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Thursday, 9 December 2004
Vote: Bills — Civil Union Bill — Third Reading

🗳️ That the Civil Union Bill be now read a third time

Hon MATT ROBSON (Deputy Leader—Progressive): I thank the Hon Chris Carter for allowing me to share this time-slot. The Progressive Party has supported these two bills from the beginning. As a caucus, we have been 100 percent in support of the legislation, and I...

HansardID: 8ddfeeca-400e-48a8-a64e-fedd95eb7a24
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 narrow margin (65 Ayes – 55 Noes)

✓ Ayes (64)

New Zealand Labour Party (45)
Green Party of Aotearoa / New Zealand (8)
ACT New Zealand (5)
New Zealand National Party (3)
Jim Anderton's Progressive Coalition (2)
New Zealand First Party (1)

✕ Noes (54)

New Zealand National Party (24)
New Zealand First Party (12)
United Future New Zealand (8)
New Zealand Labour Party (5)
ACT New Zealand (4)
Māori Party (1)