 Ayes – 15 Noes – 5 Absent)
✓ Ayes (100)
New Zealand Labour Party
(61)
- Hon Kiritapu Allan (Member for East Coast)
- Ginny Andersen (Member for Hutt South)
- Dame Rt Hon Jacinda Ardern (Member for Mount Albert)
- Camilla Belich (List Member)
- Glen Bennett (Member for New Plymouth)
- Rachel Boyack (Member for Nelson)
- Rachel Brooking (List Member)
- Naisi Chen (List Member)
- Hon Dr David Clark (Member for Dunedin)
- Tamati Coffey (List Member)
- Dr Liz Craig (List Member)
- Hon Kelvin Davis (Member for Te Tai Tokerau)
- Paul Eagle (Member for Rongotai)
- Barbara Edmonds (Member for Mana)
- Hon Kris Faafoi (List Member)
- Shanan Halbert (Member for Northcote)
- Hon Peeni Henare (Member for Tāmaki Makaurau)
- Emily Henderson (Member for Whangārei)
- Hon Chris Hipkins (Member for Remutaka)
- Willie Jackson (List Member)
- Ingrid Leary (Member for Taieri)
- Neru Leavasa (Member for Takanini)
- Steph Lewis (Member for Whanganui)
- Hon Andrew Little (List Member)
- Anna Lorck (Member for Tukituki)
- Marja Lubeck (List Member)
- Jo Luxton (Member for Rangitata)
- Hon Nanaia Mahuta (Member for Hauraki-Waikato)
- Sir Rt Hon Trevor Mallard (List Member)
- Kieran McAnulty (Member for Wairarapa)
- Tracey McLellan (Member for Banks Peninsula)
- Hon Stuart Nash (Member for Napier)
- Terisa Ngobi (Member for Ōtaki)
- Greg O'Connor (Member for Ōhāriu)
- Hon Damien O'Connor (Member for West Coast-Tasman)
- Ibrahim Omer (List Member)
- Sarah Pallett (Member for Ilam)
- Hon David Parker (List Member)
- Willow-Jean Prime (Member for Northland)
- Hon Priyanca Radhakrishnan (Member for Maungakiekie)
- Angela Roberts (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 Panmure-Ōtāhuhu)
- Hon Carmel Sepuloni (Member for Kelston)
- Hon Gaurav Sharma (Member for Hamilton West)
- Hon Aupito William Sio (Member for Māngere)
- Hon Jan Tinetti (List Member)
- Hon Phil Twyford (Member for Te Atatū)
- Tangi Utikere (Member for Palmerston North)
- Hon Dr Ayesha Verrall (List Member)
- Louisa Wall (List Member)
- Vanushi Walters (Member for Upper Harbour)
- Angie Warren-Clark (List Member)
- Dr Duncan Webb (Member for Christchurch Central)
- Hon Meka Whaitiri (Member for Ikaroa-Rāwhiti)
- Helen White (List Member)
- Arena Williams (Member for Manurewa)
- Hon Poto Williams (Member for Christchurch East)
- Hon Dr Megan Woods (Member for Wigram)
New Zealand National Party
(19)
- Andrew Bayly (Member for Port Waikato)
- Chris Bishop (List Member)
- Hon Simon Bridges (Member for Tauranga)
- Hon Gerry Brownlee (List Member)
- Hon Judith Collins (Member for Papakura)
- Matt Doocey (Member for Waimakariri)
- Hon Paul Goldsmith (List Member)
- Nicola Grigg (Member for Selwyn)
- Barbara Kuriger (Member for Taranaki-King Country)
- Hon Todd McClay (Member for Rotorua)
- Ian McKelvie (Member for Rangitīkei)
- Hon Mark Mitchell (Member for Whangaparāoa)
- Todd Muller (Member for Bay of Plenty)
- Dr Shane Reti (List Member)
- Stuart Smith (Member for Kaikōura)
- Erica Stanford (Member for East Coast Bays)
- Simon Watts (Member for North Shore)
- Nicola Willis (List Member)
- Hon Michael Woodhouse (List Member)
ACT New Zealand
(10)
- Chris Baillie (List Member)
- Mark Cameron (List Member)
- Karen Chhour (List Member)
- Simon Court (List Member)
- James McDowall (List Member)
- Nicole McKee (List Member)
- Toni Severin (List Member)
- David Seymour (Member for Epsom)
- Damien Smith (List Member)
- Brooke Van Velden (List Member)
Green Party of Aotearoa / New Zealand
(10)
- Hon Marama Davidson (List Member)
- Hon Julie Anne Genter (List Member)
- Golriz Ghahraman (List Member)
- Dr Elizabeth Kerekere (List Member)
- Jan Logie (List Member)
- Ricardo Menéndez March (List Member)
- Hon Eugenie Sage (List Member)
- Hon James Shaw (List Member)
- Chlöe Swarbrick (Member for Auckland Central)
- Teanau Tuiono (List Member)
✕ Noes (15)
New Zealand National Party
(12)
- Hon David Bennett (List Member)
- Simeon Brown (Member for Pakuranga)
- Hon Jacqui Dean (Member for Waitaki)
- Christopher Luxon (Member for Botany)
- Joseph Mooney (Member for Southland)
- Simon O'Connor (Member for Tāmaki)
- Chris Penk (Member for Kaipara ki Mahurangi)
- Penny Simmonds (Member for Invercargill)
- Hon Scott Simpson (Member for Coromandel)
- Hon Dr Nick Smith (List Member)
- Hon Louise Upston (Member for Taupō)
- Tim Van De Molen (Member for Waikato)
New Zealand Labour Party
(3)
- Anahila Kanongata'A-Suisuiki (List Member)
- Jamie Strange (Member for Hamilton East)
- Rino Tirikatene (Member for Te Tai Tonga)