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Wednesday, 9 March 2005
Vote: Bills — Relationships (Statutory References) Bill — Part 2 Amendments to regulations

🗳️ That Part 2 be agreed to

Moved by Darren Hughes (New Zealand Labour Party — Member for Ōtaki)

DARREN HUGHES (Junior Whip—Labour): I move, That the question be now put. Motion agreed to. Read more →

HansardID: 112ec248-dd9c-44d9-886c-e3968b719095
🙋 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 (72 Ayes – 44 Noes – 4 Absent)

✓ Ayes (71)

New Zealand Labour Party (49)
Green Party of Aotearoa / New Zealand (8)
New Zealand National Party (8)
ACT New Zealand (3)
Jim Anderton's Progressive Coalition (2)
United Future New Zealand (1)

✕ Noes (44)

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