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Members of the 38th Canadian Parliament and same-sex marriage

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This article lists the members of the 38th Parliament of Canada and how they voted on the Civil Marriage Act (Bill C-38), which amended the Marriage Act of Canada to recognize same-sex marriage. The legislation was later challenged in the 39th Canadian Parliament.

Result of parliamentary vote on the third and final reading of Bill C-38, legalizing same-sex marriage across Canada.

Votes

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House of Commons

Group For Against Absent Total
  Liberal cabinet 36 0 1 37
  Liberal backbench 59 32 4 95
  Conservatives 3 93 2 98
Bloc Québécois 43 5 6 54
  NDP 17 1 1 19
  Independents 0 2 2 4
Totals 158 133 16 307
  • This tally does not include the Speaker, who only votes in the House if there is a tie.

Up to 154 votes were needed to ensure the legislation passes, although the only formal requirement for passing legislation is the assent of a majority of members in attendance for the vote.

Senate

Group For Against Abstain Absent Total
  Liberals 41 5 2 14 62
  Conservatives 1 15 1 5 22
  Independents 2 1 0 2 5
  Progressive Conservatives 2 0 0 3 5
  Independent NDP 1 0 0 0 1
Totals 47 21 3 24 95
  • For the purposes of this table, the Speaker of the Senate, who did not vote, is counted as an absentee since the official Senate tabulation does not list him as an abstainer.

Background

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The Globe and Mail's analysis on December 13, 2004 placed the upper limit of opposed votes at 142.

Most of the Liberal cabinet, the Bloc Québécois (BQ) and the New Democratic Party (NDP) voted in favour of the Bill, while most of the Conservative Party members were against it. In the Liberal backbench, about 2/3 of members voted in favour.

On April 12, 2005, a vote was held on an amendment to Bill C-38 proposed by the Leader of the Opposition, Stephen Harper. The amendment would have stopped C-38 from advancing and maintained the "traditional" definition of marriage. The proposed amendment was defeated by a vote of 164 to 132. Ten MPs were absent, including 5 BQ MPs who reportedly oppose the bill. Certain MPs who had previously not declared their positions on the issue revealed their stands on the bill in this vote. All of these voted against the amendment, and therefore can be assumed to be in favour of same-sex marriage. Liberal MP Joe Comuzzi, who months prior to the vote mused about resigning his post as Minister of State, voted against the amendment because "it was a Conservative motion".[citation needed]

A vote-in-principle was expected around April 19, but Conservatives stalled the bill by bringing up more MPs to speak on the issue. The 2nd reading vote came up on a recorded division, and passed 164–137. The rise in votes for the opposition came from several Bloc MPs who were absent for Harper's amendment, but present for the 2nd reading vote.

Bill C-38 entered Report Stage on June 16, 2005. After exiting committee, the Government agreed to amendments to the bill that will further protect religious officials who do not wish to perform same-sex marriages, and to protect charitable organizations from losing their tax status.

The third reading vote on that bill in the House was expected the final week of June, after the House adopted a motion (supported by the Liberals, Bloc Québécois, and NDP) to extend the sitting of the house. Bill C-48 passed just before midnight on June 23, 2005 when the Liberals agreed with the Bloc and NDP to force a snap vote on the bill. The snap vote on C-48 was significant because if all Conservative MPs were present for the vote, and if all Bloc opposed, and the Independents voted as they usually did, the Government would have been defeated.

House of Commons

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Liberal Cabinet

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As per the principle of cabinet solidarity, all cabinet ministers were expected to vote in favour of government-introduced legislation. While backbench MPs in 2003, six future cabinet ministers voted in favour of a Canadian Alliance motion defining marriage in exclusively traditional terms. Joe Comuzzi decided to leave cabinet in order to vote against SSM. John Efford, a cabinet minister who recently opposed SSM decided to vote in favour of C-38. Former Liberal MP Pat O'Brien said he was personally told by six ministers that they may leave the cabinet rather than support SSM legislation, but this did not happen. Stephen Harper has pressured Paul Martin to allow his cabinet members a free vote, citing the precedent of Brian Mulroney in a capital punishment vote in 1988.

Name 2003 Alliance motion Harper amend. 2nd reading 3rd reading Riding
Reg Alcock No No Yes Yes Winnipeg South, MB
Mauril Bélanger No No Yes Yes Ottawa—Vanier, ON
Carolyn Bennett No No Yes Yes St. Paul's, ON
Ethel Blondin-Andrew No No Yes Yes Western Arctic, NT
Claudette Bradshaw No No Yes Yes Moncton—Riverview—Dieppe, NB
Scott Brison No No Yes Yes Kings—Hants, NS
Aileen Carroll Absent No Yes Yes Barrie, ON
Raymond Chan No Yes Yes Richmond, BC
Irwin Cotler Absent No Yes Yes Mount Royal, QC
Stéphane Dion No No Yes Yes Saint-Laurent—Cartierville, QC
Ujjal Dosanjh No Yes Yes Vancouver South, BC
Ken Dryden No Yes Yes York Centre, ON
John Efford Yes No Yes Absent Avalon, NL
David Emerson No Yes Yes Vancouver Kingsway, BC
Joe Fontana Yes No Yes Yes London North Centre, ON
Liza Frulla No No Yes Yes Jeanne-Le Ber, QC
John Godfrey No No Yes Yes Don Valley West, ON
Ralph Goodale No No Yes Yes Wascana, SK
Bill Graham No No Yes Yes Toronto Centre, ON
Albina Guarnieri Yes No Yes Yes Mississauga East—Cooksville, ON
Tony Ianno No No Yes Yes Trinity—Spadina, ON
Jean Lapierre No Yes Yes Outremont, QC
Paul Martin No No Yes Yes LaSalle—Émard, QC
John McCallum No No Yes Yes Markham—Unionville, ON
Joe McGuire Yes No Yes Yes Egmont, PE
Anne McLellan No No Yes Yes Edmonton Centre, AB
Andy Mitchell No No Yes Yes Parry Sound-Muskoka, ON
Stephen Owen Absent No Yes Yes Vancouver Quadra, BC
Jim Peterson No No Yes Yes Willowdale, ON
Pierre Pettigrew No No Yes Yes Papineau, QC
Geoff Regan No No Yes Yes Halifax West, NS
Lucienne Robillard No No Yes Yes Westmount—Ville-Marie, QC
Jacques Saada No No Yes Yes Brossard—La Prairie, QC
Andy Scott No No Yes Yes Fredericton, NB
Belinda Stronach No Yes Yes Newmarket—Aurora, ON
Tony Valeri Absent No Yes Yes Hamilton East—Stoney Creek, ON
Joe Volpe Yes No Yes Yes Eglinton—Lawrence, ON

Liberal backbench

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At the Liberal biennial convention in March, delegates overwhelmingly approved same-sex marriage as a matter of party policy. Paul Martin allowed his caucus a free vote.

Name 2003 Alliance motion Harper amend. 2nd reading 3rd reading Riding
Peter Adams No No Yes Yes Peterborough, ON
David Anderson No No Yes Yes Victoria, BC
Jean Augustine No No Yes Yes Etobicoke—Lakeshore, ON
Larry Bagnell No No Yes Yes Yukon, YT
Navdeep Bains No Yes Yes Mississauga—Brampton South, ON
Eleni Bakopanos Absent No Yes Absent Ahuntsic, QC
Sue Barnes No No Yes Yes London West, ON
Colleen Beaumier No No Yes Yes Brampton West, ON
Don Bell No Yes Yes North Vancouver, BC
Maurizio Bevilacqua No No Yes Yes Vaughan, ON
Françoise Boivin No Yes Yes Gatineau, QC
Ray Bonin Yes Yes No No Nickel Belt, ON
Ken Boshcoff Yes No No Thunder Bay—Rainy River, ON
Don Boudria No No Yes Yes Glengarry—Prescott—Russell, ON
Bonnie Brown No No Yes Yes Oakville, ON
Sarmite Bulte No No Yes Yes Parkdale—High Park, ON
Gerry Byrne No Yes No Absent Humber—St. Barbe—Baie Verte, NL
John Cannis Yes Yes No No Scarborough Centre, ON
Gary Carr Yes No No Halton, ON
Marlene Catterall No No Yes Yes Ottawa West—Nepean, ON
Brenda Chamberlain Yes Yes No No Guelph, ON
Denis Coderre No No Yes Yes Bourassa, QC
Joe Comuzzi Absent No Yes No Thunder Bay—Superior North, ON
Roy Cullen No Yes No Paired Etobicoke North, ON
Rodger Cuzner No Yes No No Cape Breton—Canso, NS
Jean-Claude D'Amours No Yes Yes Madawaska—Restigouche, NB
Paul DeVillers No No Yes Yes Simcoe North, ON
Ruby Dhalla No Yes Yes Brampton—Springdale, ON
Claude Drouin No No Yes Yes Beauce, QC
Wayne Easter No No Yes Yes Malpeque, PE
Mark Eyking Yes No Yes Yes Sydney—Victoria, NS
Raymonde Folco No Absent Yes Yes Laval—Les Îles, QC
Hedy Fry No No Yes Yes Vancouver Centre, BC
Roger Gallaway Absent Yes No No Sarnia—Lambton, ON
Marc Godbout No Yes Yes Ottawa—Orléans, ON
Mark Holland No Yes Yes Ajax—Pickering, ON
Charles Hubbard Yes Yes No No Miramichi, NB
Marlene Jennings No No Yes Yes Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Lachine, QC
Susan Kadis No Yes Yes Thornhill, ON
Nancy Karetak-Lindell No No Yes Yes Nunavut, NU
Jim Karygiannis Yes Yes No No Scarborough—Agincourt, ON
Wajid Khan Yes No No Mississauga—Streetsville, ON
Walt Lastewka Yes Yes No No St. Catharines, ON
Dominic LeBlanc N N Yes Yes Beauséjour, NB
Derek Lee Yes Yes No No Scarborough—Rouge River, ON
Judi Longfield Yes Yes No No Whitby—Oshawa, ON
Lawrence MacAulay Absent Yes No No Cardigan, PE
Paul Macklin No No Yes Yes Northumberland—Quinte West, ON
Gurbax Malhi Yes Yes No No Bramalea—Gore—Malton, ON
John Maloney Yes Yes No No Welland, ON
Diane Marleau No No Yes Yes Sudbury, ON
Keith Martin Yes No Yes Yes Esquimalt—Juan de Fuca, BC
Bill Matthews Absent Yes No No Random—Burin—St. George's, NL
David McGuinty No Yes Yes Ottawa South, ON
John McKay Yes Yes No No Scarborough-Guildwood, ON
Dan McTeague Yes Yes No No Pickering—Scarborough East, ON
Maria Minna No No Yes Yes Beaches—East York, ON
Shawn Murphy Yes No Yes Yes Charlottetown, PE
Lynn Myers Absent No Yes Yes Kitchener—Conestoga, ON
Anita Neville No No Yes Yes Winnipeg South Centre, MB
Massimo Pacetti Absent Yes No No Saint-Léonard—Saint-Michel, QC
Denis Paradis No No Yes Yes Brome—Missisquoi, QC
Bernard Patry No No No Paired Pierrefonds—Dollard, QC
Beth Phinney No No Yes Yes Hamilton Mountain, ON
Jerry Pickard Yes No Yes Yes Chatham-Kent—Essex, ON
Russ Powers No Yes Yes Ancaster—Dundas—Flam.—Westdale, ON
Marcel Proulx No Absent Absent Yes Hull—Aylmer, QC
Yasmin Ratansi No Yes Yes Don Valley East, ON
Karen Redman No No Yes Yes Kitchener Centre, ON
Pablo Rodriguez No Yes Yes Honoré—Mercier, QC
Anthony Rota No Yes Yes Nipissing—Timiskaming, ON
Todd Russell Yes Labrador, NL
Michael Savage No Yes Yes Dartmouth—Cole Harbour, NS
Andy Savoy Yes Yes No No Tobique—Mactaquac, NB
Francis Scarpaleggia Yes No No Lac-Saint-Louis, QC
Judy Sgro Yes No Yes Yes York West, ON
Mario Silva No Yes Yes Davenport, ON
Raymond Simard No Yes No No Saint Boniface, MB
Scott Simms Yes No No Bonavista—Gander—Grand Falls—Windsor, NL
David Smith No Yes Yes Pontiac, QC
Lloyd St. Amand No Yes Yes Brant, ON
Brent St. Denis No No Yes Yes Algoma—Manitoulin—Kapuskasing, ON
Paul Steckle Yes Yes No No Huron—Bruce, ON
Paul Szabo Yes Yes No No Mississauga South, ON
Andrew Telegdi No No Yes Yes Kitchener—Waterloo, ON
Lui Temelkovski No Yes Yes Oak Ridges—Markham, ON
Robert G. Thibault No No Yes Yes West Nova, NS
Alan Tonks Yes Yes No No York South—Weston, ON
Paddy Torsney Absent No Yes Yes Burlington, ON
Rose-Marie Ur Yes Yes No No Lambton—Kent—Middlesex, ON
Roger Valley No Yes Yes Kenora, ON
Tom Wappel Yes Yes No No Scarborough Southwest, ON
Bryon Wilfert Yes Yes No No Richmond Hill, ON
Borys Wrzesnewskyj No Yes Yes Etobicoke Centre, ON
Paul Zed Paired No No Saint John, NB

Conservatives

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At the Conservative convention, delegates overwhelmingly approved the definition of marriage as only being between one man and one woman as a matter of party policy with 74% in favour, and 26% opposed. Stephen Harper allowed his caucus a free vote.

Name 2003 Alliance motion Harper amend. 2nd reading 3rd reading Riding
Jim Abbott Yes Yes No No Kootenay—Columbia, BC
Diane Ablonczy Yes Yes No No Calgary—Nose Hill, AB
Dean Allison Yes No No Niagara West—Glanbrook, ON
Rona Ambrose Yes No No Edmonton—Spruce Grove, AB
Rob Anders Yes Yes No No Calgary West, AB
David L. Anderson Yes Yes No No Cypress Hills—Grasslands, SK
Dave Batters Yes No No Palliser, SK
Leon Benoit Yes Yes No No Vegreville—Wainwright, AB
James Bezan Yes No No Selkirk—Interlake, MB
Garry Breitkreuz Yes Yes No No Yorkton—Melville, SK
Gord Brown Yes No No Leeds—Grenville, ON
Colin Carrie Yes No No Oshawa, ON
Bill Casey Yes Yes No No Cumberland—Colchester—Musquodoboit Valley, NS
Rick Casson Yes Yes No No Lethbridge, AB
David Chatters Yes Yes Absent No Westlock--St. Paul, AB
Mike Chong Yes No No Wellington—Halton Hills, ON
John Cummins Yes Yes No No Delta—Richmond East, BC
Stockwell Day Yes Yes No No Okanagan—Coquihalla, BC
Barry Devolin Yes No No Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes—Brock, ON
Norman Doyle Yes Yes No No St. John's East, NL
John Duncan Yes Yes No No Vancouver Island North, BC
Ken Epp Yes Yes No No Edmonton—Sherwood Park, AB
Diane Finley Yes No No Haldimand—Norfolk, ON
Brian Fitzpatrick Yes Yes No No Prince Albert, SK
Steven Fletcher Yes No No Charleswood—St. James—Assiniboia, MB
Paul Forseth Yes Yes No No New Westminster—Coquitlam, BC
Cheryl Gallant Yes Yes No No Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke, ON
Peter Goldring Yes Yes No No Edmonton East, AB
Gary Goodyear Yes No No Cambridge, ON
Jim Gouk Yes Yes No Absent British Columbia Southern Interior, BC
Gurmant Grewal Yes Yes No No Newton—North Delta, BC
Nina Grewal Yes No No Fleetwood—Port Kells, BC
Helena Guergis Yes No No Simcoe—Grey, ON
Art Hanger Yes Yes No No Calgary Northeast, AB
Stephen Harper Yes Yes No No Calgary Southwest, AB
Richard Harris Yes Yes No No Cariboo—Prince George, BC
Jeremy Harrison Yes No No Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River, SK
Loyola Hearn Absent Yes No No St. John's South—Mount Pearl, NL
Russ Hiebert Yes No No South Surrey—White Rock—Cloverdale, BC
Jay Hill Yes Yes No No Prince George—Peace River, BC
Betty Hinton Yes Yes No No Kamloops—Thompson—Cariboo, BC
Rahim Jaffer Yes Yes No No Edmonton—Strathcona, AB
Brian Jean Yes No No Fort McMurray—Athabasca, AB
Dale Johnston Yes Yes No No Wetaskiwin, AB
Randy Kamp Yes No No Pitt Meadows—Maple Ridge—Mission, BC
Gerald Keddy Yes No Yes Yes South Shore—St. Margaret's, NS
Jason Kenney Yes Yes No No Calgary Southeast, AB
Ed Komarnicki Yes No No Souris—Moose Mountain, SK
Daryl Kramp Yes No No Prince Edward—Hastings, ON
Guy Lauzon Yes No No Stormont—Dundas—South Glengarry, ON
Tom Lukiwski Yes No No Regina—Lumsden—Lake Centre, SK
Gary Lunn Yes Yes No No Saanich—Gulf Islands, BC
James Lunney Yes Yes No No Nanaimo—Alberni, BC
Peter MacKay Yes Yes No No Central Nova, NS
Dave MacKenzie Yes No No Oxford, ON
Inky Mark Yes Yes No No Dauphin—Swan River—Marquette, MB
Ted Menzies Yes No No Macleod, AB
Rob Merrifield Yes Yes No No Yellowhead, AB
Larry Miller Yes No No Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound, ON
Bob Mills Yes Yes No No Red Deer, AB
James Moore Yes No Yes Yes Port Moody—Westwood—Port Coquitlam, BC
Rob Moore Yes No No Fundy Royal, NB
Rob Nicholson Yes No No Niagara Falls, ON
Gordon O'Connor Yes No No Carleton—Mississippi Mills, ON
Deepak Obhrai Yes Yes No No Calgary East, AB
Bev Oda Yes No No Durham, ON
Brian Pallister Yes Yes No No Portage—Lisgar, MB
Charlie Penson Yes Yes No Absent Peace River, AB
Pierre Poilievre Yes No No Nepean—Carleton, ON
Jim Prentice No Yes Yes Calgary Centre-North, AB
Joe Preston Yes No No Elgin—Middlesex—London, ON
James Rajotte Yes Yes No No Edmonton—Leduc, AB
Scott Reid Yes Yes No No Lanark—Frontenac—Lennox and Addington, ON
John Reynolds Yes Yes No No West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country, BC
Lee Richardson Yes No No Calgary Centre, AB
Gerry Ritz Yes Yes No No Battlefords—Lloydminster, SK
Andrew Scheer Yes No No Regina—Qu'Appelle, SK
Gary Schellenberger Yes Yes No No Perth Wellington, ON
Werner Schmidt Yes Yes No No Kelowna—Lake Country, BC
Carol Skelton Yes Yes No No Saskatoon—Rosetown—Biggar, SK
Joy Smith Yes No No Kildonan—St. Paul, MB
Monte Solberg Yes Yes No No Medicine Hat, AB
Kevin Sorenson Yes Yes No No Crowfoot, AB
Darrel Stinson Yes Yes No No Okanagan—Shuswap, BC
Chuck Strahl Yes Yes No No Chilliwack—Fraser Canyon, BC
Greg Thompson Yes Yes No No New Brunswick Southwest, NB
Myron Thompson Yes Yes No No Wild Rose, AB
David Tilson Yes No No Dufferin—Caledon, ON
Vic Toews Yes Yes No No Provencher, MB
Bradley Trost Yes No No Saskatoon—Humboldt, SK
Merv Tweed Yes No No Brandon—Souris, MB
Peter Van Loan Yes No No York—Simcoe, ON
Maurice Vellacott Yes Yes No No Saskatoon—Wanuskewin, SK
Mark Warawa Yes No No Langley, BC
Jeff Watson Yes No No Essex, ON
Randy White Yes Yes Absent No Abbotsford, BC
John G. Williams Yes Yes No No Edmonton—St. Albert, AB
Lynne Yelich Yes Yes No No Blackstrap, SK

Bloc Québécois

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The BQ had a free vote.

Name 2003 Alliance motion Harper amend. 2nd reading 3rd reading Riding
Guy André No Yes Yes Berthier—Maskinongé, QC
Gérard Asselin Yes Yes No Absent Manicouagan, QC
Claude Bachand No No Yes Yes Saint-Jean QC
André Bellavance No Yes Yes Richmond—Arthabaska, QC
Stéphane Bergeron Absent No Yes Paired Verchères—Les-Patriotes, QC
Bernard Bigras No No Yes Yes Rosemont—La Petite-Patrie, QC
Raynald Blais No Yes Yes Gaspésie—Îles-de-la-Madeleine, QC
Alain Boire No Yes Yes Beauharnois—Salaberry, QC
France Bonsant No Yes Yes Compton—Stanstead, QC
Robert Bouchard Absent No No Chicoutimi—Le Fjord, QC
Marc Boulianne No Yes Yes Mégantic—L'Érable, QC
Diane Bourgeois No No Yes Yes Terrebonne—Blainville, QC
Paule Brunelle No Yes Yes Trois-Rivières, QC
Serge Cardin Absent Yes No No Sherbrooke, QC
Robert Carrier No Yes Yes Alfred-Pellan, QC
Roger Clavet No Yes Yes Louis-Hébert, QC
Bernard Cleary No Yes Yes Louis-Saint-Laurent, QC
Guy Côté No Yes Yes Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier, QC
Paul Crête No No Yes Yes Montmagny—L'Islet— Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup, QC
Nicole Demers No Yes Yes Laval, QC
Johanne Deschamps No Yes Yes Laurentides—Labelle, QC
Odina Desrochers Absent Absent No Absent Lotbinière—Chutes-de-la-Chaudière, QC
Gilles Duceppe No No Yes Yes Laurier—Sainte-Marie, QC
Meili Faille No Yes Yes Vaudreuil—Soulanges, QC
Christiane Gagnon No No Yes Yes Québec, QC
Marcel Gagnon No No Yes Yes Saint-Maurice—Champlain, QC
Sébastien Gagnon No No Yes Yes Jonquière—Alma, QC
Roger Gaudet Yes Yes No No Montcalm, QC
Michel Gauthier No No Yes Yes Roberval—Lac-Saint-Jean, QC
Monique Guay No No Yes Yes Rivière-du-Nord, QC
Michel Guimond No No Yes Yes Montmorency—Charlevoix—Haute-Côte-Nord, QC
Maka Kotto No Yes Absent Saint-Lambert, QC
Mario Laframboise Absent No Yes Yes Argenteuil—Papineau—Mirabel, QC
Francine Lalonde No Paired Yes Yes Mercier, QC
Réal Lapierre No Yes Yes Lévis—Bellechasse, QC
Carole Lavallée No Yes Yes Saint-Bruno—Saint-Hubert, QC
Marc Lemay No Yes Yes Abitibi—Témiscamingue, QC
Yves Lessard No Yes Yes Chambly—Borduas, QC
Yvon Lévesque No Yes Yes Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou, QC
Yvan Loubier No No Yes Yes Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot, QC
Richard Marceau No No Yes Yes Charlesbourg—Haute-Saint-Charles, QC
Réal Ménard No No Yes Yes Hochelaga, QC
Serge Ménard No Yes Yes Marc-Aurèle-Fortin, QC
Pierre Paquette No No Yes Paired Joliette, QC
Gilles-A. Perron Absent Absent No No Rivière-des-Mille-Îles, QC
Pauline Picard No No Yes Yes Drummond, QC
Louis Plamondon No No Yes Yes Bas-Richelieu—Nicolet—Bécancour, QC
Denise Poirier-Rivard No Yes Yes Châteauguay—Saint-Constant, QC
Jean-Yves Roy No No Yes Yes Haute-Gaspésie—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia, QC
Benoît Sauvageau No No Yes Yes Repentigny, QC
Christian Simard No Yes Yes Beauport—Limoilou, QC
Caroline St-Hilaire No No Yes Absent Longueuil—Pierre-Boucher, QC
Louise Thibault No No No Rimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata—Les Basques, QC
Robert Vincent No Yes Yes Shefford, QC

New Democratic Party

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The NDP caucus did not allow a free vote so MPs were obliged to vote in favour by the party whip.

Name 2003 Alliance motion Harper amend. 2nd reading 3rd reading Riding
Charlie Angus No Yes Yes Timmins-James Bay, ON
Bill Blaikie No No Yes Yes Elmwood—Transcona, MB
Ed Broadbent No Yes Yes Ottawa Centre, ON
David Christopherson No Yes Yes Hamilton Centre, ON
Joe Comartin No No Yes Yes Windsor—Tecumseh, ON
Jean Crowder No Yes Yes Nanaimo—Cowichan, BC
Nathan Cullen No Yes Yes Skeena—Bulkley Valley, BC
Libby Davies No No Yes Yes Vancouver East, BC
Bev Desjarlais Absent Absent Absent No Churchill, MB
Yvon Godin No No Yes Yes Acadie—Bathurst, NB
Peter Julian No Yes Yes Burnaby—New Westminster, BC
Jack Layton No Yes Yes Toronto—Danforth, ON
Pat Martin No No Yes Yes Winnipeg Centre, MB
Tony Martin No Yes Yes Sault Ste. Marie, ON
Brian Masse No No Yes Yes Windsor West, ON
Alexa McDonough No No Yes Yes Halifax, NS
Bill Siksay No Yes Yes Burnaby—Douglas, BC
Peter Stoffer Absent No Yes Yes Sackville——Eastern Shore, NS
Judy Wasylycia-Leis No No Yes Absent Winnipeg North, MB

Independents

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Name 2003 Alliance motion Harper amend. 2nd reading 3rd reading Riding
Chuck Cadman Yes Absent Absent Absent Surrey North, BC
David Kilgour Absent Yes No No Edmonton—Mill Woods—Beaumont, AB
Pat O'Brien Yes Yes No No London—Fanshawe, ON
Carolyn Parrish No Absent No Absent Mississauga—Erindale, ON

Speaker

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As per convention, Peter Milliken, the Speaker of the House of Commons did not vote because the result was not a tie.

See also

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  • www.howdtheyvote.ca — has the complete voting history of the 38th Parliament, including Bill C-38.