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Tuesday, 8 March 2005
Vote: Bills — Relationships (Statutory References) Bill — Second Reading

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

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

Hon BILL ENGLISH (National—Clutha-Southland): This is indeed a curious piece of legislation, now that it has been reported back. We are seeing here today a back-down by the Government from the extreme and ideological position it had taken about the nature of... Read more →

HansardID: 6a3710e4-5da7-41dc-a923-8e3abe1b7fe3
🙋 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 (74 Ayes – 45 Noes – 1 Absent)

✓ Ayes (73)

New Zealand Labour Party (50)
Green Party of Aotearoa / New Zealand (8)
New Zealand National Party (8)
ACT New Zealand (4)
Jim Anderton's Progressive Coalition (2)
United Future New Zealand (1)

✕ Noes (45)

New Zealand National Party (19)
New Zealand First Party (13)
United Future New Zealand (7)
ACT New Zealand (4)
Māori Party (1)
New Zealand Labour Party (1)