Marriage Equality Bill passes second test in New Zealand
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[QUOTE]Same-sex marriage in New Zealand came another step closer this evening after Parliament backed a bill to legalise it at the second reading.
MPs voted to support it by 77 votes to 44.
The bill's sponsor, Labour MP Louisa Wall, told Parliament and a near-full public gallery that the discussion of her bill had highlighted the discrimination felt by gay communities in New Zealand.
"The agony and hardship that so many who bravely made submissions have had to face is unreasonable. But what's totally unacceptable, is the state perpetuating that agony and hardship by not issuing marriage licences to loving, consenting and eligible non-heterosexual couples."
She stressed the importance of freedom of religion in making the law change, but also made a plea to churches to consider the rights of the gay and transgender community "with love, compassion and reason".[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE]If it passed into law, there is a four-month stand-down period before same-sex and transgender marriages could take place.
The bill passed its first reading by 80 votes to 40.[/QUOTE]
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[QUOTE][B]Marriage (Definition of Marriage) Amendment Bill[/B][B]How they voted: 2nd reading[/B]
[B]FOR: 77[/B]
[B]National:[/B] Amy Adams, Chris Auchinvole, Maggie Barry, Paula Bennett, Jackie Blue, Cam Calder, David Carter, Judith Collins, Jacqui Dean, Craig Foss, Aaron Gilmore (new MP), Paul Goldsmith, Jo Goodhew, Tim Groser, Tau Henare, Paul Hutchison, Nikki Kaye, Steven Joyce, John Key, Hekia Parata, Jami-Lee Ross, Scott Simpson, Chris Tremain, Nicky Wagner, Kate Wilkinson, Maurice Williamson.
[B]Labour:[/B] Jacinda Ardern, Carol Beaumont (new MP), David Clark, Clayton Cosgrove, David Cunliffe, Clare Curran, Lianne Dalziel, Ruth Dyson, Kris Faafoi, Darien Fenton, Phil Goff, Chris Hipkins, Parekura Horomia, Raymond Huo (did not vote first reading), Shane Jones, Annette King, Iain Lees-Galloway, Andrew Little, Moana Mackey, Nanaia Mahuta, Trevor Mallard, Sue Moroney, David Parker, Rajen Prasad, Grant Robertson, David Shearer, Maryan Street, Rino Tirikatene, Phil Twyford, Louisa Wall, Megan Woods.
[B]Greens:[/B] Steffan Browning, David Clendon, Catherine Delahunty, Julie-Anne Genter, Kennedy Graham, Kevin Hague, Gareth Hughes, Jan Logie, Mojo Mathers, Russel Norman, Denise Roche, Metiria Turei, Eugenie Sage, Holly Walker.
[B]Maori Party:[/B] Pita Sharples, Te Ururoa Flavell, Tariana Turia
[B]United Future:[/B] Peter Dunne
[B]ACT:[/B] John Banks
[B]Mana:[/B] Hone Harawira
[B]AGAINST:[/B] 44
[B]National:[/B] Shane Ardern, Kanwaljit Singh Bakshi, David Bennett, Chester Borrows, Simon Bridges, Gerry Brownlee (changed vote), Jonathan Coleman (changed vote), Bill English, Chris Finlayson, Nathan Guy, John Hayes, Phil Heatley, Colin King, Melissa Lee, Sam Lotu-Iiga, Tim Macindoe, Todd McClay, Murray McCully (changed vote), Ian McKelvie (changed vote), Mark Mitchell, Alfred Ngaro, Simon O'Connor, Eric Roy, Tony Ryall, Mike Sabin, Katrina Shanks, Nick Smith, Lindsay Tisch, Anne Tolley, Louise Upston, Michael Woodhouse, Jian Yang, Jonathan Young.
[B]Labour:[/B] Damien O'Connor, Ross Robertson, Su'a William Sio
[B]NZ First:[/B] Asenati Lole-Taylor, Tracey Martin, Winston Peters, Richard Prosser, Barbara Stewart, Andrew Williams, Denis O'Rourke.
[B]Independent:[/B] Brendan Horan[/QUOTE]
I'm surprised our government just hasn't fucked something up. woah
Yay progress!
Took long enough for New Zealanders, but good.
not impressed with the nz firsters voting against. i voted for those fuckers
[QUOTE=Lachz0r;39898055]not impressed with the nz firsters voting against. i voted for those fuckers[/QUOTE]
They sound like generic conservative tools along the lines of UKIP
I want to make a sheep joke but im not clever enough.
still 44 voters too many
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