Wednesday, 13 March 2013
Vote: Bills — Marriage (Definition of Marriage) Amendment Bill
— Second Reading
🗳️ That the question be agreed to
Moved by
Louisa Wall
(New Zealand Labour Party — Member for Manurewa)
Mr DEPUTY SPEAKER: The debate has now concluded. I wish to acquaint members with the process from here on, because we are, to some extent, breaking new ground. We are now going to enter into the voting, but before I do that I want to... 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 large majority
(66 Ayes – 21 Noes – 34 Absent)
✓ Ayes (66)
New Zealand Labour Party (30)
- Dame Rt Hon Jacinda Ardern (List Member)
- Carol Beaumont (List Member)
- Hon Dr David Clark (Member for Dunedin North)
- Clayton Cosgrove (List Member)
- David Cunliffe (Member for New Lynn)
- Hon Clare Curran (Member for Dunedin South)
- Lianne Dalziel (Member for Christchurch East)
- Ruth Dyson (Member for Port Hills)
- Hon Kris Faafoi (Member for Mana)
- Darien Fenton (List Member)
- Phil Goff (Member for Mount Roskill)
- Hon Chris Hipkins (Member for Rimutaka)
- Parekura Horomia (Member for Ikaroa-Rāwhiti)
- Raymond Huo (List Member)
- Shane Jones (List Member)
- Annette King (Member for Rongotai)
- Iain Lees-Galloway (Member for Palmerston North)
- Hon Andrew Little (List Member)
- Moana Lynore Mackey (List Member)
- Hon Nanaia Mahuta (Member for Hauraki-Waikato)
- Sir Rt Hon Trevor Mallard (Member for Hutt South)
- Sue Moroney (List Member)
- Rajen Prasad (List Member)
- Hon Grant Robertson (Member for Wellington Central)
- David Shearer (Member for Mount Albert)
- Hon Maryan Street (List Member)
- Rino Tirikatene (Member for Te Tai Tonga)
- Hon Phil Twyford (Member for Te Atatū)
- Louisa Wall (Member for Manurewa)
- Hon Dr Megan Woods (Member for Wigram)
New Zealand National Party (18)
- Chris Auchinvole (List Member)
- Hon Maggie Barry (Member for North Shore)
- Hon David Bennett (Member for Hamilton East)
- Chester Borrows (Member for Whanganui)
- Cam Calder (List Member)
- Hon Paul Goldsmith (List Member)
- Jo Goodhew (Member for Rangitata)
- Tau Henare (List Member)
- Hon Nikki Kaye (Member for Auckland Central)
- Ian McKelvie (Member for Rangitīkei)
- Hon Mark Mitchell (Member for Rodney)
- Jami-Lee Ross (Member for Botany)
- Tony Ryall (Member for Bay of Plenty)
- Mike Sabin (Member for Northland)
- Hon Scott Simpson (Member for Coromandel)
- Hon Louise Upston (Member for Taupō)
- Hon Nicky Wagner (Member for Christchurch Central)
- Kate Wilkinson (Member for Waimakariri)
Green Party of Aotearoa / New Zealand (14)
- Steffan Browning (List Member)
- David Clendon (List Member)
- Catherine Delahunty (List Member)
- Hon Julie Anne Genter (List Member)
- Kennedy Graham (List Member)
- Kevin Hague (List Member)
- Gareth Hughes (List Member)
- Jan Logie (List Member)
- Mojo Mathers (List Member)
- Russel William Norman (List Member)
- Denise Roche (List Member)
- Hon Eugenie Sage (List Member)
- Metiria Turei (List Member)
- Holly Walker (List Member)
Māori Party (3)
- Hon Te Ururoa Flavell (Member for Waiariki)
- Hon Sir Pita Sharples (Member for Tāmaki Makaurau)
- Hon Dame Tariana Turia (Member for Te Tai Hauāuru)
MANA (1)
- Hone Harawira (Member for Te Tai Tokerau)
✕ Noes (21)
New Zealand National Party (12)
- Kanwaljit Singh Bakshi (List Member)
- Hon Gerry Brownlee (Member for Ilam)
- Jonathan Coleman (Member for Northcote)
- Phil Heatley (Member for Whangārei)
- Colin King (Member for Kaikōura)
- Melissa Lee (List Member)
- Hon Peseta Sam Lotu-Iiga (Member for Maungakiekie)
- Hon Tim Macindoe (Member for Hamilton West)
- Hon Todd McClay (Member for Rotorua)
- Hon Alfred Ngaro (List Member)
- Simon O'Connor (Member for Tāmaki)
- Jian Yang (List Member)
New Zealand First Party (7)
- Le'aufa'amulia Asenati Lole-Taylor (List Member)
- Hon Tracey Martin (List Member)
- Denis O'Rourke (List Member)
- Rt Hon Winston Peters (List Member)
- Richard Prosser (List Member)
- Barbara Stewart (List Member)
- Andrew Williams (List Member)
Independent (1)
- Brendan Horan (List Member)
New Zealand Labour Party (1)
- Hon Damien O'Connor (Member for West Coast-Tasman)