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

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.

## 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 |
| 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

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".
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 | 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

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

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

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

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

| 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

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