Tuesday, 7 December 2004
Vote: Bills — Civil Union Bill
— Clauses 1 and 2
🗳️ That the amendment be agreed to
Moved by
Russell Fairbrother
(New Zealand Labour Party — Member for Napier)
The CHAIRPERSON (Ann Hartley): The amendment to clause 2(2) set out on Supplementary Order Paper 314 in the name of Richard Worth is out of order because it is inconsistent with previous decisions of the Committee. 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 narrow margin
(48 Ayes – 70 Noes – 2 Absent)
✓ Ayes (47)
New Zealand National Party (18)
- Don Brash (List Member)
- David Carter (List Member)
- John Carter (Member for Northland)
- Hon Judith Collins (Member for Clevedon)
- Brian Connell (Member for Rakaia)
- Bill English (Member for Clutha-Southland)
- Phil Heatley (Member for Whangārei)
- Paul Hutchison (Member for Port Waikato)
- John Key (Member for Helensville)
- Wayne Mapp (Member for North Shore)
- Simon Power (Member for Rangitīkei)
- Tony Ryall (Member for Bay of Plenty)
- Lynda Scott (Member for Kaikōura)
- Hon Dr Nick Smith (Member for Nelson)
- Lockwood Smith (Member for Rodney)
- Georgina Te Heuheu (List Member)
- Maurice Williamson (Member for Pakuranga)
- Richard Worth (Member for Epsom)
New Zealand First Party (13)
- Peter Brown (List Member)
- Brent Catchpole (List Member)
- Brian Donnelly (List Member)
- Bill Gudgeon (List Member)
- Dail Jones (List Member)
- Hon Ron Mark (List Member)
- Craig McNair (List Member)
- Pita Paraone (List Member)
- Edwin Perry (List Member)
- Jim Peters (List Member)
- Rt Hon Winston Peters (Member for Tauranga)
- Barbara Stewart (List Member)
- R Doug Woolerton (List Member)
ACT New Zealand (8)
- Deborah Coddington (List Member)
- Gerrard Eckhoff (List Member)
- Stephen Franks (List Member)
- Muriel Newman (List Member)
- Richard Prebble (List Member)
- Heather Roy (List Member)
- Ken Shirley (List Member)
- Kenneth Wang (List Member)
United Future New Zealand (8)
- Paul Adams (List Member)
- Marc Alexander (List Member)
- Larry Baldock (List Member)
- Gordon Copeland (List Member)
- Peter Dunne (Member for Ohariu-Belmont)
- Bernard Ogilvy (List Member)
- Murray Smith (List Member)
- Judy Turner (List Member)
✕ Noes (68)
New Zealand Labour Party (48)
- Tim Barnett (Member for Christchurch Central)
- David Benson-Pope (Member for Dunedin South)
- Georgina Beyer (Member for Wairarapa)
- Mark Burton (Member for Taupō)
- Chris Carter (Member for Te Atatū)
- Steve Chadwick (Member for Rotorua)
- Ashraf Choudhary (List Member)
- Helen Clark (Member for Mount Albert)
- Clayton Cosgrove (Member for Waimakariri)
- Hon Sir Michael Cullen (List Member)
- David Cunliffe (Member for New Lynn)
- Lianne Dalziel (Member for Christchurch East)
- Helen Duncan (List Member)
- Harry Duynhoven (Member for New Plymouth)
- Ruth Dyson (Member for Banks Peninsula)
- Russell Fairbrother (Member for Napier)
- Taito Phillip Field (Member for Māngere)
- Martin Gallagher (Member for Hamilton West)
- Phil Goff (Member for Mount Roskill)
- Vui Mark Gosche (Member for Maungakiekie)
- Ann Hartley (Member for Northcote)
- George Hawkins (Member for Manurewa)
- Dave Hereora (List Member)
- Marian Hobbs (Member for Wellington Central)
- Pete Hodgson (Member for Dunedin North)
- Parekura Horomia (Member for Ikaroa-Rāwhiti)
- Darren Hughes (Member for Ōtaki)
- Jonathan Hunt (List Member)
- Annette King (Member for Rongotai)
- Hon Dame Luamanuvao Winnie Laban (Member for Mana)
- Moana Lynore Mackey (List Member)
- Steve Maharey (Member for Palmerston North)
- Hon Nanaia Mahuta (Member for Tainui)
- Sir Rt Hon Trevor Mallard (Member for Hutt South)
- Hon Damien O'Connor (Member for West Coast-Tasman)
- Mahara Okeroa (Member for Te Tai Tonga)
- Hon David Parker (Member for Otago)
- Mark Peck (Member for Invercargill)
- Lynne Pillay (Member for Waitakere)
- Mita Ririnui (Member for Waiariki)
- H V Ross Robertson (Member for Manukau East)
- Hon Dover Samuels (Member for Te Tai Tokerau)
- Jim Sutton (Member for Aoraki)
- Paul Swain (Member for Rimutaka)
- John Tamihere (Member for Tāmaki Makaurau)
- Judith Tizard (Member for Auckland Central)
- Margaret Wilson (List Member)
- Dianne Yates (Member for Hamilton East)
Green Party of Aotearoa / New Zealand (8)
- Dr Sue Bradford (List Member)
- Rod Donald (List Member)
- Ian Ewen-Street (List Member)
- Jeanette Fitzsimons (List Member)
- Sue Kedgley (List Member)
- Keith Locke (List Member)
- Metiria Turei (List Member)
- Mike Ward (List Member)
New Zealand National Party (8)
- Shane Ardern (Member for Taranaki-King Country)
- Hon Gerry Brownlee (Member for Ilam)
- Sandra Goudie (Member for Coromandel)
- Murray McCully (Member for East Coast Bays)
- Katherine Rich (List Member)
- Roger Sowry (List Member)
- Lindsay Tisch (Member for Piako)
- Pansy Wong (List Member)
Jim Anderton's Progressive Coalition (2)
- Hon Jim Anderton (Member for Wigram)
- Matt Robson (List Member)
ACT New Zealand (1)
- Rodney Hide (List Member)
Māori Party (1)
- Hon Dame Tariana Turia (Member for Te Tai Hauāuru)