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.

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

Votes

House of Commons

GroupForAgainstAbsentTotal
  Liberal cabinet 360137
  Liberal backbench 5932495
  Conservatives 393298
Bloc Québécois 435654
  NDP 171119
 Independents0224
Totals15813316307

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

GroupForAgainstAbstainAbsentTotal
  Liberals 41521462
  Conservatives 1151522
 Independents21025
  Progressive Conservatives 20035
 Independent NDP10001
Totals472132495

Background

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

Liberal Cabinet

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.

Name2003 Alliance motionHarper amend.2nd reading3rd readingRiding
Reg Alcock NoNoYesYes Winnipeg South, MB
Mauril Bélanger NoNoYesYes Ottawa—Vanier, ON
Carolyn Bennett NoNoYesYes St. Paul's, ON
Ethel Blondin-Andrew NoNoYesYes Western Arctic, NT
Claudette Bradshaw NoNoYesYes Moncton—Riverview—Dieppe, NB
Scott Brison NoNoYesYes Kings—Hants, NS
Aileen Carroll AbsentNoYesYes Barrie, ON
Raymond Chan NoYesYes Richmond, BC
Irwin Cotler AbsentNoYesYes Mount Royal, QC
Stéphane Dion NoNoYesYes Saint-Laurent—Cartierville, QC
Ujjal Dosanjh NoYesYes Vancouver South, BC
Ken Dryden NoYesYes York Centre, ON
John Efford YesNoYesAbsent Avalon, NL
David Emerson NoYesYes Vancouver Kingsway, BC
Joe Fontana YesNoYesYes London North Centre, ON
Liza Frulla NoNoYesYes Jeanne-Le Ber, QC
John Godfrey NoNoYesYes Don Valley West, ON
Ralph Goodale NoNoYesYes Wascana, SK
Bill Graham NoNoYesYes Toronto Centre, ON
Albina Guarnieri YesNoYesYes Mississauga East—Cooksville, ON
Tony Ianno NoNoYesYes Trinity—Spadina, ON
Jean Lapierre NoYesYes Outremont, QC
Paul Martin NoNoYesYes LaSalle—Émard, QC
John McCallum NoNoYesYes Markham—Unionville, ON
Joe McGuire YesNoYesYes Egmont, PE
Anne McLellan NoNoYesYes Edmonton Centre, AB
Andy Mitchell NoNoYesYes Parry Sound-Muskoka, ON
Stephen Owen AbsentNoYesYes Vancouver Quadra, BC
Jim Peterson NoNoYesYes Willowdale, ON
Pierre Pettigrew NoNoYesYes Papineau, QC
Geoff Regan NoNoYesYes Halifax West, NS
Lucienne Robillard NoNoYesYes Westmount—Ville-Marie, QC
Jacques Saada NoNoYesYes Brossard—La Prairie, QC
Andy Scott NoNoYesYes Fredericton, NB
Belinda Stronach NoYesYes Newmarket—Aurora, ON
Tony Valeri AbsentNoYesYes Hamilton East—Stoney Creek, ON
Joe Volpe YesNoYesYes Eglinton—Lawrence, ON

Liberal backbench

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.

Name2003 Alliance motionHarper amend.2nd reading3rd readingRiding
Peter Adams NoNoYesYes Peterborough, ON
David Anderson NoNoYesYes Victoria, BC
Jean Augustine NoNoYesYes Etobicoke—Lakeshore, ON
Larry Bagnell NoNoYesYes Yukon, YT
Navdeep Bains NoYesYes Mississauga—Brampton South, ON
Eleni Bakopanos AbsentNoYesAbsent Ahuntsic, QC
Sue Barnes NoNoYesYes London West, ON
Colleen Beaumier NoNoYesYes Brampton West, ON
Don Bell NoYesYes North Vancouver, BC
Maurizio Bevilacqua NoNoYesYes Vaughan, ON
Françoise Boivin NoYesYes Gatineau, QC
Ray Bonin YesYesNoNo Nickel Belt, ON
Ken Boshcoff YesNoNo Thunder Bay—Rainy River, ON
Don Boudria NoNoYesYes Glengarry—Prescott—Russell, ON
Bonnie Brown NoNoYesYes Oakville, ON
Sarmite Bulte NoNoYesYes Parkdale—High Park, ON
Gerry Byrne NoYesNoAbsent Humber—St. Barbe—Baie Verte, NL
John Cannis YesYesNoNo Scarborough Centre, ON
Gary Carr YesNoNo Halton, ON
Marlene Catterall NoNoYesYes Ottawa West—Nepean, ON
Brenda Chamberlain YesYesNoNo Guelph, ON
Denis Coderre NoNoYesYes Bourassa, QC
Joe Comuzzi AbsentNoYesNo Thunder Bay—Superior North, ON
Roy Cullen NoYesNoPaired Etobicoke North, ON
Rodger Cuzner NoYesNoNo Cape Breton—Canso, NS
Jean-Claude D'Amours NoYesYes Madawaska—Restigouche, NB
Paul DeVillers NoNoYesYes Simcoe North, ON
Ruby Dhalla NoYesYes Brampton—Springdale, ON
Claude Drouin NoNoYesYes Beauce, QC
Wayne Easter NoNoYesYes Malpeque, PE
Mark Eyking YesNoYesYes Sydney—Victoria, NS
Raymonde Folco NoAbsentYesYes Laval—Les Îles, QC
Hedy Fry NoNoYesYes Vancouver Centre, BC
Roger Gallaway AbsentYesNoNo Sarnia—Lambton, ON
Marc Godbout NoYesYes Ottawa—Orléans, ON
Mark Holland NoYesYes Ajax—Pickering, ON
Charles Hubbard YesYesNoNo Miramichi, NB
Marlene Jennings NoNoYesYes Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Lachine, QC
Susan Kadis NoYesYes Thornhill, ON
Nancy Karetak-Lindell NoNoYesYes Nunavut, NU
Jim Karygiannis YesYesNoNo Scarborough—Agincourt, ON
Wajid Khan YesNoNo Mississauga—Streetsville, ON
Walt Lastewka YesYesNoNo St. Catharines, ON
Dominic LeBlanc NNYesYes Beauséjour, NB
Derek Lee YesYesNoNo Scarborough—Rouge River, ON
Judi Longfield YesYesNoNo Whitby—Oshawa, ON
Lawrence MacAulay AbsentYesNoNo Cardigan, PE
Paul Macklin NoNoYesYes Northumberland—Quinte West, ON
Gurbax Malhi YesYesNoNo Bramalea—Gore—Malton, ON
John Maloney YesYesNoNo Welland, ON
Diane Marleau NoNoYesYes Sudbury, ON
Keith Martin YesNoYesYes Esquimalt—Juan de Fuca, BC
Bill Matthews AbsentYesNoNo Random—Burin—St. George's, NL
David McGuinty NoYesYes Ottawa South, ON
John McKay YesYesNoNo Scarborough-Guildwood, ON
Dan McTeague YesYesNoNo Pickering—Scarborough East, ON
Maria Minna NoNoYesYes Beaches—East York, ON
Shawn Murphy YesNoYesYes Charlottetown, PE
Lynn Myers AbsentNoYesYes Kitchener—Conestoga, ON
Anita Neville NoNoYesYes Winnipeg South Centre, MB
Massimo Pacetti AbsentYesNoNo Saint-Léonard—Saint-Michel, QC
Denis Paradis NoNoYesYes Brome—Missisquoi, QC
Bernard Patry NoNoNoPaired Pierrefonds—Dollard, QC
Beth Phinney NoNoYesYes Hamilton Mountain, ON
Jerry Pickard YesNoYesYes Chatham-Kent—Essex, ON
Russ Powers NoYesYes Ancaster—Dundas—Flam.—Westdale, ON
Marcel Proulx NoAbsentAbsentYes Hull—Aylmer, QC
Yasmin Ratansi NoYesYes Don Valley East, ON
Karen Redman NoNoYesYes Kitchener Centre, ON
Pablo Rodriguez NoYesYes Honoré—Mercier, QC
Anthony Rota NoYesYes Nipissing—Timiskaming, ON
Todd Russell Yes Labrador, NL
Michael Savage NoYesYes Dartmouth—Cole Harbour, NS
Andy Savoy YesYesNoNo Tobique—Mactaquac, NB
Francis Scarpaleggia YesNoNo Lac-Saint-Louis, QC
Judy Sgro YesNoYesYes York West, ON
Mario Silva NoYesYes Davenport, ON
Raymond Simard NoYesNoNo Saint Boniface, MB
Scott Simms YesNoNo Bonavista—Gander—Grand Falls—Windsor, NL
David Smith NoYesYes Pontiac, QC
Lloyd St. Amand NoYesYes Brant, ON
Brent St. Denis NoNoYesYes Algoma—Manitoulin—Kapuskasing, ON
Paul Steckle YesYesNoNo Huron—Bruce, ON
Paul Szabo YesYesNoNo Mississauga South, ON
Andrew Telegdi NoNoYesYes Kitchener—Waterloo, ON
Lui Temelkovski NoYesYes Oak Ridges—Markham, ON
Robert G. Thibault NoNoYesYes West Nova, NS
Alan Tonks YesYesNoNo York South—Weston, ON
Paddy Torsney AbsentNoYesYes Burlington, ON
Rose-Marie Ur YesYesNoNo Lambton—Kent—Middlesex, ON
Roger Valley NoYesYes Kenora, ON
Tom Wappel YesYesNoNo Scarborough Southwest, ON
Bryon Wilfert YesYesNoNo Richmond Hill, ON
Borys Wrzesnewskyj NoYesYes Etobicoke Centre, ON
Paul Zed PairedNoNo Saint John, NB

Conservatives

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.

Name2003 Alliance motionHarper amend.2nd reading3rd readingRiding
Jim Abbott YesYesNoNo Kootenay—Columbia, BC
Diane Ablonczy YesYesNoNo Calgary—Nose Hill, AB
Dean Allison YesNoNo Niagara West—Glanbrook, ON
Rona Ambrose YesNoNo Edmonton—Spruce Grove, AB
Rob Anders YesYesNoNo Calgary West, AB
David L. Anderson YesYesNoNo Cypress Hills—Grasslands, SK
Dave Batters YesNoNo Palliser, SK
Leon Benoit YesYesNoNo Vegreville—Wainwright, AB
James Bezan YesNoNo Selkirk—Interlake, MB
Garry Breitkreuz YesYesNoNo Yorkton—Melville, SK
Gord Brown YesNoNo Leeds—Grenville, ON
Colin Carrie YesNoNo Oshawa, ON
Bill Casey YesYesNoNo Cumberland—Colchester—Musquodoboit Valley, NS
Rick Casson YesYesNoNo Lethbridge, AB
David Chatters YesYesAbsentNo Westlock--St. Paul, AB
Mike Chong YesNoNo Wellington—Halton Hills, ON
John Cummins YesYesNoNo Delta—Richmond East, BC
Stockwell Day YesYesNoNo Okanagan—Coquihalla, BC
Barry Devolin YesNoNo Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes—Brock, ON
Norman Doyle YesYesNoNo St. John's East, NL
John Duncan YesYesNoNo Vancouver Island North, BC
Ken Epp YesYesNoNo Edmonton—Sherwood Park, AB
Diane Finley YesNoNo Haldimand—Norfolk, ON
Brian Fitzpatrick YesYesNoNo Prince Albert, SK
Steven Fletcher YesNoNo Charleswood—St. James—Assiniboia, MB
Paul Forseth YesYesNoNo New Westminster—Coquitlam, BC
Cheryl Gallant YesYesNoNo Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke, ON
Peter Goldring YesYesNoNo Edmonton East, AB
Gary Goodyear YesNoNo Cambridge, ON
Jim Gouk YesYesNoAbsent British Columbia Southern Interior, BC
Gurmant Grewal YesYesNoNo Newton—North Delta, BC
Nina Grewal YesNoNo Fleetwood—Port Kells, BC
Helena Guergis YesNoNo Simcoe—Grey, ON
Art Hanger YesYesNoNo Calgary Northeast, AB
Stephen Harper YesYesNoNo Calgary Southwest, AB
Richard Harris YesYesNoNo Cariboo—Prince George, BC
Jeremy Harrison YesNoNo Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River, SK
Loyola Hearn AbsentYesNoNo St. John's South—Mount Pearl, NL
Russ Hiebert YesNoNo South Surrey—White Rock—Cloverdale, BC
Jay Hill YesYesNoNo Prince George—Peace River, BC
Betty Hinton YesYesNoNo Kamloops—Thompson—Cariboo, BC
Rahim Jaffer YesYesNoNo Edmonton—Strathcona, AB
Brian Jean YesNoNo Fort McMurray—Athabasca, AB
Dale Johnston YesYesNoNo Wetaskiwin, AB
Randy Kamp YesNoNo Pitt Meadows—Maple Ridge—Mission, BC
Gerald Keddy YesNoYesYes South Shore—St. Margaret's, NS
Jason Kenney YesYesNoNo Calgary Southeast, AB
Ed Komarnicki YesNoNo Souris—Moose Mountain, SK
Daryl Kramp YesNoNo Prince Edward—Hastings, ON
Guy Lauzon YesNoNo Stormont—Dundas—South Glengarry, ON
Tom Lukiwski YesNoNo Regina—Lumsden—Lake Centre, SK
Gary Lunn YesYesNoNo Saanich—Gulf Islands, BC
James Lunney YesYesNoNo Nanaimo—Alberni, BC
Peter MacKay YesYesNoNo Central Nova, NS
Dave MacKenzie YesNoNo Oxford, ON
Inky Mark YesYesNoNo Dauphin—Swan River—Marquette, MB
Ted Menzies YesNoNo Macleod, AB
Rob Merrifield YesYesNoNo Yellowhead, AB
Larry Miller YesNoNo Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound, ON
Bob Mills YesYesNoNo Red Deer, AB
James Moore YesNoYesYes Port Moody—Westwood—Port Coquitlam, BC
Rob Moore YesNoNo Fundy Royal, NB
Rob Nicholson YesNoNo Niagara Falls, ON
Gordon O'Connor YesNoNo Carleton—Mississippi Mills, ON
Deepak Obhrai YesYesNoNo Calgary East, AB
Bev Oda YesNoNo Durham, ON
Brian Pallister YesYesNoNo Portage—Lisgar, MB
Charlie Penson YesYesNoAbsent Peace River, AB
Pierre Poilievre YesNoNo Nepean—Carleton, ON
Jim Prentice NoYesYes Calgary Centre-North, AB
Joe Preston YesNoNo Elgin—Middlesex—London, ON
James Rajotte YesYesNoNo Edmonton—Leduc, AB
Scott Reid YesYesNoNo Lanark—Frontenac—Lennox and Addington, ON
John Reynolds YesYesNoNo West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country, BC
Lee Richardson YesNoNo Calgary Centre, AB
Gerry Ritz YesYesNoNo Battlefords—Lloydminster, SK
Andrew Scheer YesNoNo Regina—Qu'Appelle, SK
Gary Schellenberger YesYesNoNo Perth Wellington, ON
Werner Schmidt YesYesNoNo Kelowna—Lake Country, BC
Carol Skelton YesYesNoNo Saskatoon—Rosetown—Biggar, SK
Joy Smith YesNoNo Kildonan—St. Paul, MB
Monte Solberg YesYesNoNo Medicine Hat, AB
Kevin Sorenson YesYesNoNo Crowfoot, AB
Darrel Stinson YesYesNoNo Okanagan—Shuswap, BC
Chuck Strahl YesYesNoNo Chilliwack—Fraser Canyon, BC
Greg Thompson YesYesNoNo New Brunswick Southwest, NB
Myron Thompson YesYesNoNo Wild Rose, AB
David Tilson YesNoNo Dufferin—Caledon, ON
Vic Toews YesYesNoNo Provencher, MB
Bradley Trost YesNoNo Saskatoon—Humboldt, SK
Merv Tweed YesNoNo Brandon—Souris, MB
Peter Van Loan YesNoNo York—Simcoe, ON
Maurice Vellacott YesYesNoNo Saskatoon—Wanuskewin, SK
Mark Warawa YesNoNo Langley, BC
Jeff Watson YesNoNo Essex, ON
Randy White YesYesAbsentNo Abbotsford, BC
John G. Williams YesYesNoNo Edmonton—St. Albert, AB
Lynne Yelich YesYesNoNo Blackstrap, SK

Bloc Québécois

The BQ had a free vote.

Name2003 Alliance motionHarper amend.2nd reading3rd readingRiding
Guy André NoYesYes Berthier—Maskinongé, QC
Gérard Asselin YesYesNoAbsent Manicouagan, QC
Claude Bachand NoNoYesYes Saint-Jean QC
André Bellavance NoYesYes Richmond—Arthabaska, QC
Stéphane Bergeron AbsentNoYesPaired Verchères—Les-Patriotes, QC
Bernard Bigras NoNoYesYes Rosemont—La Petite-Patrie, QC
Raynald Blais NoYesYes Gaspésie—Îles-de-la-Madeleine, QC
Alain Boire NoYesYes Beauharnois—Salaberry, QC
France Bonsant NoYesYes Compton—Stanstead, QC
Robert Bouchard AbsentNoNo Chicoutimi—Le Fjord, QC
Marc Boulianne NoYesYes Mégantic—L'Érable, QC
Diane Bourgeois NoNoYesYes Terrebonne—Blainville, QC
Paule Brunelle NoYesYes Trois-Rivières, QC
Serge Cardin AbsentYesNoNo Sherbrooke, QC
Robert Carrier NoYesYes Alfred-Pellan, QC
Roger Clavet NoYesYes Louis-Hébert, QC
Bernard Cleary NoYesYes Louis-Saint-Laurent, QC
Guy Côté NoYesYes Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier, QC
Paul Crête NoNoYesYes Montmagny—L'Islet— Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup, QC
Nicole Demers NoYesYes Laval, QC
Johanne Deschamps NoYesYes Laurentides—Labelle, QC
Odina Desrochers AbsentAbsentNoAbsent Lotbinière—Chutes-de-la-Chaudière, QC
Gilles Duceppe NoNoYesYes Laurier—Sainte-Marie, QC
Meili Faille NoYesYes Vaudreuil—Soulanges, QC
Christiane Gagnon NoNoYesYes Québec, QC
Marcel Gagnon NoNoYesYes Saint-Maurice—Champlain, QC
Sébastien Gagnon NoNoYesYes Jonquière—Alma, QC
Roger Gaudet YesYesNoNo Montcalm, QC
Michel Gauthier NoNoYesYes Roberval—Lac-Saint-Jean, QC
Monique Guay NoNoYesYes Rivière-du-Nord, QC
Michel Guimond NoNoYesYes Montmorency—Charlevoix—Haute-Côte-Nord, QC
Maka Kotto NoYesAbsent Saint-Lambert, QC
Mario Laframboise AbsentNoYesYes Argenteuil—Papineau—Mirabel, QC
Francine Lalonde NoPairedYesYes Mercier, QC
Réal Lapierre NoYesYes Lévis—Bellechasse, QC
Carole Lavallée NoYesYes Saint-Bruno—Saint-Hubert, QC
Marc Lemay NoYesYes Abitibi—Témiscamingue, QC
Yves Lessard NoYesYes Chambly—Borduas, QC
Yvon Lévesque NoYesYes Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou, QC
Yvan Loubier NoNoYesYes Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot, QC
Richard Marceau NoNoYesYes Charlesbourg—Haute-Saint-Charles, QC
Réal Ménard NoNoYesYes Hochelaga, QC
Serge Ménard NoYesYes Marc-Aurèle-Fortin, QC
Pierre Paquette NoNoYesPaired Joliette, QC
Gilles-A. Perron AbsentAbsentNoNo Rivière-des-Mille-Îles, QC
Pauline Picard NoNoYesYes Drummond, QC
Louis Plamondon NoNoYesYes Bas-Richelieu—Nicolet—Bécancour, QC
Denise Poirier-Rivard NoYesYes Châteauguay—Saint-Constant, QC
Jean-Yves Roy NoNoYesYes Haute-Gaspésie—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia, QC
Benoît Sauvageau NoNoYesYes Repentigny, QC
Christian Simard NoYesYes Beauport—Limoilou, QC
Caroline St-Hilaire NoNoYesAbsent Longueuil—Pierre-Boucher, QC
Louise Thibault NoNoNo Rimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata—Les Basques, QC
Robert Vincent NoYesYes Shefford, QC

New Democratic Party

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

Name2003 Alliance motionHarper amend.2nd reading3rd readingRiding
Charlie Angus NoYesYes Timmins-James Bay, ON
Bill Blaikie NoNoYesYes Elmwood—Transcona, MB
Ed Broadbent NoYesYes Ottawa Centre, ON
David Christopherson NoYesYes Hamilton Centre, ON
Joe Comartin NoNoYesYes Windsor—Tecumseh, ON
Jean Crowder NoYesYes Nanaimo—Cowichan, BC
Nathan Cullen NoYesYes Skeena—Bulkley Valley, BC
Libby Davies NoNoYesYes Vancouver East, BC
Bev Desjarlais AbsentAbsentAbsentNo Churchill, MB
Yvon Godin NoNoYesYes Acadie—Bathurst, NB
Peter Julian NoYesYes Burnaby—New Westminster, BC
Jack Layton NoYesYes Toronto—Danforth, ON
Pat Martin NoNoYesYes Winnipeg Centre, MB
Tony Martin NoYesYes Sault Ste. Marie, ON
Brian Masse NoNoYesYes Windsor West, ON
Alexa McDonough NoNoYesYes Halifax, NS
Bill Siksay NoYesYes Burnaby—Douglas, BC
Peter Stoffer AbsentNoYesYes Sackville——Eastern Shore, NS
Judy Wasylycia-Leis NoNoYesAbsent Winnipeg North, MB

Independents

Name2003 Alliance motionHarper amend.2nd reading3rd readingRiding
Chuck Cadman YesAbsentAbsentAbsent Surrey North, BC
David Kilgour AbsentYesNoNo Edmonton—Mill Woods—Beaumont, AB
Pat O'Brien YesYesNoNo London—Fanshawe, ON
Carolyn Parrish NoAbsentNoAbsent Mississauga—Erindale, ON

Speaker

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

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">40th Canadian Parliament</span> 2008–2011 term of the Canadian federal legislative body

The 40th Canadian Parliament was in session from November 18, 2008 to March 26, 2011. It was the last Parliament of the longest-running minority government in Canadian history that began with the previous Parliament. The membership of its House of Commons was determined by the results of the 2008 federal election held on October 14, 2008. Its first session was then prorogued by the Governor General on December 4, 2008, at the request of Prime Minister Stephen Harper, who was facing a likely no-confidence motion and a coalition agreement between the Liberal party and the New Democratic Party with the support of the Bloc Québécois. Of the 308 MPs elected at the October 14, 2008 general election, 64 were new to Parliament and three sat in Parliaments previous to the 39th: John Duncan, Jack Harris and Roger Pomerleau.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Timeline of the 2008 Canadian federal election</span>

The 2008 Canadian federal election was held on Tuesday, October 14, 2008 to elect members to the House of Commons of Canada of the 40th Canadian Parliament after the previous parliament had been dissolved by the Governor General on September 7, 2008. The election yielded a minority government under the Conservative Party of Canada, led by the incumbent Prime Minister, Stephen Harper.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">44th Canadian Parliament</span> Parliamentary term of the Parliament of Canada

The 44th Canadian Parliament is the session of the Parliament of Canada which began on 22 November 2021, with the membership of the House of Commons, having been determined by the results of the 2021 federal election held on 20 September. Parliament officially resumed on 22 November with the re-election of Speaker Anthony Rota, and the Speech from the Throne read by Governor General Mary Simon the following day.