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> But then again I am the same nationality as Charlie I would point out that the Conservative party in the UK just voted 400-175 in favour of gay marriage.
by alinajaf 14y ago
> But then again I am the same nationality as Charlie
I would point out that the Conservative party in the UK just voted 400-175 in favour of gay marriage.
- kolektiv 14y agoJust to point out that the House of Commons voted that way - that's the combined vote of all parties eligible. The Conservative party was rather split on the issue, I think only a (largish) minority of the Conservative party itself voted in favour (although I can't remember the split offhand). That's still rather better than you would have got a few years ago, but then the Conservative party is now basically split down young/urban/secular-ish and older/rural/religious-ish lines and votes on these issues tend to be somewhat predictable.
- andyjohnson0 14y agoOf 303 Conservative MPs, 139 voted against and 30 abstained. So 44% percent of Conservative MPs were in favour. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/9851322/Cameron-accused-of-dividing-Conservatives-as-MPs-rebel-on-gay-marriage-vote.html http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/9851322/Cameron-acc...
- NickPollard 14y agoActually that's incorrect. The parliament (all parties) voted 400-175 in favour. The ruling Conservative party voted something like ~130-~135 (slightly against, with ~30 abstaining). The point is still valid though - what is considered right wing in the UK would largely be considered left wing in the US.