A Christian MP's bill to ban on gay marriage was due to be voted on in Parliament yesterday, but was pulled from the order paper at the last minute by its sponsor, United Future's Larry Baldock. Sources in Parliament say that after contacting parties yesterday to ascertain support for his bill, Baldock pulled it when he realised he didn't have the numbers, which has been more or less confirmed by United Future. "The reason it has been deferred it is to allow time for proper lobbying, given that it has only been on the agenda for a week or two," press secretary Mark Stewart told GayNZ.com. "It's been a very quick process." If a vote had occurred yesterday, it is unclear what the split would have been. The Green and Progressive parties confirmed they would all have voted against it, whereas National, NZ First and United Future all planned to vote in favour. ACT planned a conscience vote, with leader Rodney Hide saying that it's quite possible some of his MPs would have voted in favour of it. However, he personally is opposed to it, the only right-of-centre party leader to take such a stance. "All New Zealanders should have the same rights, full stop," he told GayNZ.com. Labour declined to comment on their position until the bill is debated in Parliament, which has now been delayed to the next session for private members bills. These only occur fortnightly, but with the imminent reading of the Budget, the anti-gay bill is unlikely to come up again in the House before 8 June.