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C-76PASSEDGOVERNANCE & ETHICSFEDERAL

Elections Modernization Act

An Act to amend the Canada Elections Act and other Acts and to make certain consequential amendments

Introduced
APRIL 30, 2018
Royal assent
DECEMBER 12, 2018
Latest recorded vote
56 / 44
Official record on parl.caLatest recorded step: Recorded division,

Legislative timeline

  1. 1stApr 30, 2018
  2. 2ndMay 23, 2018
  3. Comm.—
  4. 3rdOct 30, 2018
  5. SenateOct 31, 2018
  6. AssentDec 12, 2018

Bill overview

Bill C-76, “Elections Modernization Act”, is a federal bill from session 42-1. Its long title is “An Act to amend the Canada Elections Act and other Acts and to make certain consequential amendments”.

It reached first reading on April 30, 2018, second reading on May 23, 2018, third reading on October 30, 2018 and Senate consideration on October 31, 2018. It received royal assent on December 12, 2018.

In the recorded division on December 13, 2018 in the House of Commons, 56 members voted in favour and 44 against; 21 did not vote. Against: Conservative (38), Bloc Québécois (2) and NDP (2). Liberal members split 56 for and 2 against. It is one of 11 recorded divisions linked to this bill.

This overview is written automatically from the registry and vote records on this page and updates when they sync. It describes the bill's path, not its merits.

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Vote roll

42th Parliament · December 13, 2018

11 recorded divisions; showing the most recent.

56

Yea

44

Nay

0

Abstain

21

Absent

Don Davies (NDP) — ABSENTGord Johns (NDP) — NAYJenny Kwan (NDP) — NAYElizabeth May (GPC) — ABSENTGabriel Ste-Marie (BQ) — NAYLouis Plamondon (BQ) — ABSENTLuc Thériault (BQ) — ABSENTMarilène Gill (BQ) — NAYMario Beaulieu (BQ) — ABSENTXavier Barsalou-Duval (BQ) — ABSENTAndrew Scheer (CPC) — ABSENTArnold Viersen (CPC) — NAYBen Lobb (CPC) — NAYBernard Généreux (CPC) — NAYBlaine Calkins (CPC) — NAYBlake Richards (CPC) — ABSENTBob Zimmer (CPC) — NAYCheryl Gallant (CPC) — NAYChris Warkentin (CPC) — NAYDan Albas (CPC) — ABSENTDane Lloyd (CPC) — NAYDean Allison (CPC) — ABSENTGarnett Genuis (CPC) — NAYGlen Motz (CPC) — NAYGérard Deltell (CPC) — ABSENTJacques Gourde (CPC) — NAYJames Bezan (CPC) — NAYJamie Schmale (CPC) — NAYJohn Barlow (CPC) — NAYJohn Brassard (CPC) — NAYJohn Nater (CPC) — NAYJoël Godin (CPC) — NAYKelly Block (CPC) — ABSENTKelly McCauley (CPC) — NAYKerry Diotte (CPC) — NAYKevin Waugh (CPC) — NAYLuc Berthold (CPC) — NAYMark Strahl (CPC) — NAYMel Arnold (CPC) — NAYMichael Chong (CPC) — NAYMichael Cooper (CPC) — NAYMichelle Rempel Garner (CPC) — NAYMike Lake (CPC) — ABSENTPat Kelly (CPC) — NAYPierre Paul-Hus (CPC) — NAYPierre Poilievre (CPC) — ABSENTRandy Hoback (CPC) — NAYRosemarie Falk (CPC) — ABSENTScott Reid (CPC) — NAYShannon Stubbs (CPC) — NAYStephanie Kusie (CPC) — NAYTed Falk (CPC) — NAYTodd Doherty (CPC) — NAYTom Kmiec (CPC) — NAYZiad Aboultaif (CPC) — NAYAhmed Hussen (LPC) — ABSENTAlexandra Mendès (LPC) — YEAAli Ehsassi (LPC) — YEAAngelo Iacono (LPC) — YEAAnita Vandenbeld (LPC) — YEAAnju Dhillon (LPC) — YEAAnthony Housefather (LPC) — YEABardish Chagger (LPC) — YEAChris Bittle (LPC) — YEADarren Fisher (LPC) — YEADavid McGuinty (LPC) — YEADominic LeBlanc (LPC) — YEADoug Eyolfson (LPC) — YEAEmmanuella Lambropoulos (LPC) — YEAFayçal El-Khoury (LPC) — YEAFrancis Scarpaleggia (LPC) — YEAFrançois-Philippe Champagne (LPC) — YEAGary Anandasangaree (LPC) — YEAGinette Petitpas Taylor (LPC) — YEAGreg Fergus (LPC) — YEAHedy Fry (LPC) — YEAIqra Khalid (LPC) — YEAJames Maloney (LPC) — YEAJean Yip (LPC) — YEAJean-Yves Duclos (LPC) — YEAJoël Lightbound (LPC) — YEAJudy A. Sgro (LPC) — YEAJulie Dabrusin (LPC) — YEAJulie Dzerowicz (LPC) — YEAKarina Gould (LPC) — YEAKevin Lamoureux (LPC) — YEALinda Lapointe (LPC) — YEAMarc Miller (LPC) — YEAMarilyn Gladu (LPC) — NAYMark Gerretsen (LPC) — YEAMatt Jeneroux (LPC) — NAYMona Fortier (LPC) — YEAMélanie Joly (LPC) — YEAPatty Hajdu (LPC) — YEAPeter Fonseca (LPC) — YEAPeter Fragiskatos (LPC) — YEAPeter Schiefke (LPC) — YEARandeep Sarai (LPC) — YEARon McKinnon (LPC) — YEARuby Sahota (LPC) — YEASalma Zahid (LPC) — YEASean Casey (LPC) — YEASean Fraser (LPC) — YEASerge Cormier (LPC) — PAIREDSherry Romanado (LPC) — YEASonia Sidhu (LPC) — YEAStephen Fuhr (LPC) — YEASteven MacKinnon (LPC) — YEAStéphane Lauzon (LPC) — YEASukh Dhaliwal (LPC) — YEATerry Beech (LPC) — ABSENTTerry Duguid (LPC) — YEATerry Sheehan (LPC) — YEAWayne Long (LPC) — ABSENTJonathan Wilkinson (LPC) — YEAJustin Trudeau (LPC) — YEANathaniel Erskine-Smith (LPC) — YEAShaun Chen (LPC) — ABSENTAlexandre Boulerice (IND) — ABSENTCathay Wagantall (CPC) — NAYRichard Martel (CPC) — NAYSpeaker
YeaNayAbstainAbsent

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