Thursday, 7 April 2011
Vote: Appointments — Abortion Supervisory Committee
🗳️ That the motion be amended by omitting “Reverend Patricia Ann Allan of Christchurch” and substituting “Dr Ate Moala of Wellington”
Moved by
Hon Dame Tariana Turia
(Māori Party — Member for Te Tai Hauāuru)
The ASSISTANT SPEAKER (Eric Roy): I will make this very clear. An amendment has been moved by the Hon Tariana Turia to omit the words “the Reverend Patricia Ann Allan of Christchurch” and substitute the words “Dr Ate Moala of Wellington”. That is the... 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
(31 Ayes – 67 Noes – 23 Absent)
✓ Ayes (31)
New Zealand National Party (27)
- Shane Ardern (Member for Taranaki-King Country)
- Chris Auchinvole (Member for West Coast-Tasman)
- Kanwaljit Singh Bakshi (List Member)
- Jackie Blue (List Member)
- Chester Borrows (Member for Whanganui)
- Hon Simon Bridges (Member for Tauranga)
- John Carter (Member for Northland)
- Hon Jacqui Dean (Member for Waitaki)
- Bill English (Member for Clutha-Southland)
- Hon Christopher Finlayson (List Member)
- Aaron Gilmore (List Member)
- Jo Goodhew (Member for Rangitata)
- Sandra Goudie (Member for Coromandel)
- Hon Nathan Guy (Member for Ōtaki)
- Phil Heatley (Member for Whangārei)
- Tau Henare (List Member)
- 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)
- Hekia Parata (List Member)
- Paul Quinn (List Member)
- Eric Roy (Member for Invercargill)
- Katrina Shanks (List Member)
- Lindsay Tisch (Member for Waikato)
- Hon Michael Woodhouse (List Member)
- Jonathan Young (Member for New Plymouth)
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)
✕ Noes (66)
New Zealand Labour Party (25)
- Rick Barker (List Member)
- Carol Beaumont (List Member)
- Charles Chauvel (List Member)
- David Cunliffe (Member for New Lynn)
- Hon Kelvin Davis (List Member)
- Hon Kris Faafoi (Member for Mana)
- Darien Fenton (List Member)
- Pete Hodgson (Member for Dunedin North)
- 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)
- Moana Lynore Mackey (List Member)
- 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)
- Lynne Pillay (List Member)
- Rajen Prasad (List Member)
- Mita Ririnui (List Member)
- Hon Grant Robertson (Member for Wellington Central)
- Hon Carmel Sepuloni (List Member)
- Hon Maryan Street (List Member)
- Hon Phil Twyford (List Member)
New Zealand National Party (25)
- Hon David Bennett (Member for Hamilton East)
- Hon Paula Bennett (Member for Waitakere)
- Hon Gerry Brownlee (Member for Ilam)
- Cam Calder (List Member)
- David Carter (List Member)
- Jonathan Coleman (Member for Northcote)
- Craig Foss (Member for Tukituki)
- Tim Groser (List Member)
- Paul Hutchison (Member for Hunua)
- Hon Steven Joyce (List Member)
- Colin King (Member for Kaikōura)
- Wayne Mapp (Member for North Shore)
- Murray McCully (Member for East Coast Bays)
- Allan Peachey (Member for Tāmaki)
- Simon Power (Member for Rangitīkei)
- Jami-Lee Ross (Member for Botany)
- Tony Ryall (Member for Bay of Plenty)
- Hon Dr Nick Smith (Member for Nelson)
- Lockwood Smith (Member for Rodney)
- Georgina Te Heuheu (List Member)
- Hon Anne Tolley (Member for East Coast)
- Chris Tremain (Member for Napier)
- Hon Nicky Wagner (List Member)
- Kate Wilkinson (List Member)
- Maurice Williamson (Member for Pakuranga)
Green Party of Aotearoa / New Zealand (9)
- David Clendon (List Member)
- Catherine Delahunty (List Member)
- Kennedy Graham (List Member)
- Kevin Hague (List Member)
- Gareth Hughes (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)
- Hilary Calvert (List Member)
- Roger Douglas (List Member)
- Heather Roy (List Member)
Independent (2)
- Chris Carter (Member for Te Atatū)
- Hone Harawira (Member for Te Tai Tokerau)
United Future New Zealand (1)
- Peter Dunne (Member for Ōhāriu)