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Recorded Votes in the House of Commons Where the Cabinet did not Vote with the Majority 1957 to Date

Note: This compilation lists recorded votes on all motions where the Prime Minister and Cabinet did not vote with the majority of members of the House of Commons. Each entry contains:

  • the name ot the person who sponsored the motion,
  • the subject matter of the motion,
  • the results of the vote, and,
  • the name of either the Prime Minister or a senior Cabinet minister to assist in determining how the Cabinet voted.

Recorded votes list the names of each Member of the House of Commons present in the Chamber, and how they voted. These votes are also known as recorded divisions or standing votes.


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40th Parliament
3rd Session

Division: 204
Sponsor: Michael Ignatieff (Lib.)
Motion: motion of Business of Supply (government in contempt of Parliament)
Result: agreed Yeas: 156 Nays: 145
Cabinet Minister: Stephen Harper, Prime Minister, voted "NAY"
Source: House of Commons Journals 2011.03.25 pp. 1421-3

Division: 203
Sponsor: Joe Preston (C.P.C.)
Motion: motion to proceed to Orders of the Day
Result: negatived Yeas: 144 Nays: 150
Cabinet Minister: Stephen Harper, Prime Minister, voted "YEA"
Source: House of Commons Journals 2011.03.23 pp. 1399-1401

Division: 202
Sponsor: Pierre Paquette (B.Q.)
Motion: motion of Business of Supply (conduct of the government)
Result: agreed Yeas: 145 Nays: 135
Cabinet Minister: Robert Nicholson, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, voted "NAY"
Source: House of Commons Journals 2011.03.10 pp. 1344-6

Division: 200
Sponsor: John Rafferty (N.D.P.)
Motion: motion for concurrence at report stage as amended of Bill C-501 Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act and other Acts (amendment: pension protection)
Result: agreed Yeas: 164 Nays: 119
Cabinet Minister: Robert Nicholson, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, voted "NAY"
Source: House of Commons Journals 2010.03.09 pp. 1335-7

Division: 199
Sponsor: Monique Guay (B.Q.)
Motion: motion at report stage to amend Bill C-393 Patent Act (amendment: drugs for international humanitarian purposes) and to make a consequential amendment to another Act
Result: agreed Yeas: 172 Nays: 111
Cabinet Minister: Robert Nicholson, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, voted "NAY"
Source: House of Commons Journals 2010.03.09 pp. 1333-4

Division: 195
Sponsor: Dominic LeBlanc (Lib.)
Motion: motion of Business of Supply (electoral financing)
Result: agreed Yeas: 152 Nays: 139
Cabinet Minister: Robert Nicholson, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, voted "NAY"
Source: House of Commons Journals 2011.03.08 pp. 1318-20

Division: 189
Sponsor: Olivia Chow (N.D.P.)
Motion: motion for concurrence in Eighth Report of the Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration (funding to Immigrant Settlement and Adaptation Services)
Result: agreed Yeas: 145 Nays: 136
Cabinet Minister: Robert Nicholson, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, voted "NAY"
Source: House of Commons Journals 2011.03.02 pp. 1286-8

Division: 188
Sponsor: Tom Lukiwski (C.P.C.)
Motion: motion to proceed to Orders of the Day
Result: negatived Yeas: 135 Nays: 138
Cabinet Minister: Robert Nicholson, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, voted "YEA"
Source: House of Commons Journals 2011.03.01 pp. 1278-80

Division: 187
Sponsor: Ralph Goodale (Lib.)
Motion: motion of Business of Supply (documents requested by the Standing Committee on Finance)
Result: agreed Yeas: 145 Nays: 142
Cabinet Minister: Stephen Harper, Prime Minister, voted "NAY"
Source: House of Commons Journals 2011.02.28 pp. 1271-3

Division: 186
Sponsor: France Bonsant (B.Q.)
Motion: motion for concurrence at report stage of Bill C-343 An Act to amend the Canada Labour Code and the Employment Insurance Act (family leave)
Result: agreed Yeas: 151 Nays: 138
Cabinet Minister: Stephen Harper, Prime Minister, voted "NAY"
Source: House of Commons Journals 2011.02.16 pp.1257-9

Division: 185
Sponsor: Dennis Bevington (N.D.P.)
Motion: motion for second reading and referral to the Standing Committee on Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development of Bill C-530 An Act to amend the Northwest Territories Act (borrowing limits)
Result: agreed Yeas: 150 Nays: 140
Cabinet Minister: Stephen Harper, Prime Minister, voted "NAY"
Source: House of Commons Journals 2011.02.16 pp. 1255-7

Division: 184
Sponsor: Mervin Tweed (C.P.C.)
Motion: motion for concurrence in Eighth Report of the Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities (extension of time, pursuant to Standing Order 97.1, to consider Bill C-511, An Act respecting the reporting of motor vehicle information and to amend the Motor Vehicle Safety Act (improving public safety))
Result: negatived Yeas: 140 Nays: 151
Cabinet Minister: Stephen Harper, Prime Minister, voted "YEA"
Source: House of Commons Journals 2011.02.16 pp. 1254-5

Division: 163
Sponsor: Anthony Rota (Lib.)
Motion: motion for concurrence at report stage of Bill C-309 An Act establishing the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Region of Northern Ontario
Result: agreed Yeas: 149 Nays: 134
Cabinet Minister: Stephen Harper, Prime Minister, voted "NAY"
Source: House of Commons Journals 2011.02.09 pp.1210-12

Division: 162
Sponsor: Scott Brison (Lib.)
Motion: motion of Business of Supply (corporate taxes)
Result: agreed Yeas: 149 Nays: 134
Cabinet Minister: Stephen Harper, Prime Minister, voted "NAY"
Source: House of Commons Journals 2011.02.09 pp. 1208-10

Division: 153
Sponsor: Mark Holland (Lib.)
Motion: motion for concurrence in First Report of the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security (prison farm closures and food provisionment)
Result: agreed Yeas: 140 Nays: 136
Cabinet Minister: Stephen Harper, Prime Minister, voted "NAY"
Source: House of Commons Journals 2011.02.02 pp. 1165-7

Division: 147, 148, 149
Sponsor: Robert Nicholson (C.P.C.)
Motion: motion at report stage to amend Bill S-6 An Act to amend the Criminal Code and another Act
Result: 3 divisions votes negatived to Yeas: 136 Nays: 138 (vote # 147)
Yeas: 137 Nays: 138 (vote # 148)
Yeas: 136 Nays: 138 (vote # 149)
Cabinet Minister: Stephan Harper, Prime Minister, voted "YEA"
Source: House of Commons Journals 2010.12.14 pp. 1065-70

Division: 141
Sponsor: Bill Siksay (N.D.P.)
Motion: motion for concurrence at report stage of Bill C-389 Canadian Human Rights Act and the Criminal Code (amendment: gender identity and gender expression)
Result: agreed Yeas: 143 Nays: 131
Cabinet Minister: Robert Nicholson, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, voted "NAY"
Source: House of Commons Journals 2010.12.08 pp. 1021-2

Division: 140
Sponsor: Carolyn Bennett (Lib.)
Motion: motion for second reading and referral to the Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology of Bill C-568 An Act to amend the Statistics Act (mandatory long-form census)
Result: agreed Yeas: 147 Nays: 136
Cabinet Minister: Robert Nicholson, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, voted "NAY"
Source: House of Commons Journals 2010.12.08 pp. 1019-21

Division: 139
Sponsor: Nathan Cullen (N.D.P.)
Motion: motion of Business of Supply (West Coast oil tanker traffic)
Result: agreed Yeas: 143 Nays: 138
Cabinet Minister: Stephen Harper, Prime Minister, voted "NAY"
Source: House of Commons Journals 2010.12.07 pp. 1015-17

Division: 133
Sponsor: Tom Lukiwski (C.P.C.)
Motion: motion for adjournment of the debate for concurrence in First Report of the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security
Result: negatived Yeas: 132 Nays: 135
Cabinet Minister: Jean-Pierre Blackburn, Minister of Veterans Affairs, voted "YEA"
Source: House of Commons Journals 2010.12.01 pp. 970-2

Division: 131
Sponsor: Christian Ouellet (B.Q.)
Motion: motion for referral back to the Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills and Social Development of Bill C-304 An Act to ensure secure, adequate, accessible and affordable housing for Canadians
Result: agreed Yeas: 141 Nays: 132
Cabinet Minister: Robert Nicholson, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, voted "NAY"
Source: House of Commons Journals 2010.11.24 pp. 942-4

Division: 130
Sponsor: Christiane Gagnon (B.Q.)
Motion: notice of motion for the production of paper P-32 (aqueduct system analysis reports for Canadian Forces Base Valcartier, Quebec, from 1970 on)
Result: agreed Yeas: 140 Nays: 129
Cabinet Minister: Stephen Harper, Prime Minister, voted "NAY"
Source: House of Commons Journals 2010.11.24 pp. 940-2

Division: 128
Sponsor: Bob Dechert (C.P.C.)
Motion: motion for concurrence at report stage as amended of Bill C-22 An Act respecting the mandatory reporting of Internet child pornography by persons who provide an Internet service
Result: negatived Yeas: 126 Nays: 138
Cabinet Minister: Robert Nicholson, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, voted "YEA"
Source: House of Commons Journals 2010.11.16 pp. 898-900

Division: 97
Sponsor: Tom Lukiwski (C.P.C.)
Motion: motion, as amended, that the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs be instructed to recommend changes to the Standing Orders and other conventions governing Oral Questions
Result: negatived Yeas: 137 Nays: 144
Cabinet Minister: Robert Nicholson, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, voted "YEA"
Source: House of Commons Journals 2010.10.06 pp. 746-8

Division: 90
Sponsor: Marc Garneau (Lib.)
Motion: motion of Business of Supply (long-form census)
Result: agreed Yeas: 152 Nays: 141
Cabinet Minister: Stephen Harper, Prime Minister, voted "NAY"
Source: House of Commons Journals 2010.09.29 pp. 707-9

Division: 88
Sponsor: Mark Holland (Lib.)
Motion: motion for concurrence in Second Report of the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security (recommendation not to proceed further with Bill C-391, An Act to amend the Criminal Code and the Firearms Act (repeal of long-gun registry))
Result: agreed Yeas: 153 Nays: 151
Cabinet Minister: Stephen Harper, Prime Minister, voted "NAY"
Source: House of Commons Journals 2010.09.22 pp. 641-3

Division: 76
Sponsor: Linda Duncan (N.D.P.)
Motion: motion for second reading and referral to the Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development of Bill C-469 An Act to establish a Canadian Environmental Bill of Rights
Result: agreed Yeas: 144 Nays: 137
Cabinet Minister: Robert Nicholson, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, voted "NAY"
Source: House of Commons Journals 2010.06.16 pp. 545-6

Division: 75
Sponsor: Carol Hughes (N.D.P.)
Motion: motion for concurrence at report stage of Bill C-280 Employment Insurance Act (amendment: qualification for and entitlement to benefits)
Result: agreed Yeas: 143 Nays: 137
Cabinet Minister: Robert Nicholson, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, voted "NAY"
Source: House of Commons Journals 2010.06.16 pp. 543-4

Division: 71
Sponsor: Guy André (B.Q.)
Motion: motion for concurrence at report stage as amended of Bill C-395 Employment Insurance Act (amendment: labour dispute)
Result: agreed Yeas: 139 Nays: 134
Cabinet Minister: Robert Nicholson, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, voted "NAY"
Source: House of Commons Journals 2010.06.09 pp. 497-8

Division: 54
Sponsor: Tom Lukiwski (C.P.C.)
Motion: motion to proceed to Orders of the Day
Result: negatived Yeas: 124 Nays: 129
Cabinet Minister: Robert Nicholson, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, voted "YEA"
Source: House of Commons Journals 2010.06.02 pp. 445-6

Division: 52
Sponsor: Mark Holland (Lib.)
Motion: motion of Business of Supply (G-8 and G-20 security costs)
Result: agreed Yeas: 139 Nays: 136
Cabinet Minister: Robert Nicholson, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, voted "NAY"
Source: House of Commons Journals 2010.06.01 pp. 437-8

Division: 50
Sponsor: John Rafferty (N.D.P.)
Motion: motion for second reading and referral to the Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology of Bill C-501 An Act to amend the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act and other Acts (pension protection).
Result: agreed Yeas: 144 Nays: 111
Cabinet Minister: Robert Nicholson, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, voted "NAY"
Source: House of Commons Journals 2010.05.26 pp. 408-9

Division: 47
Sponsor: Michael Ignatieff (Lib.)
Motion: motion for second reading and referral to the Standing Committee on the Status of Women of Bill C-471 An Act respecting the implementation of the recommendations of the Pay Equity Task Force and amending another Act in consequence.
Result: agreed Yeas: 148 Nays: 136
Cabinet Minister: Robert Nicholson, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, voted "NAY"
Source: House of Commons Journals 2010.05.05 pp. 344-5

Division: 46
Sponsor: Peter Stoffer (N.D.P.)
Motion: motion for concurrence at report stage as amended with further amendments of Bill C-201 Canadian Forces Superannuation Act and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Superannuation Act (amendment: deletion of deduction from annuity)
Result: agreed Yeas: 149 Nays: 134
Cabinet Minister: Robert Nicholson, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, voted "NAY"
Source: House of Commons Journals 2010.05.05 pp. 342-4

Division: 45
Sponsor: Peter Stoffer (N.D.P.)
Motion: motion at report stage to amend Bill C-201 Canadian Forces Superannuation Act and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Superannuation Act (amendment: deletion of deduction from annuity)
Result: agreed Yeas: 149 Nays: 134
Cabinet Minister: Robert Nicholson, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, voted "NAY"
Source: House of Commons Journals 2010.05.05 pp. 340-2

Division: 44
Sponsor: Johanne Deschamps (B.Q.)
Motion: motion for third reading of Bill C-288 An Act to amend the Income Tax Act (tax credit for new graduates working in designated regions)
Result: agreed Yeas: 149 Nays: 136
Cabinet Minister: Robert Nicholson, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, voted "NAY"
Source: House of Commons Journals 2010.05.05 pp. 338-40

Division: 42
Sponsor: Bruce Hyer (N.D.P.)
Motion: motion for third reading of Bill C-311 An Act to ensure Canada assumes its responsibilities in preventing dangerous climate change
Result: agreed Yeas: 149 Nays: 136
Cabinet Minister: Robert Nicholson, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, voted "NAY"
Source: House of Commons Journals 2010.05.05 pp. 335-7

Division: 40
Sponsor: Pascal-Pierre Paillé (B.Q.)
Motion: motion, as amended, that the government should purchase the Pont de Québec for one dollar
Result: agreed Yeas: 141 Nays: 133
Cabinet Minister: Robert Nicholson, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, voted "NAY"
Source: House of Commons Journals 2010.04.28 p. 302-3

Division: 39
Sponsor: France Bonsant (B.Q.)
Motion: motion for second reading and referral to the Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities of Bill C-343 An Act to amend the Canada Labour Code and the Employment Insurance Act (family leave)
Result: agreed Yeas: 144 Nays: 137
Cabinet Minister: Robert Nicholson, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, voted "NAY"
Source: House of Commons Journals 2010.04.28 pp. 300-2

Division: 38
Sponsor: Massimo Pacetti (Lib.)
Motion: motion for third reading of Bill C-302 An Act to recognize the injustice that was done to persons of Italian origin through their “enemy alien” designation and internment during the Second World War, and to provide for restitution and promote education on Italian-Canadian history
Result: agreed Yeas: 147 Nays: 134
Cabinet Minister: Robert Nicholson, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, voted "NAY"
Source: House of Commons Journals 2010.04.28 pp. 298-300

Division: 37
Sponsor: Claude Gravelle (N.D.P.)
Motion: motion of Business of Supply (Investment Canada Act)
Result: agreed Yeas: 144 Nays: 136
Cabinet Minister: Robert Nicholson, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, voted "NAY"
Source: House of Commons Journals 2010.04.28 pp. 296-8

Division: 36
Sponsor: LaVar Payne (C.P.C.)
Motion: motion for adjournment of the debate asking the government to give an instruction to the Standing Committee on Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development, that it have the power during its consideration of Bill C-3, An Act to promote gender equity in Indian registration by responding to the Court of Appeal for British Columbia decision in McIvor v. Canada (Registrar of Indian and Northern Affairs)
Result: negatived Yeas: 123 Nays: 134
Cabinet Minister: Robert Nicholson, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, voted "YEA"
Source: House of Commons Journals 2010.04.27 pp. 289-91

Division: 32
Sponsor: Gérard Asselin (B.Q.)
Motion: motion for second reading and referral to the Standing Committee on Government Operations and Estimates of Bill C-429 An Act to amend the Department of Public Works and Government Services Act (use of wood)
Result: agreed Yeas: 144 Nays: 141
Cabinet Minister: Stephen Harper, Prime Minister, voted "NAY"
Source: House of Commons Journals 2010.04.21 pp. 259-61

Division: 24
Sponsor: Alex Atamanenko (N.D.P.)
Motion: motion for second reading and referral to the Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food of Bill C-474 An Act respecting the Seeds Regulations (analysis of potential harm)
Result: agreed Yeas: 153 Nays: 134
Cabinet Minister: Robert Nicholson, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, voted "NAY"
Source: House of Commons Journals 2010.04.14 pp. 202-4

Division: 23
Sponsor: Bruce Hyer (N.D.P.)
Motion: motion for concurrence at report stage of Bill C-311 Act to ensure Canada assumes its responsibilities in preventing dangerous climate change
Result: agreed Yeas: 155 Nays: 137
Cabinet Minister: Robert Nicholson, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, voted "NAY"
Source: House of Commons Journals 2010.04.14 pp.200-2

Division: 22
Sponsor: Carole Lavallée (B.Q.)
Motion: motion for concurrence in First Report of the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage
Result: agreed Yeas: 156 Nays: 137
Cabinet Minister: Robert Nicholson, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, voted "NAY"
Source: House of Commons Journals 2010.04.14 pp.198-200

Division: 21
Sponsor: David McGuinty (Lib.)
Motion: motion of Business of Supply (environment)
Result: agreed Yeas: 155 Nays: 137
Cabinet Minister: Robert Nicholson, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, voted "NAY"
Source: House of Commons Journals 2010.04.14 pp.196-8

Division: 20
Sponsor: Yvon Godin (N.D.P.)
Motion: motion for third reading of Bill C-232 An Act to amend the Supreme Court Act (understanding the official languages)
Result: agreed Yeas: 140 Nays: 137
Cabinet Minister: Robert Nicholson, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, voted "NAY"
Source: House of Commons Journals 2010.03.31 pp.170-2

Division: 18
Sponsor: Christian Ouellet (B.Q.)
Motion: motion for concurrence at report stage of Bill C-241 Employment Insurance Act (amendment: removal of waiting period)
Result: agreed Yeas: 143 Nays: 142
Cabinet Minister: Stephen Harper, Prime Minister, voted "NAY"
Source: House of Commons Journals 2010.03.24 pp.131-3

Division: 6
Sponsor: Jack Layton (N.D.P.)
Motion: motion of Business of Supply (prorogation)
Result: agreed Yeas: 139 Nays: 135
Cabinet Minister: Robert Nicholson, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, voted "NAY"
Source: House of Commons Journals 2010.03.17 pp.95-6

Division: 4
Sponsor: Wayne Easter (Lib.)
Motion: motion of Business of Supply (government spending)
Result: agreed Yeas: 140 Nays: 137
Cabinet Minister: Robert Nicholson, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, voted "NAY"
Source: House of Commons Journals 2010.03.16 pp. 87-9


2nd Session

Division: 158
Sponsor: Gerry Byrne (Lib.)
Motion: motion for concurrence in Eighth Report of the Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans
Result: agreed Yeas: 147 Nays: 142
Cabinet Minister: Stephen Harper, Prime Minister, voted "NAY"
Source: House of Commons Journals 2009.12.10 pp. 1202-03

Division: 157
Sponsor: Thierry St-Cyr (B.Q.)
Motion: motion for third reading of Bill C-291 An Act to amend the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (coming into force of sections 110, 111 and 171)
Result: negatived Yeas: 143 Nays: 143 + 1
Cabinet Minister: Stephen Harper, Prime Minister, voted "NAY"
Source: House of Commons Journals 2009.12.10 pp. 1200-01

Division: 155
Sponsor: Ujjal Dosanjh (Lib.)
Motion: motion of Business of Supply, as amended, (documents regarding Afghan detainees)
Result: agreed Yeas: 146 Nays: 143
Cabinet Minister: Stephen Harper, Prime Minister, voted "NAY"
Source: House of Commons Journals 2009.12.10 pp. 1195-97

Division: 154
Sponsor: Michael Ignatieff (Lib.)
Motion: amendment to the motion of Business of Supply (documents regarding Afghan detainees)
Result: agreed Yeas: 146 Nays: 143
Cabinet Minister: Stephen Harper, Prime Minister, voted "NAY"
Source: House of Commons Journals 2009.12.10 pp. 1193-94

Division: 143
Sponsor: Peter Julian (N.D.P.)
Motion: motion for adjournment of the debate for concurrence in Third Report of the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security
Result: negatived Yeas: 125 Nays: 133
Cabinet Minister: Robert Nicholson, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, voted "YEA"
Source: House of Commons Journals 2009.12.03 pp. 1128-30

Division: 142
Sponsor: Judy Wasylycia-Leis (N.D.P.)
Motion: motion for second reading and referral to the Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology of Bill C-393, An Act to amend the Patent Act (drugs for international humanitarian purposes) and to make a consequential amendment to another Act
Result: agreed Yeas: 143 Nays: 127
Cabinet Minister: Robert Nicholson, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, voted "NAY"
Source: House of Commons Journals 2009.12.02 pp. 1123-5

Division: 139
Sponsor: Paul Dewar (N.D.P.)
Motion: motion of Business of Supply (transfer of Afghan detainees)
Result: agreed Yeas: 146 Nays: 129
Cabinet Minister: Robert Nicholson, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, voted "NAY"
Source: House of Commons Journals 2009.12.01 pp. 1113-4

Division: 138
Sponsor: Irwin Cotler (Lib.)
Motion: motion for referral to the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs of the question of privilege raised by the Member of Mount Royal
Result: agreed Yeas: 151 Nays: 136
Cabinet Minister: Stephen Harper, Prime Minister, voted "NAY"
Source: House of Commons Journals 2009.11.30 pp. 1107-8

Division: 133
Sponsor: Bernard Bigras (B.Q.)
Motion: motion of Business of Supply (climate change)
Result: agreed Yeas: 137 Nays: 124
Cabinet Minister: Robert Nicholson, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, voted "NAY"
Source: House of Commons Journals 2009.11.24 pp. 1075-7

Division: 131
Sponsor: Gordon O'Connor (C.P.C.)
Motion: motion for adjournment of the debate for concurrence in Eighth Report of the Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration
Result: negatived Yeas: 115 Nays: 116
Cabinet Minister: Robert Nicholson, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, voted "YEA"
Source: House of Commons Journals 2009.11.19 pp. 1054-6

Division: 130
Sponsor: André Guy (B.Q.)
Motion: motion for second reading and referral to the Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities of Bill Bill C-395, An Act to amend the Employment Insurance Act (labour dispute)
Result: agreed Yeas: 119 Nays: 114
Cabinet Minister: Robert Nicholson, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, voted "NAY"
Source: House of Commons Journals 2009.11.18 pp. 1050-2

Division: 126
Sponsor: Yves Lessard (B.Q.)
Motion: motion for second reading and referral to the Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities of Bill C-308, An Act to amend the Employment Insurance Act (improvement of the employment insurance system)
Result: