List of Anti-Choice MPs – April 2011

By Joyce Arthur, Abortion Rights Coalition of Canada

April 3, 2011, updated April 23, 2011

*The list below is now archival. See the updated list after the May 2, 2011 election*

The first table shows totals of MPs who are anti-choice (from each party), pro-choice, or unknown – with comparisons just after the 2008 election and now.

The second, long table is a list of known anti-choice Members of Parliament as of April 20, 2011.
Conservatives  •  Liberals  •  Independents

Please email info@arcc-cdac.ca if you have additional information or any corrections for this list. Thank you!

MPsJust after 2008 ElectionCurrent (prior to 2011 election)
Total Anti-choice MPs116 (38%)109 (36%)
– Conservative Party97 of 143 (68%)95 of 143 (66%)
– Liberal Party17 of 77 (22%)13 of 77 (17%)
– Independent2 of 21 of 2
Total Pro-Choice MPs123* (40%)148* (48.5%)
Total MPs with unknown stance66 (22%)48 (16%)
Total MPs305305

* This estimate includes Conservative and Liberal MPs with a public pro-choice position and/or pro-choice voting record, as well as all Bloc Quebecois (47) and NDP (36) MPs on their voting records and the assumption they are pro-choice.

Here is a separate list of Pro-choice MPs and those with an unknown stance on abortion. (This is a simple list of names and party affiliation, with no other details.)

In the table below,some MPs have asterisks beside their name. These MPs voted in favour of Bill C-484 or Bill C-510, or opposed the Order of Canada for Dr. Henry Morgentaler, but have no other known public position on abortion. It’s possible they are not anti-choice, so they are not included in the total figures above, but are included in the list below. (Please email info@arcc-cdac.ca if you have additional information.)

Anti-Choice
Members of Parliament		Designated Anti-Choice During
2011 Federal Election (1)		Opposed
Order of Canada
for Dr. M (2)		Voted for
Bill C-484 at Second Reading (3)		Voted for Bill C-510 at Second Reading (4)
     
Conservative Party of Canada    
Jim Abbott√√√√
Diane Ablonczy√√√N
Harold Albrecht√√√√
Mike Allen√√√√
Dean Allison√√√√
Rona Ambrose √√—
Rob Anders√√√√
David L. Anderson√√√√
Keith Ashfield√——√
John Baird * No response√N
Leon Benoit√√√√
James Bezan √√√
Jean-Pierre Blackburn * —√N
Steven Blaney * Refused to say√N
Kelly Block√——√
Ray Boughen ** ——√
Garry Breitkreuz√√√√
Gordon Brown√√√√
Lois Brown√——√
Patrick Brown √√√
Rod Bruinooge√√√√
Paul Calandra√——√
Blaine Calkins √√√
Ron Cannan Refused to say√√
Colin Carrie√√√√
Rick Casson√√√√
Michael Chong * —√N
Rob Clarke ** ——√
Tony Clement * —√N
John Cummins√√√√
Patricia Davidson√√√√
Stockwell Day√√√√
Dean Del Mastro√√√√
Barry Devolin √√√
Rick Dykstra√√√N
Edward Fast √√√
Diane Finley * Refused to say√N
Steven Fletcher * —√N
Royal Galipeau√√√√
Cheryl Gallant√√√√
Shelly Glover ** ——√
Peter Goldring√√√√
Gary Goodyear√√√N
Jacques Gourde * —√N
Nina Grewal√√√√
Stephen Harper √√N
Richard Harris√√√√
Laurie Hawn √√N
Russ Hiebert√√√√
Randy Hoback√——√
Candice Hoeppner ** ——√
Brian Jean√Refused to say√√
Randy Kamp√√√√
Gerald Keddy * —√N
Jason Kenney√√√√
Ed Komarnicki√√√√
Daryl Kramp√√√√
Michael Lake √√√
Guy Lauzon√√√√
Denis Lebel * —√N
Pierre Lemieux√√√√
Ben Lobb ** ——√
Tom Lukiwski√√√√
Gary Lunn√Refused to say√—
James Lunney√√√√
Peter MacKay √√N
Dave MacKenzie * —√N
Colin Mayes √√√
Phil McColeman√——√
Cathy McLeod√——N
Ted Menzies√Refused to say√N
Rob Merrifield√Refused to say√√
Larry Miller √√√
James Moore√—√N
Rob Moore√√√√
Rob Nicholson√√√N
Rick Norlock —√√
Deepak Obhrai√—√N
Bev Oda * —√N
Tilly O’Neill-Gordon√——√
Christian Paradis * —√N
LaVar Payne√——√
Daniel Petit * —√N
Pierre Poilievre  √√√√
Joe Preston √√√
James Rajotte√√√√
Scott Reid  √—√√
Blake Richards√——√
Lee Richardson  √√√N
Gerry Ritz  √√√√
Francis Scarpallegia * Refused to say√N
Andrew Scheer  √√√√
Gary Schellenberger * Refused to say√N
Gail Shea ** ——√
Bev Shipley √√√√
Devinder Shory ** ——√
Joy Smith  √√√  (paired, absent)√
Kevin Sorenson  √√√√
Bruce Stanton √√N
Brian Storseth √√√
Chuck Strahl  √√√√
David Sweet√√√√
Greg Thompson  √√√—
David Tilson * —√N
Vic Toews  √√√√
Bradley Trost  √√√√
Mervin Tweed √√√
Tim Uppal√——√
David Van Kesteren√√√√
Peter Van Loan √√√
Maurice Vellacott √√√√
Mike Wallace √√N
Mark Warawa√√√√
Christopher Warkentin √√√
Jeff Watson  √√√√
John Weston ** ——√
Rodney Weston√——√
Alice Wong√——√
Stephen Woodworth√——√
Lynne Yelich  √√√√
Terence Young ** ——√
Liberal Party    
John Cannis * —√—
Rudy Dhalla ** ——√
Wayne Easter *** √NN
Albina Guarnieri√√√√
Jim Karygiannis √√√√
Kevin Lamoureux ** ——√
Derek Lee √√N
Lawrence MacAuley√√√√
Gurbax Malhi√—√√
John McKay √√√
Dan McTeague  √√√√
Shawn Murphy√√√N
Massimo Pacetti √√N
Paul Szabo  √√√√
Alan Tonks  √√√√
Bryon Wilfert √  — —
Borys Wrzesnewskyi  

√√√
Independent    
André Arthur √√N
Helena Guergis * (Ind/Conservative) —√—

 *  These MPs voted in favour of Bill C-484 but have no other known public position on abortion. They may be either anti-choice or pro-choice, so they are not included in the totals (top of page), just in the above long list (In particular, John Baird and John Cannis are probably pro-choice). (Please email info@arcc-cdac.ca if you have additional information.)

** These MPs voted in favour of Bill C-510 but have no other known public position on abortion. A few may in fact be pro-choice (such as Ruby Dhalla and Shelly Glover), and Ray Boughen, Ben Lobb, John Weston, and Terence Young are probably anti-choice. They are not included in the totals (top of page), just in the above long list. (Please email info@arcc-cdac.ca if you have additional information.)

*** These MPs were opposed to giving the Order of Canada to Dr. Henry Morgentaler, according to a survey done by Campaign Life Coalition, but have no other known public position on abortion.

Column 1 — Anti-choice MPs were listed during the 2011 election. Criteria: They had an anti-choice voting record, or had publicly spoken at or attended events organized by anti-choice groups, or had publicly stated they are “pro-life” or would support abortion only in limited circumstances. (Note: Several MPs on lists prior to 2011 (from 2004/06/08 elections) have been removed due to uncertainties in their stance, or because they have stated they are personally pro-life but would not vote to restrict abortion.)

Column 2 — Whether the MP publicly opposed the awarding of the Order of Canada to Dr. Henry Morgentaler, according to a survey conducted by Campaign Life Coalition.

Column 3 — Whether the MP voted in favour of Bill C-484 (“Unborn Victims of Crime Act”) at 2nd reading in Parliament on March 5, 2008. (Note: Some pro-choice MPs voted in favour of Bill C-484, including Peter Stoffer (NDP) and Liberal MP’s John Cannis, Sukh Dhaliwal, and Francis Scarpallegia.)

Column 4 — Whether the MP voted in favour of Bill C-510 (“coerced abortion”) at 2nd reading in Parliament on December 15, 2010. Note: Harper whipped his Cabinet to vote against it, but 10 out of about 35 Cabinet members still voted in favour of it, as well as 77 of the rest.

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