  this article lists the members of the 38th parliament of canada and how they voted on bill c-38, now known as the civil marriage act. bill c-38 amended the marriage act of canada to recognize same-sex marriage (ssm). the 38th parliament began with the federal election of june 28, 2004, and was dissolved on november 29, 2005. it was dissolved prior to the election of january 23, 2006. the legislation was later challenged by the members of the 39th canadian parliament. thumb| result of parliamentary vote on the third and final reading of bill c-38, legalizing same-sex marriage across canada. ==votes== house of commons {| border="0" cellpadding="3" |- bgcolor="gainsboro" ! !group !for !against !absentees !total  |liberal cabinet |bgcolor="#98fb98" align="right"|36 |bgcolor="#fbc098" align="right"|0 |bgcolor="#fbfb98" align="right"|1 |align="right"|37  |liberal backbench |bgcolor="#98fb98" align="right"|59 |bgcolor="#fbc098" align="right"|32 |bgcolor="#fbfb98" align="right"|4 |align="right"|95  |conservatives |bgcolor="#98fb98" align="right"|3 |bgcolor="#fbc098" align="right"|93 |bgcolor="#fbfb98" align="right"|2 |align="right"|98  |bloc quÃ©bÃ©cois |bgcolor="#98fb98" align="right"|43 |bgcolor="#fbc098" align="right"|5 |bgcolor="#fbfb98" align="right"|6 |align="right"|54  |ndp |bgcolor="#98fb98" align="right"|17 |bgcolor="#fbc098" align="right"|1 |bgcolor="#fbfb98" align="right"|1 |align="right"|19  |independents |bgcolor="#98fb98" align="right"|0 |bgcolor="#fbc098" align="right"|2 |bgcolor="#fbfb98" align="right"|2 |align="right"|4  |totals |bgcolor="#98fb98" align="right"|158 |bgcolor="#fbc098" align="right"|133 |bgcolor="#fbfb98" align="right"|16 |align="right"|307 |} *this tally does not inc
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