Civil Union vote 66-50

Well it was an interesting vote. Three people "no-voted" which is a bit different from abstained.All were Labour MP's and opponents of the bill.

Remember Ashraf Choudhary? He abstained at the final vote of the Prostitution Reform Bill. Yep, he was one who didn't turn up. Another was Winnie Laban. She opposed the Prostitution Bill right up until the last vote when she changed her mind.

The other one was Janet Mackey.Her daughter voted for it.

Interesting, though how the vote has been reported. As of this post, no one has reported who cast what vote, apart from this blog who has at least posted the names of the "no-voters".

Scoop reported the vote as 56-50. Another site had it right 66-50 with 3 no votes, or could it be that No Right Turn was half Right.

So, it's off to the Select committee for the Civil Union bill for hte next couple of momths. Many MPs who have supported this bill have supported it for the first reading have no intention of supporting it any further. For those who support this bill on the basis that it evens out discrimination are either telling lies or have not read the bill.

Those who have read the bills know damned well that the other bill to be voted on next week is the bill that evens up legal rights and discrimination. Some of the people who voted today haven't even read the bill.

It is touch and go whether this bill will pass. The first prostitution reform bill vote was 87 - 21. It passed by just one vote. However the lobbying for the Civil Union Bill will be stronger.


...:::UPDATE:::...
AYES: 66

Jim Anderton (Prog C, Wigram).
Rick Barker (Lab, Tukituki).
Tim Barnett (Lab, Christchurch Central).
David Benson-Pope (Lab, Dunedin South).
Georgina Beyer (Lab, Wairarapa).
Sue Bradford (Greens, list).
Don Brash (Nat, list).
Mark Burton (Lab, Taupo).
Chris Carter (Lab, list).
Steve Chadwick (Lab, Rotorua).
Helen Clark (Lab, Mt Albert).
Michael Cullen (Lab, list).
David Cunliffe (Lab, New Lynn).
Lianne Dalziel (Lab, Christchurch East).
Rod Donald (Greens, list).
Brian Donnelly (NZ First, list).
Helen Duncan (Labour, list).
Ruth Dyson (Lab, Banks Peninsula).
Gerrard Eckhoff (ACT, list).
Ian Ewen-Street (Greens, list).
Russell Fairbrother (Lab, Napier).
Jeanette Fitzsimons (Greens, list).
Stephen Franks (ACT, list).
Martin Gallagher (Lab, Hamilton West).
Phil Goff (Lab, Mt Roskill).
Mark Gosche (Lab, Maungakiekie).
Ann Hartley (Lab, Northcote).
George Hawkins (Lab, Manurewa).
Dave Hereora (Lab, list).
Rodney Hide (ACT, list).
Marian Hobbs (Lab, Wellington Central).
Pete Hodgson (Lab, Dunedin North).
Parekura Horomia (Lab, Ikaroa-Rawhiti).
Darren Hughes (Lab, Otaki).
Jonathan Hunt (Lab, list).
Sue Kedgley (Greens, list).
Annette King (Lab, Rongotai).
Keith Locke (Greens, list).
Moana Mackey (Lab, list).
Steve Maharey (Lab, Palmerston North).
Nanaia Mahuta (Lab, Tainui).
Trevor Mallard (Lab, Hutt South).
Ron Mark (NZ First, list).
Mahara Okeroa (Lab, Te Tai Tonga).
David Parker (Lab, Otago).
Mark Peck (Lab, Invercargill).
Jill Pettis (Lab, Whanganui).
Lynne Pillay (Lab, Waitakere).
Richard Prebble (ACT, list).
Katherine Rich (Nat, list).
Mita Ririnui (Lab, Waiariki).
Ross Robertson (Lab, Manukau East).
Matt Robson (Prog C, list).
Heather Roy (ACT, list).
Dover Samuels (Lab, Te Tai Tokerau).
Ken Shirley (ACT, list).
Clem Simich (Nat, Tamaki).
Lockwood Smith (Nat, Rodney).
Jim Sutton (Lab, Aoraki).
Nandor Tanczos (Greens, list).
Judith Tizard (Lab, Auckland Central).
Metiria Turei (Greens, list).
Mike Ward (Greens, list).
Margaret Wilson (Lab, list).
Pansy Wong (Nat, list).
Dianne Yates (Lab, list).


NOES: 50


Paul Adams (UF, list).
Marc Alexander (UF, list).
Shane Ardern (Nat, Taranaki-King Country).
Donna Awatere Huata (Independent).
Larry Baldock (United Future, list).
Peter Brown (NZ First, list).
Gerry Brownlee (Nat, Ilam).
David Carter (Nat, list).
John Carter (Nat, Northland).
Brent Catchpole (NZ First, list).
Deborah Coddington (ACT, list).
Judith Collins (Nat, Clevedon).
Brian Connell (Nat, Rakaia).
Gordon Copeland (UF, list).
Clayton Cosgrove (Lab, Waimakariri).
Peter Dunne (UF, Ohariu-Belmont).
Harry Duynhoven (Lab, New Plymouth).
Bill English (Nat, Clutha-Southland).
Taito Phillip Field (Lab, Mangere).
Sandra Goudie (Nat, Coromandel).
Bill Gudgeon (NZ First, list).
Phil Heatley (Nat, Whangarei).
Paul Hutchison (Nat, Port Waikato).
Dail Jones (NZ First, list).
John Key (Nat, Helensville).
Wayne Mapp (Nat, North Shore).
Murray McCully (Nat, Albany).
Craig McNair (NZ First, list).
Muriel Newman (ACT, list).
Damien O'Connor (Lab, West Coast-Tasman).
Bernie Ogilvy (UF, list).
Pita Paraone (NZ First, list).
Edwin Perry (NZ First, list).
Jim Peters (NZ First, list).
Winston Peters (NZ First, Tauranga).
Simon Power (Nat, Rangitikei).
Tony Ryall (Nat, Bay of Plenty).
Lynda Scott (Nat, Kaikoura).
Murray Smith (UF, list).
Nick Smith (Nat, Nelson).
Roger Sowry (Nat, list).
Barbara Stewart (NZ First, list).
Paul Swain (Lab, Rimutaka).
John Tamihere (Lab, Tamaki Makarau).
Georgina te Heuheu (Nat, list).
Lindsay Tisch (Nat, Piako).
Judy Turner (UF, list).
Maurice Williamson (Nat, Pakuranga).
Doug Woolerton (NZ First, list).
Richard Worth (Nat, Epsom