same-sex marriage law reform. In 2004, Tisch voted against the Civil Union Act 2004, a bill making it legal for those in same-sex as well as heterosexual relationships to enter into a civil-union. In 2005, Tisch voted for Gordon Copeland's Marriage (Gender Clarification) Amendment Bill, a bill which would have amended the Marriage Act to define marriage as only between a man and woman. In 2012 and 2013, Tisch voted against the Marriage (Definition of Marriage) Amendment Bill, a bill allowing same-sex couples to marry in New Zealand. Honours Tisch was one of the 3,632 recipients of the New Zealand 1990 Commemoration Medal, which he received for services to the public. In the 2018 New Year Honours, Tisch was appointed a Companion of the Queen's Service Order for services as a Member of Parliament. In the 2020 New Year Honours, his wife, Leonie, was awarded the Queen's Service Medal, for services to health and the community. References |- |- |- 1947 births Living people Companions of the Queen's Service Order New Zealand National Party MPs New Zealand MPs for North Island electorates Unsuccessful candidates in the 1996 New Zealand general election People from Matamata Members of the New Zealand House of Representatives People from Auckland Lincoln University (New Zealand) alumni 21st-century New Zealand politicians