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Tuesday, 15 March 2005
Vote: Bills — Relationships (Statutory References) Bill; and BillS Therefrom — Third Readings

🗳️ That the Care of Children Amendment Bill be now read a third time

JILL PETTIS (Senior Whip—Labour): I would just like to draw attention to the fact that on the Relationships (Statutory References) Bill voting, there was an error on the part of the tellers in that we omitted to include Winnie Laban’s name. She had...

HansardID: 72841818-6623-4305-82cc-c63b1f426b49
Third Reading — this is the last vote a bill needs to pass before it's sent off to become law. Earlier votes (first reading, second reading, and any votes on amendments along the way) decide what the bill looks like and whether it keeps moving forward, but this is the one that actually decides whether it happens at all.
🙋 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 (76 Ayes – 44 Noes)

✓ Ayes (75)

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)
New Zealand First Party (2)
United Future New Zealand (1)

✕ Noes (44)

New Zealand National Party (19)
New Zealand First Party (11)
United Future New Zealand (7)
ACT New Zealand (5)
Māori Party (1)
New Zealand Labour Party (1)