Voting History
N/A Family First Rating
Candidate Survey
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Marriage 1 Man/Woman – Support
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Oppose polygamy / group marriage – Oppose
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Encourage marriage – Support
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Role and support of parents – Support
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CYF Complaints Authority – Support
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Parental choice for education – Support
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Income Splitting – Support
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Decriminalisation of Abortion – Oppose *
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Unborn child right to life – Support
Sensible provision needs to be made to address cases when there is a medical risk to mother etc.
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Informed Consent for Abortion – Support
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Parental notification – Support
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Abstinence-based sex education – Support
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Surrogacy – Undecided
tend toward oppose but see possible exceptions where the surrogate is volunteering and not a biological parent of the child
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Embryonic stem cell research – Oppose
no major breakthroughs have come from embryo stem cells. Not opposed to ethics council approved use of adult stem cells
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Same sex couple adoption – Oppose
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Decriminalise euthanasia – Oppose
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Full resourcing of palliative care – Support
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Decriminalise marijuana – Oppose
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Ban on residential brothels – Support
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Ban on street prostitution – Support
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Criminalise buyer of prostitution – Support
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Improve broadcasting standards – Support
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Public Indecency – Support
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Billboard advertising – Support
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Raising drinking age – Support
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Alcohol law reform (5+ Solution) – Support
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Decriminalise smacking – Support
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Liberalise Easter trading laws – Oppose
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Regulation of loan sharks – Support
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Reduced gambling – Support
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Welfare Vouchers for At-Risk – Support
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Binding Citizens’ Initiated Referenda – Support
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Paid parental leave (6 months) – Support
conditional on affordability. Do not agree to increased borrowing to fund new initiatives so money has to be found from existing budget
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Three strikes legislation – Support
but recognise that the legislation is only necessary as penalties on first and second offences are too light and do not require prisoner to work. Tougher sentencing, and prisoners working, could render 3 strikes laws redundant