Voting History
83% Family First Rating
- voted against Decriminalisation of Prostitution
- voted against Civil Unions
- voted against Relationships Bill
- voted for Parental Notification
- voted for Euthanasia
- voted against Care of Children Bill
- voted for Marriage Amendment
- voted against Anti-Smacking Law
- voted against Easter Sunday Trading
- voted for Easter Shop Trading
- voted for Raising Drinking Age
- voted for Banning Street Prostitution 1
Candidate Survey
80% Family First Rating
- Definition of marriage – Support
- Encourage marriage – Support
- Role and support of parents – Support
However, the government does have both a role and a duty to intervene when parents fail their obligations particularly when they are the recipients of government support
- CYF Complaints Authority – Support
- Parental choice for education – Support
There are 2 different issues here. Parental choice should be an option providing government's obligation to provide educational families nationwide is not neglected as a consequence. Quality, first-world educational outcomes should be the objective in every case
- Income Splitting – Support
If income splitting is worthy concept, it should apply regardless of where dependents are living
- Unborn child right to life – Support
The present law has been misrepresented and misinterpreted. The numbers speak for themselves meaning we effectively have abortion on demand
- Informed Consent for Abortion – Support
- Parental notification – Support
If that daughter is in their care
- Abstinence-based sex education – Undecided
Present statistics suggest that many parents are not doing that task adequately now
- Surrogacy – Undecided
That totally depends on the criteria and the protocols that go with it. There are many couples who would make good parents were it not for the husband / wife being unable to at present
- Embryonic stem cell research – Oppose
I am not satisfied with the science behind this
- Same sex couple adoption – Oppose
- Decriminalise euthanasia – Refuse To Say
This issue should be put to a referendum after at least three years of properly conducted public discussion
- Decriminalise marijuana – Oppose
- Ban on residential brothels – Support
- Ban on street prostitution – Support
- Criminalise buyer of prostitution – Support
- Improve broadcasting standards – Support
- Prevent public nudity – Support
- G-rated billboard advertising – Support
If G-rated means what the question suggests
- Raising drinking age – Oppose
Support on purchasing age only. To answer meaningfully the drinking age question, you need to state how you would police it
- Decriminalise smacking – Support
- Child Abuse Commission of Inquiry – Support
- Liberalise Easter trading laws – Refuse To Say
My party has always believed that local communities and their councils should decide this issue by local referendum
- Regulation of loan sharks – Support
- Reduced gambling – Support
- Welfare Vouchers for At-Risk – Oppose
We will not restore the integrity of the welfare state with a voucher system. The state benefits system is based on a social contract with recipients. We need to ensure that beneficiaries are aware of their duties and honour them.
- Binding Citizens’ Initiated Referenda – Support
Providing that a 75% Parliament vote against the referendum would prevail i.e. a 51% referendum affirmative vote could only be blocked by a 75% parliament negative vote. Switzerland failing to oppose Hitler and leaving it to the rest of us is a case in point.