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Wednesday, 2 July 2008
Vote: Bills — Sale of Liquor (Objections to Applications) Amendment Bill — First Reading

🗳️ That the Sale of Liquor (Objections to Applications) Amendment Bill be now read a first time

Hon GEORGE HAWKINS (Labour—Manurewa): I take this opportunity to thank all those people and parties who have spoken tonight. I want to thank Rodney Hide for his contribution; it is not one I particularly agree with, of course. Perhaps laws do not change...

HansardID: 0b789602-7edb-4035-88bd-82255386a34b
🙋 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 large majority (113 Ayes – 2 Noes – 6 Absent)

✓ Ayes (112)

New Zealand Labour Party (48)
New Zealand National Party (48)
New Zealand First Party (7)
Green Party of Aotearoa / New Zealand (4)
United Future New Zealand (2)
Independent (1)
Jim Anderton's Progressive Coalition (1)
Māori Party (1)

✕ Noes (2)

ACT New Zealand (1)
New Zealand Labour Party (1)