Wednesday, 1 July 2009
Vote: Bills — Misuse of Drugs (Medicinal Cannabis) Amendment Bill
— First Reading
🗳️ That the Misuse of Drugs (Medicinal Cannabis) Amendment Bill be read a first time
Moved by
Metiria Turei
(Green Party of Aotearoa / New Zealand — List Member)
METIRIA TUREI (Co-Leader—Green): I thank members for their contributions this evening. I thank those who have agreed to support the Misuse of Drugs (Medicinal Cannabis) Amendment Bill or the principle behind the bill. We are talking about sick New... 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.
✕ Failed by a clear majority
(34 Ayes – 84 Noes – 4 Absent)
✓ Ayes (34)
New Zealand Labour Party (20)
- Dame Rt Hon Jacinda Ardern (List Member)
- Carol Beaumont (List Member)
- Brendon Burns (Member for Christchurch Central)
- Steve Chadwick (List Member)
- Charles Chauvel (List Member)
- David Cunliffe (Member for New Lynn)
- Ruth Dyson (Member for Port Hills)
- Darien Fenton (List Member)
- Hon Chris Hipkins (Member for Rimutaka)
- Pete Hodgson (Member for Dunedin North)
- Annette King (Member for Rongotai)
- Iain Lees-Galloway (Member for Palmerston North)
- Moana Lynore Mackey (List Member)
- Sue Moroney (List Member)
- Lynne Pillay (List Member)
- Rajen Prasad (List Member)
- Hon Grant Robertson (Member for Wellington Central)
- Hon Carmel Sepuloni (List Member)
- Hon Maryan Street (List Member)
- Hon Phil Twyford (List Member)
Green Party of Aotearoa / New Zealand (9)
- Dr Sue Bradford (List Member)
- Catherine Delahunty (List Member)
- Jeanette Fitzsimons (List Member)
- Kennedy Graham (List Member)
- Kevin Hague (List Member)
- Sue Kedgley (List Member)
- Keith Locke (List Member)
- Russel William Norman (List Member)
- Metiria Turei (List Member)
ACT New Zealand (4)
- John Boscawen (List Member)
- David Garrett (List Member)
- Rodney Hide (Member for Epsom)
- Heather Roy (List Member)
Māori Party (1)
- Hone Harawira (Member for Te Tai Tokerau)
✕ Noes (84)
New Zealand National Party (58)
- Hon Amy Adams (Member for Selwyn)
- Shane Ardern (Member for Taranaki-King Country)
- Chris Auchinvole (Member for West Coast-Tasman)
- Kanwaljit Singh Bakshi (List Member)
- Hon David Bennett (Member for Hamilton East)
- Hon Paula Bennett (Member for Waitakere)
- Jackie Blue (List Member)
- Chester Borrows (Member for Whanganui)
- Hon Simon Bridges (Member for Tauranga)
- Hon Gerry Brownlee (Member for Ilam)
- Cam Calder (List Member)
- David Carter (List Member)
- John Carter (Member for Northland)
- Jonathan Coleman (Member for Northcote)
- Hon Judith Collins (Member for Papakura)
- Hon Jacqui Dean (Member for Waitaki)
- Bill English (Member for Clutha-Southland)
- Hon Christopher Finlayson (List Member)
- Craig Foss (Member for Tukituki)
- Aaron Gilmore (List Member)
- Jo Goodhew (Member for Rangitata)
- Sandra Goudie (Member for Coromandel)
- Tim Groser (List Member)
- Hon Nathan Guy (Member for Ōtaki)
- John Hayes (Member for Wairarapa)
- Phil Heatley (Member for Whangārei)
- 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)
- Colin King (Member for Kaikōura)
- Melissa Lee (List Member)
- Hon Peseta Sam Lotu-Iiga (Member for Maungakiekie)
- Hon Tim Macindoe (Member for Hamilton West)
- Wayne Mapp (Member for North Shore)
- Hon Todd McClay (Member for Rotorua)
- Murray McCully (Member for East Coast Bays)
- Hekia Parata (List Member)
- Allan Peachey (Member for Tāmaki)
- Simon Power (Member for Rangitīkei)
- Paul Quinn (List Member)
- Eric Roy (Member for Invercargill)
- Tony Ryall (Member for Bay of Plenty)
- Katrina Shanks (List Member)
- Hon Dr Nick Smith (Member for Nelson)
- Lockwood Smith (Member for Rodney)
- Georgina Te Heuheu (List Member)
- Lindsay Tisch (Member for Waikato)
- Hon Anne Tolley (Member for East Coast)
- Chris Tremain (Member for Napier)
- Hon Louise Upston (Member for Taupō)
- Hon Nicky Wagner (List Member)
- Kate Wilkinson (List Member)
- Maurice Williamson (Member for Pakuranga)
- Pansy Wong (Member for Botany)
- Hon Michael Woodhouse (List Member)
- Jonathan Young (Member for New Plymouth)
New Zealand Labour Party (20)
- Rick Barker (List Member)
- Ashraf Choudhary (List Member)
- Clayton Cosgrove (Member for Waimakariri)
- Hon Clare Curran (Member for Dunedin South)
- Lianne Dalziel (Member for Christchurch East)
- Hon Kelvin Davis (List Member)
- Phil Goff (Member for Mount Roskill)
- George Hawkins (Member for Manurewa)
- Parekura Horomia (Member for Ikaroa-Rāwhiti)
- Darren Hughes (List Member)
- Raymond Huo (List Member)
- Hon Dame Luamanuvao Winnie Laban (Member for Mana)
- Hon Nanaia Mahuta (Member for Hauraki-Waikato)
- Sir Rt Hon Trevor Mallard (Member for Hutt South)
- Hon Stuart Nash (List Member)
- Hon Damien O'Connor (List Member)
- Hon David Parker (List Member)
- Mita Ririnui (List Member)
- H V Ross Robertson (Member for Manukau East)
- Hon Aupito William Sio (Member for Māngere)
Māori Party (4)
- Hon Te Ururoa Flavell (Member for Waiariki)
- Rahui Katene (Member for Te Tai Tonga)
- Hon Sir Pita Sharples (Member for Tāmaki Makaurau)
- Hon Dame Tariana Turia (Member for Te Tai Hauāuru)
Jim Anderton's Progressive Coalition (1)
- Hon Jim Anderton (Member for Wigram)
United Future New Zealand (1)
- Peter Dunne (Member for Ōhāriu)