New Zealand’s longest-serving Member of Parliament Nick Smith, has apologised for voting against same-sex marriages in his valedictory address to the house after submitting his resignation.
Much of the details about his resignation remain undisclosed. However, he expressed his regret about voting against gay marriages after his son Logan came out a few years ago.Smith was first elected to the NZ Parliament in 1990, and has previously served in the cabinet including as Environment minister, Education minister and Housing minister.
NZ had legalised civil unions for same-sex couples in 2005.In April 2012, Labour Party MP Louisa Wall had introduced a private member’s Bill – Marriage (Definition of Marriage) Amendment Bill, to allow same-sex.
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