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Thursday, 4 November 2004
Vote: Bills — Care of Children Bill — Part 2 Guardianship and care of children

🗳️ That the amendment be agreed to

Moved by Marian Hobbs (New Zealand Labour Party — Member for Wellington Central)

The CHAIRPERSON (Ann Hartley): Is there any objection to adding one more vote to the Ayes on Mr Smith’s previous amendment? There is not. The question was put that the amendment set out on Supplementary Order Paper 293 in the name of Judith... Read more →

HansardID: f37baf0b-dfec-41bd-b32b-7a7ce2e68acc
🙋 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 (22 Ayes – 97 Noes – 1 Absent)

✓ Ayes (22)

New Zealand First Party (10)
United Future New Zealand (6)
New Zealand National Party (4)
New Zealand Labour Party (2)

✕ Noes (96)

New Zealand Labour Party (49)
New Zealand National Party (23)
ACT New Zealand (8)
Green Party of Aotearoa / New Zealand (8)
New Zealand First Party (3)
Jim Anderton's Progressive Coalition (2)
United Future New Zealand (2)
Independent (1)