Tuesday, 2 November 2004
Vote: Bills — Care of Children Bill
— Second Reading
🗳️ That the amendments recommended by the Justice and Electoral Committee by majority be agreed to
STEVE CHADWICK (Labour—Rotorua): I will take a short call on the Care of Children Bill to say that its replaces the Guardianship Act, which is now 35 years old. Family patterns and practices in the Family Court have changed substantially in that... Read more →
✓ Passed by a narrow margin
(62 Ayes – 56 Noes – 2 Absent)
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 | 6 |
| 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 |