Wednesday, 17 April 2013
Vote: Bills — Marriage (Definition of Marriage) Amendment Bill
— Third Reading
🗳️ That the Marriage (Definition of Marriage) Amendment Bill be now read a third time
MOANA MACKEY (Labour): It is an honour and a privilege to be able to speak at the third reading of this bill, the Marriage (Definition of Marriage) Amendment Bill, tonight. I want to congratulate my friend Louisa Wall on her role in...
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
(77 Ayes – 44 Noes)
✓ Ayes (77)
New Zealand Labour Party (30)
- Dame Rt Hon Jacinda Ardern (List Member)
- Carol Beaumont (List Member)
- Hon Dr David Clark (Member for Dunedin North)
- Clayton Cosgrove (List Member)
- David Cunliffe (Member for New Lynn)
- Hon Clare Curran (Member for Dunedin South)
- Lianne Dalziel (Member for Christchurch East)
- Ruth Dyson (Member for Port Hills)
- Hon Kris Faafoi (Member for Mana)
- Darien Fenton (List Member)
- Phil Goff (Member for Mount Roskill)
- Hon Chris Hipkins (Member for Rimutaka)
- Parekura Horomia (Member for Ikaroa-Rāwhiti)
- Raymond Huo (List Member)
- Shane Jones (List Member)
- Annette King (Member for Rongotai)
- Iain Lees-Galloway (Member for Palmerston North)
- Hon Andrew Little (List Member)
- Moana Lynore Mackey (List Member)
- Hon Nanaia Mahuta (Member for Hauraki-Waikato)
- Sir Rt Hon Trevor Mallard (Member for Hutt South)
- Sue Moroney (List Member)
- Hon David Parker (List Member)
- Rajen Prasad (List Member)
- Hon Grant Robertson (Member for Wellington Central)
- David Shearer (Member for Mount Albert)
- Hon Maryan Street (List Member)
- Hon Phil Twyford (Member for Te Atatū)
- Louisa Wall (Member for Manurewa)
- Hon Dr Megan Woods (Member for Wigram)
New Zealand National Party (27)
- Hon Amy Adams (Member for Selwyn)
- Chris Auchinvole (List Member)
- Hon Maggie Barry (Member for North Shore)
- Hon David Bennett (Member for Hamilton East)
- Hon Paula Bennett (Member for Waitakere)
- Jackie Blue (List Member)
- Cam Calder (List Member)
- David Carter (List Member)
- Hon Judith Collins (Member for Papakura)
- Hon Jacqui Dean (Member for Waitaki)
- Craig Foss (Member for Tukituki)
- Aaron Gilmore (List Member)
- Hon Paul Goldsmith (List Member)
- Jo Goodhew (Member for Rangitata)
- Tim Groser (List Member)
- Tau Henare (List Member)
- Paul Hutchison (Member for Hunua)
- Hon Steven Joyce (List Member)
- Hon Nikki Kaye (Member for Auckland Central)
- John Key (Member for Helensville)
- Hekia Parata (List Member)
- Jami-Lee Ross (Member for Botany)
- Hon Scott Simpson (Member for Coromandel)
- Chris Tremain (Member for Napier)
- Hon Nicky Wagner (Member for Christchurch Central)
- Kate Wilkinson (Member for Waimakariri)
- Maurice Williamson (Member for Pakuranga)
Green Party of Aotearoa / New Zealand (14)
- Steffan Browning (List Member)
- David Clendon (List Member)
- Catherine Delahunty (List Member)
- Hon Julie Anne Genter (List Member)
- Kennedy Graham (List Member)
- Kevin Hague (List Member)
- Gareth Hughes (List Member)
- Jan Logie (List Member)
- Mojo Mathers (List Member)
- Russel William Norman (List Member)
- Denise Roche (List Member)
- Hon Eugenie Sage (List Member)
- Metiria Turei (List Member)
- Holly Walker (List Member)
Māori Party (3)
- Hon Te Ururoa Flavell (Member for Waiariki)
- Hon Sir Pita Sharples (Member for Tāmaki Makaurau)
- Hon Dame Tariana Turia (Member for Te Tai Hauāuru)
ACT New Zealand (1)
- John Banks (Member for Epsom)
MANA (1)
- Hone Harawira (Member for Te Tai Tokerau)
United Future New Zealand (1)
- Peter Dunne (Member for Ōhāriu)
✕ Noes (43)
New Zealand National Party (32)
- Shane Ardern (Member for Taranaki-King Country)
- Kanwaljit Singh Bakshi (List Member)
- Chester Borrows (Member for Whanganui)
- Hon Simon Bridges (Member for Tauranga)
- Hon Gerry Brownlee (Member for Ilam)
- Jonathan Coleman (Member for Northcote)
- Bill English (Member for Clutha-Southland)
- Hon Christopher Finlayson (List Member)
- Hon Nathan Guy (Member for Ōtaki)
- John Hayes (Member for Wairarapa)
- Phil Heatley (Member for Whangārei)
- Colin King (Member for Kaikōura)
- Melissa Lee (List Member)
- Hon Peseta Sam Lotu-Iiga (Member for Maungakiekie)
- Hon Tim Macindoe (Member for Hamilton West)
- Hon Todd McClay (Member for Rotorua)
- Murray McCully (Member for East Coast Bays)
- Ian McKelvie (Member for Rangitīkei)
- Hon Mark Mitchell (Member for Rodney)
- Hon Alfred Ngaro (List Member)
- Simon O'Connor (Member for Tāmaki)
- Eric Roy (Member for Invercargill)
- Tony Ryall (Member for Bay of Plenty)
- Mike Sabin (Member for Northland)
- Katrina Shanks (List Member)
- Hon Dr Nick Smith (Member for Nelson)
- Lindsay Tisch (Member for Waikato)
- Hon Anne Tolley (Member for East Coast)
- Hon Louise Upston (Member for Taupō)
- Hon Michael Woodhouse (List Member)
- Jian Yang (List Member)
- Jonathan Young (Member for New Plymouth)
New Zealand First Party (7)
- Le'aufa'amulia Asenati Lole-Taylor (List Member)
- Hon Tracey Martin (List Member)
- Denis O'Rourke (List Member)
- Rt Hon Winston Peters (List Member)
- Richard Prosser (List Member)
- Barbara Stewart (List Member)
- Andrew Williams (List Member)
New Zealand Labour Party (3)
- Hon Damien O'Connor (Member for West Coast-Tasman)
- Hon Aupito William Sio (Member for Māngere)
- Rino Tirikatene (Member for Te Tai Tonga)
Independent (1)
- Brendan Horan (List Member)