Wednesday, 18 March 2020
Vote: Bills — Abortion Legislation Bill
— Recommittal
🗳️ That the motion be agreed to
Moved by
Hon Marama Davidson
(Green Party of Aotearoa / New Zealand — List Member)
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🙋 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.
✕ Failed by a clear majority
(43 Ayes – 76 Noes – 1 Absent)
✓ Ayes (43)
New Zealand Labour Party (26)
- Ginny Andersen (List Member)
- Hon Dr David Clark (Member for Dunedin North)
- Tamati Coffey (Member for Waiariki)
- Dr Liz Craig (List Member)
- Hon Clare Curran (Member for Dunedin South)
- Ruth Dyson (Member for Port Hills)
- Paul Eagle (Member for Rongotai)
- Hon Peeni Henare (Member for Tāmaki Makaurau)
- Hon Chris Hipkins (Member for Rimutaka)
- Raymond Huo (List Member)
- Iain Lees-Galloway (Member for Palmerston North)
- Hon Andrew Little (List Member)
- Marja Lubeck (List Member)
- Jo Luxton (List Member)
- Sir Rt Hon Trevor Mallard (List Member)
- Hon Stuart Nash (Member for Napier)
- Willow-Jean Prime (List Member)
- Hon Priyanca Radhakrishnan (List Member)
- Hon Grant Robertson (Member for Wellington Central)
- Dr Deborah Russell (Member for New Lynn)
- Hon Aupito William Sio (Member for Māngere)
- Hon Jan Tinetti (List Member)
- Louisa Wall (Member for Manurewa)
- Angie Warren-Clark (List Member)
- Dr Duncan Webb (Member for Christchurch Central)
- Hon Poto Williams (Member for Christchurch East)
Green Party of Aotearoa / New Zealand (8)
- Hon Marama Davidson (List Member)
- Hon Julie Anne Genter (List Member)
- Golriz Ghahraman (List Member)
- Gareth Hughes (List Member)
- Jan Logie (List Member)
- Hon Eugenie Sage (List Member)
- Hon James Shaw (List Member)
- Chlöe Swarbrick (List Member)
New Zealand National Party (8)
- Hon Amy Adams (Member for Selwyn)
- Hon Paula Bennett (Member for Upper Harbour)
- Hon Judith Collins (Member for Papakura)
- Matt Doocey (Member for Waimakariri)
- Hon Nikki Kaye (Member for Auckland Central)
- Barbara Kuriger (Member for Taranaki-King Country)
- Erica Stanford (Member for East Coast Bays)
- Jian Yang (List Member)
Independent (1)
- Jami-Lee Ross (Member for Botany)
✕ Noes (76)
New Zealand National Party (47)
- Kanwaljit Singh Bakshi (List Member)
- Hon Maggie Barry (Member for North Shore)
- Andrew Bayly (Member for Hunua)
- Hon David Bennett (Member for Hamilton East)
- Dan Bidois (Member for Northcote)
- Chris Bishop (Member for Hutt South)
- Hon Simon Bridges (Member for Tauranga)
- Simeon Brown (Member for Pakuranga)
- Hon Gerry Brownlee (Member for Ilam)
- David Carter (List Member)
- Hon Jacqui Dean (Member for Waitaki)
- Sarah Dowie (Member for Invercargill)
- Andrew Falloon (Member for Rangitata)
- Paulo Garcia (List Member)
- Hon Paul Goldsmith (List Member)
- Hon Nathan Guy (Member for Ōtaki)
- Joanne Hayes (List Member)
- Harete Hipango (Member for Whanganui)
- Brett Hudson (List Member)
- Matt King (Member for Northland)
- Denise Lee (Member for Maungakiekie)
- Melissa Lee (List Member)
- Agnes Loheni (List Member)
- Hon Tim Macindoe (Member for Hamilton West)
- Hon Todd McClay (Member for Rotorua)
- Ian McKelvie (Member for Rangitīkei)
- Hon Mark Mitchell (Member for Rodney)
- Todd Muller (Member for Bay of Plenty)
- Hon Alfred Ngaro (List Member)
- Simon O'Connor (Member for Tāmaki)
- Parmjeet Parmar (List Member)
- Chris Penk (Member for Helensville)
- Maureen Pugh (List Member)
- Dr Shane Reti (Member for Whangārei)
- Alastair Scott (Member for Wairarapa)
- Hon Scott Simpson (Member for Coromandel)
- Hon Dr Nick Smith (Member for Nelson)
- Stuart Smith (Member for Kaikōura)
- Hon Anne Tolley (Member for East Coast)
- Hon Louise Upston (Member for Taupō)
- Tim Van De Molen (Member for Waikato)
- Hon Nicky Wagner (List Member)
- Hamish Walker (Member for Clutha-Southland)
- Nicola Willis (List Member)
- Hon Michael Woodhouse (List Member)
- Jonathan Young (Member for New Plymouth)
- Lawrence Yule (Member for Tukituki)
New Zealand Labour Party (19)
- Hon Kiritapu Allan (List Member)
- Dame Rt Hon Jacinda Ardern (Member for Mount Albert)
- Hon Kelvin Davis (Member for Te Tai Tokerau)
- Hon Kris Faafoi (Member for Mana)
- Willie Jackson (List Member)
- Anahila Kanongata'A-Suisuiki (List Member)
- Hon Nanaia Mahuta (Member for Hauraki-Waikato)
- Kieran McAnulty (List Member)
- Greg O'Connor (Member for Ōhāriu)
- Hon Damien O'Connor (Member for West Coast-Tasman)
- Hon David Parker (List Member)
- Adrian Rurawhe (Member for Te Tai Hauāuru)
- Hon Jenny Salesa (Member for Manukau East)
- Hon Carmel Sepuloni (Member for Kelston)
- Jamie Strange (List Member)
- Rino Tirikatene (Member for Te Tai Tonga)
- Hon Phil Twyford (Member for Te Atatū)
- Hon Meka Whaitiri (Member for Ikaroa-Rāwhiti)
- Hon Michael Wood (Member for Mount Roskill)
New Zealand First Party (9)
- Darroch Ball (List Member)
- Shane Jones (List Member)
- Jenny Marcroft (List Member)
- Hon Ron Mark (List Member)
- Hon Tracey Martin (List Member)
- Clayton Mitchell (List Member)
- Mark William James Patterson (List Member)
- Rt Hon Winston Peters (List Member)
- Fletcher Tabuteau (List Member)
ACT New Zealand (1)
- David Seymour (Member for Epsom)