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

Template:Short description Template:GR-C {{ safesubst:#invoke:Unsubst||date=__DATE__ |$B= Template:Ambox }} 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

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	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

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".Template: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.

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

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

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

Bloc Québécois

The BQ had a free vote.

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

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

Independents

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

See also

• Same-sex marriage in Canada
• Gay rights in Canada

External links

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