▁National ▁Party ▁in ▁the ▁ ▁elect or ate , ▁cutting ▁Sh and ' s ▁majority ▁from ▁ 2 , 1 1 1 ▁to ▁ 7 3 2 , ▁but ▁was ▁un success ful . ▁So on ▁afterwards ▁was ▁invited ▁to ▁contest ▁the ▁Labour ▁nom ination ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 7 ▁Pet one ▁by - e lection . ▁As ▁a ▁non - res ident ▁of ▁the ▁Well ington ▁area , ▁his ▁mention ing ▁caused ▁surprise , ▁ultimately ▁however ▁he ▁was ▁not ▁selected ▁as ▁the ▁candidate . ▁The ▁family ▁moved ▁to ▁Por ir ua , ▁where ▁he ▁successfully ▁cont ested ▁the ▁Por ir ua ▁elect or ate ▁( which ▁neighb oured ▁Pet one ) ▁in ▁the ▁ ▁for ▁the ▁Labour ▁Party . ▁ ▁Wall ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Catholic ▁faith ▁and ▁his ▁soci ally ▁conserv ative ▁views ▁frequently ▁led ▁him ▁to ▁cl ash ▁with ▁other ▁Labour ▁MP s ▁and ▁party ▁members . ▁He , ▁like ▁Norman ▁Kirk , ▁was ▁pro - life ▁and ▁sta unch ly ▁opposed ▁abort ion , ▁going ▁as ▁far ▁as ▁to ▁introduce ▁a ▁bill ▁aim ed ▁at ▁closing ▁private ▁abort ion ▁clin ics . ▁Wall ' s ▁next ▁cl ash ▁with ▁colle agues ▁came ▁over ▁the ▁Hom osex ual ▁Law ▁Reform ▁Act ▁ 1 9 8 6 ▁which ▁he ▁opposed . ▁Wall ▁went ▁as ▁far ▁as ▁to ▁propose ▁a ▁two - year ▁prison ▁sentence ▁for ▁anyone ▁telling ▁persons ▁under ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 2 0 ▁that ▁hom osex ual ▁behavior ▁was ▁normal . ▁When ▁the ▁vote ▁was ▁held