Friday, September 10, 2010



Manukau prostitution v2.0: The vote

So, who voted for the Manukau City Council (Regulation of Prostitution in Specified Places) Bill? Thanks to a source in Parliament, here are the details:

AyesNoes
  • Amy Adams (National, Selwyn)
  • Shane Ardern (National, Taranaki-King Country)
  • Chris Auchinvole (National, Est Coast-Tasman)
  • Kanwaljit Singh Bakshi (National, List)
  • David Bennett (National, Hamilton East)
  • Paula Bennett (National, Waitakere)
  • Jackie Blue (National, List)
  • Chester Borrows (National, Whanganui)
  • John Boscawen (ACT, List)
  • Simon Bridges (National, Tauranga)
  • Gerry Brownlee (National, Ilam)
  • Cam Calder (National, List)
  • David Carter (National, List)
  • John Carter (National, Northland)
  • Ashraf Choudhary (Labour, List)
  • David Clendon (Green, List)
  • Jonathan Coleman (National, Northcote)
  • Judith Collins (National, Papakura)
  • Clayton Cosgrove (Labour, Waimakariri)
  • Kelvin Davis (Labour, List)
  • Jacqui Dean (National, Waitaki)
  • Roger Douglas (ACT, List)
  • Bill English (National, Clutha-Southland)
  • Chris Finlayson (National, List)
  • Craig Foss (National, Tukituki)
  • David Garrett (ACT, List)
  • Aaron Gilmore (National, List)
  • Phil Goff (Labour, Mt Roskill)
  • Jo Goodhew (National, Rangitata)
  • Sandra Goudie (National, Coromandel)
  • Kennedy Graham (Green, List)
  • Tim Groser (National, List)
  • Nathan Guy (National, Otaki)
  • George Hawkins (Labour, Manurewa)
  • John Hayes (National, Wairarapa)
  • Phil Heatley (National, Whangarei)
  • Tau Henare (National, List)
  • Rodney Hide (ACT, List)
  • Pete Hodgson (Labour, Dunedin North)
  • Raymond Huo (Labour, List)
  • Paul Hutchison (National, Hunua)
  • Shane Jones (Labour, List)
  • Steven Joyce (National, List)
  • Nikki Kaye (National, Auckland Central)
  • John Key (National, Helensville)
  • Colin King (National, kaikoura)
  • Melissa Lee (National, List)
  • Pesata Sam Lotu-Iiga (National, Maungakiekie)
  • Tim Macindoe (National, Hamilton West)
  • Nanaia Mahuta (Labour, Hauraki-Waikato)
  • Wayne Mapp (National, North Shore)
  • Todd McClay (National, Rotorua)
  • Murray McCully (National, East Coast Bays)
  • Stuart Nash (Labour, List)
  • Damien O’Connor (Labour, List)
  • Hekia Parata (National, List)
  • David Parker (Labour, List)
  • Allan Peachey (National, Tamaki)
  • Simon Power (National, Rangitikei)
  • Rajen Prasad (Labour, List)
  • Paul Quinn (National, List)
  • Mita Ririnui (Labour, List)
  • H V Ross Robertson (Labour, Manukau East)
  • Eric Roy (National, Invercargill)
  • Heather Roy (ACT, List)
  • Tony Ryall (National, Bay of Plenty)
  • Katrina Shanks (National, List)
  • Su'a William Sio (Labour, Mangere)
  • Lockwood Smith (National, Rodney)
  • Nick Smith (National, Nelson)
  • Georgina Te HeuHeu (National, List)
  • Lindsay Tisch (National, Waikato)
  • Anne Tolley (National, East Coast)
  • Chris Tremain (National, Napier)
  • Phil Twyford (Labour, List)
  • Louise Upston (National, Taupo)
  • Nicky Wagner (National, List)
  • Kate Wilkinson (National, List)
  • Maurice Williamson (National, Pakuranga)
  • Pansy Wong (National, Botony)
  • Michael Woodhouse (National, List)
  • Jonathan Young (National, New Plymouth)
  • Jacinda Ardern (Labour, List)
  • Rick Barker (Labour, List)
  • Carol Beaumont (Labour, List)
  • Brendon Burns (Labour, Christchurch Central)
  • Steve Chadwick (Labour, List)
  • Charles Chauvel (Labour, List)
  • David Cunliffe (Labour, New Lynn)
  • Clare Curran (Labour, Dunedin South)
  • Lianne Dalziel (Labour, Christchurch East)
  • Catherine Delahunty (Green, List)
  • Ruth Dyson (Labour, Port Hills)
  • Darien Fenton (Labour, List)
  • Te Ururoa Flavell
  • Kevin Hague (Green, List)
  • Hone Harawira (Maori Party, Te Tai Tokerau)
  • Chris Hipkins (Labour, Rimutuka)
  • Parakura Horomia (Labour, Ikaroa-Rawhiti)
  • Darren Hughes (Labour, List)
  • Gareth Hughes (Green, List)
  • Rahui Katene (Maori Party, Te Tai Tonga)
  • Sue Kedgley (Green, List)
  • Annette King (Labour, Rongotai)
  • Luamanuvao Winnie Laban (Labour, Mana)
  • Iain Lees-Galloway (Labour, Palmerston North)
  • Keith Locke (Green, List)
  • Moana Mackey (Labour, List)
  • Trevor Mallard (Labour, Hutt South)
  • Sue Moroney (Labour, List)
  • Lynne Pillay (Labour, List)
  • Grant Robertson (Labour, Wellington Central)
  • Carmel Sepuloni (Labour, List)
  • Pita Sharlples (Maori Party, Tamaki-Makauru)
  • David Shearer (Labour, Mt Albert)
  • Maryan Street (Labour, List)
  • Metiria Turei (Green, List)
  • Tariana Turia (Maori Party, Te Tai Hauauru)

No vote was recorded for Jim Anderton, Chris Carter, Peter Dunne and Russel Norman.

As for patterns, the generational divide among Labour is again very apparent, with the majority of its new, young intake opposing the bill. The Greens split their vote, with newer MPs David Clendon and Kennedy Graham voting in favour; its a worrying sign that the party is backing away from social liberalism, and we'll have to keep an eye on them. National, dominated by social conservatives, bloc-voted for the bill. And ACT once again showed that the only freedom it actually cares about is the freedom of the rich not to pay taxes, with unanimous support (even from Hide and Roy, who had opposed this measure last time round).

Some of those voting in favour may have done so because its a local bill, and manukau City deserves a hearing for its money. So its not lost yet. But such a large first-reading majority is a very worrying sign. And as we've seen with the Whanganui gang-patch bill, these sorts of local measures end up being district-wide bans, and create pressure for similar legislation in other areas.