;" ▁| ▁| ▁ ▁| ▁ ▁| - ▁| ▁ ▁Liberal ▁V ann in ▁Party ▁| ▁style =" background - color :# CC FF CC ;" ▁| ▁| ▁- ▁| ▁- ▁| - ▁| ▁style =" text - align : center ;" | Total || || style =" text - align : center ;" | 4 || style =" text - align : center ;" | 2 ' | } ▁ ▁The ▁measure ▁passed ▁the ▁cla uses ▁stage ▁on ▁ 1 ▁March . ▁Several ▁am end ments ▁which ▁would ▁have ▁allowed ▁registr ars ▁to ▁opt ▁out ▁of ▁conduct ing ▁same - sex ▁mar ri ages ▁were ▁rejected . ▁One ▁am end ment ▁the ▁House ▁did ▁agree ▁to ▁was ▁an ▁am end ment ▁to ▁allow ▁opposite - sex ▁cou ples ▁to ▁enter ▁into ▁civil ▁partners hips . ▁Con sequently , ▁the ▁bill ▁was ▁renamed ▁the ▁Mar riage ▁and ▁Civil ▁Part ners hip ▁( Am end ment ) ▁Bill ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁On ▁ 8 ▁March , ▁the ▁bill ▁was ▁approved ▁in ▁its ▁third ▁reading , ▁in ▁a ▁ 1 7 – 3 ▁vote . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 0 ▁May , ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Ke ys ▁approved ▁the ▁Council ' s ▁am end ments ▁in ▁a ▁un anim ous ▁ 2 2 ▁to ▁ 0 ▁vote . ▁ ▁The ▁bill ▁was ▁signed ▁in ▁T yn wald ▁Court ▁on ▁ 2 1 ▁June , ▁officially ▁becoming ▁the ▁Mar riage ▁and ▁Civil ▁Part ners hip ▁( Am end ment ) ▁Act ▁ 2