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Thursday, 24 June 2004
Vote: Bills — Civil Union Bill — First Reading

🗳️ That the Civil Union Bill be now read a first time

Hon MARGARET WILSON (Associate Minister of Justice): Listening to the arguments in the House today certainly reminds one that this really is the House of Representatives. It also reminds one that we are capable of conducting a debate of substance on matters of...

HansardID: 9dbabeaf-ae85-4db0-b84c-ca871da6d46f
🙋 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 (66 Ayes – 50 Noes – 3 Absent)

✓ Ayes (65)

New Zealand Labour Party (42)
Green Party of Aotearoa / New Zealand (8)
ACT New Zealand (6)
New Zealand National Party (5)
Jim Anderton's Progressive Coalition (2)
New Zealand First Party (2)

✕ Noes (50)

New Zealand National Party (22)
New Zealand First Party (11)
United Future New Zealand (8)
New Zealand Labour Party (6)
ACT New Zealand (2)
Independent (1)