▁the ▁strong est ▁critics ▁of ▁the ▁bill ▁within ▁the ▁Labour ▁Party ▁was ▁Tar iana ▁Tur ia , ▁a ▁junior ▁minister . ▁Tur ia ▁indicated ▁on ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁occasions ▁that ▁she ▁might ▁vote ▁against ▁the ▁government ' s ▁bill , ▁but ▁for ▁a ▁considerable ▁time ▁refused ▁to ▁give ▁a ▁final ▁decision . ▁It ▁was ▁made ▁clear ▁that ▁voting ▁against ▁a ▁government ▁bill ▁was ▁" in compatible " ▁with ▁serving ▁as ▁a ▁minister , ▁and ▁that ▁doing ▁so ▁would ▁result ▁in ▁Tur ia ' s ▁dismiss al ▁from ▁that ▁role . ▁Tur ia ▁was ▁encourag ed ▁to ▁either ▁ab st ain ▁or ▁simply ▁be ▁absent ▁when ▁the ▁vote ▁was ▁taken . ▁On ▁ 3 0 ▁April , ▁however , ▁Tur ia ▁announced ▁that ▁she ▁would ▁vote ▁against ▁the ▁legisl ation , ▁and ▁would ▁res ign ▁( effect ive ▁ 1 7 ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 4 ) ▁from ▁the ▁Labour ▁Party ▁to ▁contest ▁a ▁by - e lection ▁in ▁her ▁elect or ate . ▁She ▁was ▁dismiss ed ▁from ▁her ▁minister ial ▁post ▁by ▁the ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁the ▁same ▁day . ▁Another ▁Labour ▁MP , ▁N ana ia ▁Mah uta , ▁eventually ▁decided ▁that ▁she ▁would ▁also ▁vote ▁against ▁the ▁bill , ▁but ▁chose ▁not ▁to ▁leave ▁the ▁Labour ▁Party . ▁Mah uta ▁had ▁no ▁minister ial ▁post ▁to ▁be ▁dismiss ed ▁from . ▁ ▁On ▁ 5 ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁a ▁h ik oi ▁( a ▁long ▁walk ▁or ▁march ▁— ▁in ▁this ▁case , ▁a ▁protest ▁march