Vote topic

That a special committee of the House be created to continue the work on electoral reform as outlined in the 43rd Report of the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs from the 38th Parliament and to make further recommendations on strengthening and modernizing the democratic and electoral systems; that the membership of the special committee be established by the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs and the membership report of the special committee be presented to the House within five sitting days after the adoption of this motion; that substitutions to the membership of the special committee be allowed, if required, in the manner provided by Standing Order 114(2); that the special committee have all of the powers granted to standing committees by Standing Order 108; that there be a maximum length for speeches by members of the special committee of 10 minutes on any single item; that the special committee be authorized to hold hearings across Canada; that the special committee be allowed to look into creating a citizens’ consultation group and issue an interim report to the House on this matter within six weeks of the special committee being struck; and that the special committee table its final report in the House of Commons no later than March 1, 2008.

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Result

Yes 91
NDP
No 175
Bloc Conservative

Conservative

Didn't vote Blaine Calkins
Didn't vote Rick Casson
Didn't vote David Emerson
Didn't vote Jim Flaherty
Didn't vote Stephen Harper
Didn't vote Peter MacKay
Didn't vote Inky Mark
Didn't vote Ted Menzies
Didn't vote Deepak Obhrai
Didn't vote Chuck Strahl
Didn't vote Myron Thompson

NDP

Bloc

Liberal

Didn't vote Sue Barnes
Didn't vote Raymond Bonin
Didn't vote Ken Boshcoff
Didn't vote Scott Brison
Didn't vote John Cannis
Didn't vote Denis Coderre
Didn't vote Irwin Cotler
Didn't vote Ruby Dhalla
Didn't vote Stéphane Dion
Didn't vote John Godfrey
Didn't vote Ralph Goodale
Didn't vote Jean Lapierre
Didn't vote Keith Martin
Didn't vote Bill Matthews
Didn't vote Dan McTeague
Didn't vote Peter Milliken
Didn't vote Marcel Proulx
Didn't vote Mario Silva
Didn't vote Belinda Stronach
Didn't vote Roger Valley
Didn't vote Joe Volpe
Didn't vote Tom Wappel

Independent