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Wednesday, 9 April 2025
Vote: Bills — Sale and Supply of Alcohol (Sales on Anzac Day Morning, Good Friday, Easter Sunday, and Christmas Day) Amendment Bill — First Reading

🗳️ That the Sale and Supply of Alcohol (Sales on Anzac Day Morning, Good Friday, Easter Sunday, and Christmas Day) Amendment Bill be now read a first time

ASSISTANT SPEAKER (Greg O’Connor): The House stands adjourned until 2 p.m. tomorrow. Good evening. The House adjourned at 9.55 p.m.

HansardID: d099b1da-1fb6-47e3-abd6-61e36d9ebc88
🙋 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 narrow margin (67 Ayes – 54 Noes – 2 Absent)

✓ Ayes (66)

New Zealand National Party (34)
New Zealand Labour Party (21)
ACT New Zealand (10)
Māori Party (1)

✕ Noes (54)

Green Party of Aotearoa / New Zealand (15)
New Zealand National Party (15)
New Zealand Labour Party (11)
New Zealand First Party (8)
Māori Party (5)