Tuesday, 7 December 2004
Vote: Bills — Civil Union Bill
— Part 1 Preliminary provisions
🗳️ That the question be now put
Moved by
Dianne Yates
(New Zealand Labour Party — Member for Hamilton East)
DIANNE YATES (Labour—Hamilton East): I move, That the question be now put. Read more →
✓ Passed by a narrow margin
(62 Ayes – 58 Noes)
Hansard didn't name individual MPs for this vote, only how each party voted overall, so
there's no per-member breakdown to show here.
🏛️ Party breakdown
| Party | Aye | No |
|---|---|---|
| ACT New Zealand | 0 | 9 |
| Green Party | 9 | 0 |
| Māori Party | 0 | 1 |
| New Zealand First | 0 | 13 |
| New Zealand Labour | 51 | 0 |
| New Zealand National | 0 | 27 |
| Progressive | 2 | 0 |
| United Future | 0 | 8 |