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Tuesday, 29 June 2004
Vote: Bills — Relationships (Statutory References) Bill — First Reading

🗳️ That the Relationships (Statutory References) Bill be now read a first time.

Hon JOHN TAMIHERE (Minister of Youth Affairs): I stand to commend the bill to the House on its first reading so that it may be referred to a select committee, for no other reason than that rates of social security payments are sometimes higher and the ability to...

HansardID: 81c4656a-dc80-41d6-b3a1-5f63598ef3d9
🙋 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 clear majority (77 Ayes – 42 Noes)

✓ Ayes (76)

New Zealand Labour Party (48)
New Zealand National Party (11)
Green Party of Aotearoa / New Zealand (8)
United Future New Zealand (3)
ACT New Zealand (2)
Jim Anderton's Progressive Coalition (2)
New Zealand First Party (2)

✕ Noes (42)

New Zealand National Party (16)
New Zealand First Party (11)
ACT New Zealand (6)
United Future New Zealand (5)
New Zealand Labour Party (3)
Independent (1)