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2005 Election: Voting Information

2005 Election: Voting Information. Prepared by Jim Stowers. Death with Dignity Bill - 1st Reading. No. of. Party. MPs. Greens. 9. Labour. 52. Progressive. 2. ACT. 9. NZ First. 13. National. 27. UFNZ. 8. 0%. 20%. 40%. 60%. 80%. 100%. %. of. Party’s. Votes.

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2005 Election: Voting Information

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  1. 2005 Election: Voting Information Prepared by Jim Stowers

  2. Death with Dignity Bill - 1st Reading No. of Party MPs Greens 9 Labour 52 Progressive 2 ACT 9 NZ First 13 National 27 UFNZ 8 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% % of Party’s Votes - Opposed Bill - Supported Bill - Abstained N.B. Statistics compiled by analysis of original Hansard documents

  3. Prostitution Reform Bill - 3rd Reading No. of Party MPs Greens 9 Labour 52 Progressive 2 ACT 9 NZ First 13 National 27 UFNZ 8 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% - Opposed Bill - Supported Bill - Abstained - Abstained

  4. Care of Children - Parental Notification Amendment (Underage Abortion) No. of Party MPs Greens 9 Labour 51 Progressive 2 ACT 9 NZ First 13 National 27 UFNZ 8 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% Votes - Opposed Amendment - Supported Amendment I.e. Amendment to notify parents

  5. Civil Union Bill - 3rd Reading No. of Party MPs Greens 9 Labour 51 Progressive 2 ACT 9 NZ First 13 National 27 UFNZ 8 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% % of Party’s Votes - Opposed Bill - Supported Bill

  6. Relationships Bill - 3rd Reading No. of Party MPs Greens 9 Labour 51 Progressive 2 ACT 9 NZ First 13 National 27 UFNZ 8 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% % of Party’s Votes - Opposed Bill - Supported Bill

  7. Party Moral Voting History Chart adapted from Voice for Life N.Z. original * Information obtained from research on MP statements, voting records etc.

  8. Planned for debate July 27 Smith’s amendment will appropriately define “reasonable force” N.B. Bill will make physical discipline illegal

  9. Parties' Moral Voting Record 2003 - 2005 No. of Party MPs Greens 9 Labour 51 Progressive 2 ACT 9 NZ First 13 National 27 UFNZ 8 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% % of Party’s Votes - Uphold Civil Society - Oppose Civil Society - Abstained N.B. Includes all preceding Bills, except the prospective “Crimes Amendment” one

  10. Avoid Ineffective Votes Don’t vote for a Party you don’t support 2002 Election Results Parties that didn’t cross these thresholds - (5% of total votes cast or 1 Electoral Seat) NAME VOTES % OF ALL VOTESChristian Heritage 27,492 1.35Outdoor Recreation NZ * 25,985 1.28Alliance 25,888 1.27Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis 12,987 0.64Mana Maori Movement 4,980 0.25One NZ 1,782 0.09NMP 274 0.01 TOTAL 99,388 4.90 These votes were discarded from final consideration of the number of MPs in Parliament * Since affiliated with United Future.

  11. Adjustment Results Parties that did cross the threshold • (A)(B) • NAME Share of all votes on After vote adjustment • election night (%) (% share) • Labour ** 41.26 43.28National ** 20.93 22.01NZ First ** 10.38 10.92ACT 7.14 7.51Green ** 7.00 7.36United Future 6.69 7.03Progressive Coalition 1.70 1.79Minor Parties 4.90 – • TOTAL 100.00 100.00 • ** These parties benefitted from the votes cast for parties that didn’t cross the threshold

  12. Here’s what happened The votes for parties that didn’t cross the 5% or 1 electoral seat thresholds were dropped out of consideration. For parties that crossed the thresholds, the votes that were left increased their overall %. It also affected how many MPs they ended up with. Green United Future Progressive Discarded Votes Labour National N.Z First ACT

  13. Adjustment Results • Votes Gained after Adjustment • NAME % +Labour 2.02 • Green .36 • National 1.08 • United Future .34NZ First .54 • Progressive Coalition .09ACT .37 MPs Gained after Adjustment Party No. of MPs Names Labour (3) Helen Duncan, Dave Hereora, Ashraf Choudhary *National (2) Pansy Wong, Katherine RichNZ First (1) Brent Catchpole Green (1) Mike Ward * Choudhary’s abstention allowed the Prostitution Reform Act to be passed

  14. When you vote, be wise in 2005!

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