Wednesday, 7 December 2005
Vote: Bills — Marriage (Gender Clarification) Amendment Bill
— First Reading
🗳️ That the Marriage (Gender Clarification) Amendment Bill be now read a first time
ANNE TOLLEY (Junior Whip—National): I raise a point of order, Mr Speaker. National will be voting on this bill by way of a split party vote. Mr DEPUTY SPEAKER: I thank the member for informing me of that. That is a way we can proceed, and those parties...
🛑 Bill failed here — this reading vote failed, and a bill can't proceed
past a failed reading. So even though this isn't the third reading, it's the last we saw
of this bill: it doesn't get another vote after this one.
✕ Failed by a clear majority
(47 Ayes – 73 Noes – 1 Absent)
Hansard recorded how individual MPs from New Zealand First Party, New Zealand Labour Party, and New Zealand National Party voted,
but only a single party-wide total for everyone else. That pattern usually means
New Zealand First Party, New Zealand Labour Party, and New Zealand National Party allowed a conscience vote while the other parties
whipped a single position.
🏛️ Party breakdown
| Party | Aye | No |
|---|---|---|
| ACT New Zealand | 2 | 0 |
| Green Party | 0 | 6 |
| Māori Party | 0 | 3 |
| Progressive | 0 | 1 |
| United Future | 3 | 0 |
✓ Ayes (42)
New Zealand National Party (36)
- Shane Ardern (Member for Taranaki-King Country)
- Chris Auchinvole (List Member)
- Hon David Bennett (Member for Hamilton East)
- Hon Paula Bennett (List Member)
- Jackie Blue (List Member)
- Chester Borrows (Member for Whanganui)
- Don Brash (List Member)
- Hon Gerry Brownlee (Member for Ilam)
- David Carter (List Member)
- John Carter (Member for Northland)
- Bob Clarkson (Member for Tauranga)
- Jonathan Coleman (Member for Northcote)
- Hon Judith Collins (Member for Clevedon)
- Hon Jacqui Dean (Member for Otago)
- Bill English (Member for Clutha-Southland)
- Craig Foss (Member for Tukituki)
- Jo Goodhew (Member for Aoraki)
- Sandra Goudie (Member for Coromandel)
- Hon Nathan Guy (List Member)
- John Hayes (Member for Wairarapa)
- Phil Heatley (Member for Whangārei)
- Paul Hutchison (Member for Port Waikato)
- Colin King (Member for Kaikōura)
- Wayne Mapp (Member for North Shore)
- Murray McCully (Member for East Coast Bays)
- Allan Peachey (Member for Tāmaki)
- Eric Roy (Member for Invercargill)
- Tony Ryall (Member for Bay of Plenty)
- Hon Dr Nick Smith (Member for Nelson)
- Lockwood Smith (Member for Rodney)
- Lindsay Tisch (Member for Piako)
- Hon Anne Tolley (Member for East Coast)
- Chris Tremain (Member for Napier)
- Hon Nicky Wagner (List Member)
- Kate Wilkinson (List Member)
- Richard Worth (List Member)
New Zealand First Party (5)
- Peter Brown (List Member)
- Pita Paraone (List Member)
- Rt Hon Winston Peters (List Member)
- Barbara Stewart (List Member)
- R Doug Woolerton (List Member)
New Zealand Labour Party (1)
- Taito Phillip Field (Member for Māngere)
✕ Noes (63)
New Zealand Labour Party (49)
- Rick Barker (List Member)
- Tim Barnett (Member for Christchurch Central)
- David Benson-Pope (Member for Dunedin South)
- Georgina Beyer (List Member)
- Mark Burton (Member for Taupō)
- Chris Carter (Member for Te Atatū)
- Steve Chadwick (Member for Rotorua)
- Ashraf Choudhary (List Member)
- Helen Clark (Member for Mount Albert)
- Clayton Cosgrove (Member for Waimakariri)
- Hon Sir Michael Cullen (List Member)
- David Cunliffe (Member for New Lynn)
- Lianne Dalziel (Member for Christchurch East)
- Harry Duynhoven (Member for New Plymouth)
- Ruth Dyson (Member for Banks Peninsula)
- Russell Fairbrother (List Member)
- Darien Fenton (List Member)
- Martin Gallagher (Member for Hamilton West)
- Phil Goff (Member for Mount Roskill)
- Vui Mark Gosche (Member for Maungakiekie)
- Ann Hartley (List Member)
- George Hawkins (Member for Manurewa)
- Dave Hereora (List Member)
- Marian Hobbs (Member for Wellington Central)
- Pete Hodgson (Member for Dunedin North)
- Parekura Horomia (Member for Ikaroa-Rāwhiti)
- Darren Hughes (Member for Ōtaki)
- Shane Jones (List Member)
- Annette King (Member for Rongotai)
- Hon Dame Luamanuvao Winnie Laban (Member for Mana)
- Moana Lynore Mackey (List Member)
- Steve Maharey (Member for Palmerston North)
- Hon Nanaia Mahuta (Member for Tainui)
- Sir Rt Hon Trevor Mallard (Member for Hutt South)
- Sue Moroney (List Member)
- Hon Damien O'Connor (Member for West Coast-Tasman)
- Mahara Okeroa (Member for Te Tai Tonga)
- Hon David Parker (List Member)
- Jill Pettis (List Member)
- Lynne Pillay (Member for Waitakere)
- Mita Ririnui (List Member)
- H V Ross Robertson (Member for Manukau East)
- Hon Dover Samuels (List Member)
- Hon Maryan Street (List Member)
- Jim Sutton (List Member)
- Paul Swain (Member for Rimutaka)
- Judith Tizard (Member for Auckland Central)
- Margaret Wilson (List Member)
- Dianne Yates (List Member)
New Zealand National Party (12)
- Mark Blumsky (List Member)
- Brian Connell (Member for Rakaia)
- Hon Christopher Finlayson (List Member)
- Tim Groser (List Member)
- Tau Henare (List Member)
- John Key (Member for Helensville)
- Simon Power (Member for Rangitīkei)
- Katherine Rich (List Member)
- Hon Clem Simich (List Member)
- Georgina Te Heuheu (List Member)
- Maurice Williamson (Member for Pakuranga)
- Pansy Wong (List Member)
New Zealand First Party (2)
- Brian Donnelly (List Member)
- Hon Ron Mark (List Member)