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Wednesday, 14 June 2006
Vote: Bills — Shop Trading Hours Act Repeal (Easter Trading) Amendment Bill — First Reading

🗳️ That the Shop Trading Hours Act Repeal (Easter Trading) Amendment Bill be now read a first time

STEVE CHADWICK (Labour—Rotorua): I have been pleased to hear the range of issues before the House tonight, and I believe that it is reflective of the debate we have had in the House at previous times. I think that getting the two bills before the...

HansardID: f75c0102-4a6f-4d91-a461-95d46c2f9722
🙋 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 (80 Ayes – 38 Noes – 3 Absent)

✓ Ayes (80)

New Zealand National Party (41)
New Zealand Labour Party (27)
New Zealand First Party (7)
ACT New Zealand (2)
Māori Party (2)
United Future New Zealand (1)

✕ Noes (37)

New Zealand Labour Party (23)
New Zealand National Party (6)
Green Party of Aotearoa / New Zealand (5)
United Future New Zealand (2)
Jim Anderton's Progressive Coalition (1)