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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...

HansardID: ffcac690-3cd3-451b-b4d2-47bb8ce711ff
🛑 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)
New Zealand First Party (5)
New Zealand Labour Party (1)

✕ Noes (63)

New Zealand Labour Party (49)
New Zealand National Party (12)
New Zealand First Party (2)