Wednesday, 27 July 2005
Vote: Bills β Crimes (Abolition of Force as a Justification for Child Discipline) Amendment Bill
β First Reading
π³οΈ That the Crimes (Abolition of Force as a Justification for Child Discipline) Amendment Bill be now read a first time
Hon BRIAN DONNELLY (NZ First): I seek leave on behalf of the New Zealand First members to split our vote. The ASSISTANT SPEAKER (Hon Clem Simich): Leave has been sought for that course to be followed. Is there any objection? There appears to be...
β Passed by a narrow margin
(63 Ayes β 54 Noes β 3 Absent)
Hansard recorded how individual MPs from New Zealand First Party voted,
but only a single party-wide total for everyone else. That pattern usually means
New Zealand First Party allowed a conscience vote while the other parties
whipped a single position.
ποΈ Party breakdown
| Party | Aye | No |
|---|---|---|
| ACT New Zealand | 0 | 9 |
| Green Party | 9 | 0 |
| MΔori Party | 1 | 0 |
| New Zealand Labour | 51 | 0 |
| New Zealand National | 0 | 27 |
| United Future | 0 | 7 |
β Ayes (2)
New Zealand First Party (2)
- Peter Brown (List Member)
- Brian Donnelly (List Member)
β Noes (11)
New Zealand First Party (11)
- Brent Catchpole (List Member)
- Bill Gudgeon (List Member)
- Dail Jones (List Member)
- Hon Ron Mark (List Member)
- Craig McNair (List Member)
- Pita Paraone (List Member)
- Edwin Perry (List Member)
- Jim Peters (List Member)
- Rt Hon Winston Peters (Member for Tauranga)
- Barbara Stewart (List Member)
- R Doug Woolerton (List Member)