Wednesday, 13 December 2017
Vote: Bills — End of Life Choice Bill
— First Reading
🗳️ That the End of Life Choice Bill be reported to the House by the date that is nine months from the date the bill receives its first reading
Moved by
David Seymour
(ACT New Zealand — Member for Epsom)
DAVID SEYMOUR (Leader—ACT): I raise a point of order, Mr Speaker. Mr SPEAKER: I think it’s a call, Mr Seymour. DAVID SEYMOUR: Well, I’d like to move that the End of Life Choice Bill be reported to the House by the date that is nine months from... Read more →
🙋 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
(61 Ayes – 39 Noes – 20 Absent)
✓ Ayes (61)
New Zealand Labour Party (27)
- Hon Kiritapu Allan (List Member)
- Tamati Coffey (Member for Waiariki)
- Dr Liz Craig (List Member)
- Hon Clare Curran (Member for Dunedin South)
- Hon Kelvin Davis (Member for Te Tai Tokerau)
- Ruth Dyson (Member for Port Hills)
- 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)
- Sir Rt Hon Trevor Mallard (List Member)
- Kieran McAnulty (List Member)
- Hon Stuart Nash (Member for Napier)
- Greg O'Connor (Member for Ōhāriu)
- Hon Damien O'Connor (Member for West Coast-Tasman)
- Hon Priyanca Radhakrishnan (List Member)
- Hon Grant Robertson (Member for Wellington Central)
- Adrian Rurawhe (Member for Te Tai Hauāuru)
- Dr Deborah Russell (Member for New Lynn)
- Hon Jan Tinetti (List Member)
- Rino Tirikatene (Member for Te Tai Tonga)
- Louisa Wall (Member for Manurewa)
- Angie Warren-Clark (List Member)
- Dr Duncan Webb (Member for Christchurch Central)
- Hon Michael Wood (Member for Mount Roskill)
- Hon Dr Megan Woods (Member for Wigram)
New Zealand National Party (18)
- Hon Amy Adams (Member for Selwyn)
- Hon Paula Bennett (Member for Upper Harbour)
- Chris Bishop (Member for Hutt South)
- Jonathan Coleman (Member for Northcote)
- Matt Doocey (Member for Waimakariri)
- Andrew Falloon (Member for Rangitata)
- Hon Nathan Guy (Member for Ōtaki)
- Brett Hudson (List Member)
- Hon Nikki Kaye (Member for Auckland Central)
- Matt King (Member for Northland)
- Jami-Lee Ross (Member for Botany)
- Hon Scott Simpson (Member for Coromandel)
- Stuart Smith (Member for Kaikōura)
- Erica Stanford (Member for East Coast Bays)
- Hon Anne Tolley (Member for East Coast)
- Tim Van De Molen (Member for Waikato)
- Hamish Walker (Member for Clutha-Southland)
- Jian Yang (List Member)
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 First Party (7)
- Darroch Ball (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)
- Fletcher Tabuteau (List Member)
ACT New Zealand (1)
- David Seymour (Member for Epsom)
✕ Noes (39)
New Zealand National Party (33)
- Kanwaljit Singh Bakshi (List Member)
- Hon Maggie Barry (Member for North Shore)
- Andrew Bayly (Member for Hunua)
- Hon David Bennett (Member for Hamilton East)
- Simeon Brown (Member for Pakuranga)
- Hon Gerry Brownlee (Member for Ilam)
- David Carter (List Member)
- Hon Jacqui Dean (Member for Waitaki)
- Bill English (List Member)
- Hon Christopher Finlayson (List Member)
- Hon Paul Goldsmith (List Member)
- Joanne Hayes (List Member)
- Harete Hipango (Member for Whanganui)
- Hon Steven Joyce (List Member)
- Nuk Korako (List Member)
- Barbara Kuriger (Member for Taranaki-King Country)
- Denise Lee (Member for Maungakiekie)
- Melissa Lee (List Member)
- Hon Tim Macindoe (Member for Hamilton West)
- Hon Todd McClay (Member for Rotorua)
- Ian McKelvie (Member for Rangitīkei)
- 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)
- Alastair Scott (Member for Wairarapa)
- Hon Dr Nick Smith (Member for Nelson)
- Hon Louise Upston (Member for Taupō)
- Hon Nicky Wagner (List Member)
- Hon Michael Woodhouse (List Member)
- Jonathan Young (Member for New Plymouth)
- Lawrence Yule (Member for Tukituki)
New Zealand Labour Party (6)
- Anahila Kanongata'A-Suisuiki (List Member)
- Hon Jenny Salesa (Member for Manukau East)
- Hon Aupito William Sio (Member for Māngere)
- Jamie Strange (List Member)
- Hon Phil Twyford (Member for Te Atatū)
- Hon Poto Williams (Member for Christchurch East)