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Originally Posted by calgarygeologist
Interestingly 12 conservatives voted against the bill and 13 liberals voted for it. Did they count the votes wrong?
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An equal number of Liberals (13) voted for the motion as Conservatives (13) voted against it. As a percentage of their elected caucuses at the time, the parties voted as follows (not counting absences or pairings) on the 2006 motion to ban gay marriage:
Conservatives: 110 For, 13 Against (89.4% For)
Liberals: 13 For, 85 Against (86.7% Against)
NDP: 0 For, 29 Against (100% Against)
Bloc: 0 For, 47 Against (100% Against)
Independent: 0 For, 1 Against (100% Against)