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Discretionary votes, particularly in parliamentary systems
conscience vote or free vote is a type of vote in a legislative body where legislators are allowed to vote according to their own personal conscience
Conscience_vote
Moral philosophy or values of an individual
A conscience is a cognitive process that elicits emotion and rational associations based on an individual's moral philosophy or value system. Conscience
Conscience
Proposed legislation in the UK
by ballot for PMBs. The political parties in Parliament gave MPs a conscience vote on the bill. Assisted suicide is the ending of one's own life with
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill
Terminally_Ill_Adults_(End_of_Life)_Bill
recognition of Indigenous Australians. Only backbenchers have been allowed a conscience vote on the issue, while members of the Coalition Shadow Ministry are obliged
2023 Australian Indigenous Voice referendum
2023_Australian_Indigenous_Voice_referendum
2026 Philippine vice presidential impeachment
stance of the party. He said that members are allowed to exercise their conscience vote on the matter. Efforts to impeach Bongbong Marcos Efforts to impeach
Second impeachment of Sara Duterte
Second_impeachment_of_Sara_Duterte
2017 national survey in Australia
survey results. The Coalition government allowed its parliamentarians a conscience vote on the legislation. The opposition Australian Labor Party supported
Australian Marriage Law Postal Survey
Australian_Marriage_Law_Postal_Survey
Position within some political parties
party vote according to the party platform rather than their constituents, individual conscience or donors) in a legislature. Whips are the party's vote organisers
Whip_(politics)
Legal history of euthanasia in Australia
agreement for a conscience vote in the Senate and possibly the House of Representatives (the question of the government permitting a vote in the House was
Euthanasia and assisted suicide in Australia
Euthanasia_and_assisted_suicide_in_Australia
New Zealand politician
"hated" his vote against the legislation. After the Party allowed a conscience vote on the bill's later readings, he confirmed he would vote to ban the
Chris_Bishop
Prime Minister of New Zealand since 2023
February 2022). "National Party will allow conscience vote on conversion therapy ban, after block voting against it under Judith Collins". Stuff. Archived
Christopher_Luxon
Changing one's political allegiance while in office
Bangladesh Anti-defection law (India) Aisle (political term) Conscience vote Crossover voting Floor crossing (South Africa) Katak (Malaysia) List of British
Crossing_the_floor
Prime Minister of Australia from 2010 to 2013
to see the party introduce a conscience vote to parliament through a private member's bill, rather than a binding vote. Despite Gillard, who had previously
Julia_Gillard
Pregnancy Act by the Parliament of Queensland on 17 October 2018 in a conscience vote. Before the Termination of Pregnancy Act took effect on 3 December
Abortion_in_Queensland
Upper house of the Parliament of Australia
reject it. In the majority of cases, voting takes place along party lines, although there are occasional conscience votes. The Senate maintains a number of
Australian_Senate
Form of political opposition within a parliamentary system of government
Leadership convention Party discipline Conscience vote Crossing the floor Party discipline Party line Party-line vote Party switching Whip Party systems One-party
Parliamentary_opposition
Political arrangement allowing a minority government in parliamentary democracies
receives the support of one or more parties or independent MPs on confidence votes and the state budget ("supply"). On issues other than those outlined in
Confidence_and_supply
System of classifying political positions
members of the US Congress) on a two-dimensional map based on their roll-call voting, with one of the two dimensions corresponding to the left-right spectrum
Left–right_political_spectrum
System or group governing an organized community
exercise power by voting and deliberation. In a direct democracy, the citizenry as a whole directly forms a participatory governing body and vote directly on
Government
Act of Parliament in New Zealand
seven votes. The Labour, Green, ACT and Māori parties bloc voted for the bill, alongside 26 National Party MPs who exercised their conscience votes. Seven
Conversion Practices Prohibition Legislation Act 2022
Conversion_Practices_Prohibition_Legislation_Act_2022
Laws concerning suicide around the world
cross-party conscience vote, after Premier and Liberal Party leader Dominic Perrottet indicated he would grant Liberal members a conscience vote. The legislation
Suicide_legislation
Act of Parliament in New Zealand
ballot. Members were allowed a conscience vote, and on 25 June 2003, the bill passed its third reading by a margin of one vote (60–59), after the country's
Prostitution_Reform_Act_2003
New Zealand politician
crackdowns organised by Iranians in New Zealand. O'Connor voted conservatively on most conscience issues, although he opposed raising the drinking age back
Simon_O'Connor
Absolute majority of seats in a legislature
Leadership convention Party discipline Conscience vote Crossing the floor Party discipline Party line Party-line vote Party switching Whip Party systems One-party
Majority_government
Politics combining elements from across the left–right spectrum
Leadership convention Party discipline Conscience vote Crossing the floor Party discipline Party line Party-line vote Party switching Whip Party systems One-party
Political_syncretism
Election to choose a party leader
it may be held in response to a certain proportion of those eligible to vote expressing a lack of confidence in the current leadership. In the UK Conservative
Leadership_election
Cohesion within a political party
of a party are granted a conscience vote or free vote, in which party discipline is waived, and given members are free to vote to their individual preference
Party_discipline
Centre-right political party in Germany
from the CDU. In 2017, the Bundestag voted to legalise same-sex marriage. Merkel had allowed the conscience vote to happen despite her personal objections
Christian Democratic Union of Germany
Christian_Democratic_Union_of_Germany
2018 amendment liberalising abortion laws
freedom of conscience vote on issues to do with the referendum", on 21 April, Taoiseach and Fine Gael leader Leo Varadkar launched a Fine Gael "Vote Yes" campaign
Thirty-sixth Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland
Thirty-sixth_Amendment_of_the_Constitution_of_Ireland
conference in December 2011 to support same-sex marriage, the party held a conscience vote when two private member's bills to legalise same-sex marriage were
Same-sex marriage in Australia
Same-sex_marriage_in_Australia
1986 Indian film
questionable circumstances. He further argues that he cannot, in good conscience, vote guilty when he feels there is reasonable doubt of the boy's guilt and
Ek_Ruka_Hua_Faisla
Rejection of radical or extreme political views
pragmatic, ideological, or otherwise; however, the number of people that vote for centrist political parties is a statistical anomaly, in part due to the
Political_moderate
Political alignment in the middle of the left–right political spectrum
parties, though in some cases they will hold the left-leaning or right-leaning vote if there are no viable parties in the given direction. Centrist parties in
Centrism
Australia 19 May 1960. The Marriage Act 1961 was eventually passed in a conscience vote on 22 March 1961, with an attempt by Victorian Senator George Hannan
History of same-sex marriage in Australia
History_of_same-sex_marriage_in_Australia
Doctrine that the political authority of the state is legitimate to some degree
Identity in China. Taylor & Francis. p. 4. Mohammad Ateeque. Identity Conscience Nationalism and Internationalism. Educreation Publishing. p. 52. Jacob
Statism
Political orientation
Leadership convention Party discipline Conscience vote Crossing the floor Party discipline Party line Party-line vote Party switching Whip Party systems One-party
Centre-left_politics
she hoped the matter would be put to a conscience vote. Consequently, other party leaders organised for a vote to be held in the last week of June during
Same-sex_marriage_in_Germany
Broad political party
and the left.” Critically, Toro says, “the big parties overestimate the votes the Partido Verde can bring in, so the party always ends up with more seats
Big_tent
Group within a political party
their preference within a political party. Political factions can represent voting blocs. Political factions require a weaker party discipline. Research indicates
Political_faction
Change of political affiliation
decade, but in the 1960s, Lyndon Johnson passed the Civil Rights Act and Voting Rights Act. The civil rights movement had also deepened existing racial
Party switching in the United States
Party_switching_in_the_United_States
Bicameral legislature of Malaysia
the governing political party; no laws have been passed through a conscience vote. Party whips in Malaysia play a minimal role unlike their counterparts
Parliament_of_Malaysia
American politician and attorney (born 1970)
Trump but did not endorse him. He instead told listeners to "vote your conscience, vote for candidates up and down the ticket who you trust to defend
Ted_Cruz
social decay. All three major parties were given a conscience vote, and the motion was passed by 64 votes to 40. However, Gorton's motion had no legal effect
LGBTQ_rights_in_Australia
Leadership convention Party discipline Conscience vote Crossing the floor Party discipline Party line Party-line vote Party switching Whip Party systems One-party
Lists_of_political_parties
Political force against the political force in charge of the government
Leadership convention Party discipline Conscience vote Crossing the floor Party discipline Party line Party-line vote Party switching Whip Party systems One-party
Opposition_(politics)
Political ideologies favouring social equality and egalitarianism
2021. Retrieved 4 April 2010. "MPs approve annual welfare cap in Commons vote". BBC News. 26 March 2014. Archived from the original on 30 November 2018
Left-wing_politics
Presiding officer of a political party
during this period. Most major political parties elect their chairman by a vote of all the party's members. This practice was started by the Flemish liberal
Party_chair
Opinion polls on same-sex marriage in Australia
Liberal/National Coalition a conscience vote on same-same marriage legislation as the Australian Labor Party do. Support for a conscience vote among Coalition supporters
Public opinion of same-sex marriage in Australia
Public_opinion_of_same-sex_marriage_in_Australia
Australian politician (born 1990)
However, she was a supporter of the Liberal Party position of it being a conscience vote in parliament. Chandler is against the expansion of transgender rights
Claire_Chandler
Leader of the largest faction of a legislature that is not in government
Leadership convention Party discipline Conscience vote Crossing the floor Party discipline Party line Party-line vote Party switching Whip Party systems One-party
Leader_of_the_Opposition
Meeting of supporters or members of a specific political party or movement
I suppose, and there they choose a Moderator, who puts Questions to the Vote regularly, and Selectman, Assessors, Collectors, Wardens, Fire Wards, and
Caucus
New Zealand politician (born 1994)
of 89 to 30 votes. While the Labour Party allowed its MPs a conscience vote on the legislation, the National and ACT parties bloc voted in opposition
Chlöe_Swarbrick
Prime Minister of Australia from 2015 to 2018
Australia. Tony Abbott rejected Turnbull's suggestion of holding a conscience vote on the issue. On 9 April 2013, Turnbull and Tony Abbott presented their
Malcolm_Turnbull
Formal set of principal goals supported by a political party or candidate
for the ultimate purpose of garnering the general public's support and votes about complicated topics or issues. A component of a political platform
Political_platform
Political party or coalition holding a majority of elected positions
Leadership convention Party discipline Conscience vote Crossing the floor Party discipline Party line Party-line vote Party switching Whip Party systems One-party
Ruling_party
Political ideology centered on citizenship in a state organized as a republic
and that is in the area of voting rights. Indeed they allowed for female suffrage at a time when French women could not vote." Philippe-Jean Catinchi et
Republicanism
Vote within a deliberative assembly where a majority of party members vote the same way
A party-line vote in a deliberative assembly (such as a constituent assembly, parliament, or legislature) is a vote in which a substantial majority of
Party-line_vote
Australian politician (born 1980)
amendments to the law suggested the quickest and cheapest way was through a conscience vote on the floor of parliament. Wilson opposed efforts to block the Australian
Tim Wilson (Australian politician)
Tim_Wilson_(Australian_politician)
endorses a Yes vote but will not actively campaign for a Yes vote and members of the NSW Liberal Party will be given a conscience vote on the issue. Liberal
Endorsements in the 2023 Australian Indigenous Voice referendum
Endorsements_in_the_2023_Australian_Indigenous_Voice_referendum
2011 Philippine charging of the Ombudsman
had a "conscience vote." Tañada announced a correction in the tally after some votes were misrecorded, with the revised tally having 212 votes for impeachment
Impeachment of Merceditas Gutierrez
Impeachment_of_Merceditas_Gutierrez
Intent to transform or replace the fundamental principles of society
Leadership convention Party discipline Conscience vote Crossing the floor Party discipline Party line Party-line vote Party switching Whip Party systems One-party
Radical_politics
Group that agrees to work together to achieve a common goal
parliamentary groups or caucuses. Fluid coalitions, which change with each vote, exist in the European Parliament and Swiss parliament to pass legislation
Coalition
American politician (born 1988)
defended her vote, citing the bill's importance for the Coast Guard and FEMA in her district, stating that she "could not in good conscience vote to shut it
Marie_Gluesenkamp_Perez
Senior member of parliament
Leadership convention Party discipline Conscience vote Crossing the floor Party discipline Party line Party-line vote Party switching Whip Party systems One-party
Frontbencher
Group involved with politics
Leadership convention Party discipline Conscience vote Crossing the floor Party discipline Party line Party-line vote Party switching Whip Party systems One-party
Political_organisation
Philosophy of individual rights and liberty
argued that the government lacked authority in the realm of individual conscience, as this was something rational people could not cede to the government
Liberalism
New Zealand politician (born 1959)
purchase age, which was also dismissed after a conscience vote in September 2012. Collins herself voted to raise the purchase age. Overall Collins said
Judith_Collins
Act. All political parties allowed members of Parliament to have a conscience vote, and in October 2008 the bill was passed by both houses, as the Abortion
Abortion_Law_Reform_Act_2008
Leader or chief officer of an organisation
Leadership convention Party discipline Conscience vote Crossing the floor Party discipline Party line Party-line vote Party switching Whip Party systems One-party
Secretary_(title)
Political system with three or more parties
(also known as a 'minority government') which can command a majority of the votes in the relevant legislative organ of state (eg, parliamentary chamber).
Multi-party_system
Committed supporter of a political party or belief
an individual's partisan tendencies were typically determined by their voting behaviour. Since then, "partisan" has come to refer to an individual with
Partisan_(politics)
Australian politician (born 1971)
Women in a reshuffle. In 2012, Collins voted for same-sex marriage when Labor politicians were given a conscience vote. In 2013, Collins gained additional
Julie_Collins
Political ideologies favouring social orders
rights, social rights, but he cannot be a citizen; he won't have the right to vote. Again, whether he's Arab or not. Rubin, Shira (24 December 2015). "Good
Right-wing_politics
South African legal case
and allowing Members of Parliament to exercise their vote "in accordance with [their] conscience, without undue influence, intimidation, or fear of disapproval"
UDM v Speaker of the National Assembly
UDM_v_Speaker_of_the_National_Assembly
Act of the Parliament of Australia
agreement for a conscience vote in the Senate and possibly the House of Representatives (the question of the government permitting a vote in the House was
Euthanasia_Laws_Act_1997
Lack of affiliation with (and bias towards) a political party
Jaago Re! One Billion Votes campaign was a non-partisan campaign initiated by Tata Tea, and Janaagraha to encourage citizens to vote in the 2009 Indian general
Nonpartisanship
State where only one party may form a government
Leadership convention Party discipline Conscience vote Crossing the floor Party discipline Party line Party-line vote Party switching Whip Party systems One-party
One-party_state
Prime Minister of Australia since 2022
were granted a conscience vote on the Marriage Amendment Bill 2012, which would have legalised same-sex marriage in Australia, Albanese voted in favour of
Anthony_Albanese
Parliamentarian who neither holds ministerial office nor shadows a minister
each decision voted upon formally. By the end of 2010 coalition government it had undergone 300 debates, ranging from prisoner voting rights to the Hillsborough
Backbencher
Australian political party
(25 November 2025). "Gambling ad ban would pass parliament with a conscience vote, Labor MP says". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 18
Australian_Labor_Party
Premier of Victoria from 2014 to 2023
board to review each case. Labor and Coalition MPs were allowed a conscience vote on the Bill. The bill was debated in the lower house over three sitting
Daniel_Andrews
Indian term for changing party allegiance
is subject to the judicial review by courts. Aisle (political term) Conscience vote Frog (Malaysian politics) Keep the bastards honest Political nepotism
Aaya_Ram_Gaya_Ram
New Zealand politician
lost all its parliamentary seats, gaining only 2.6% percent of the party vote, below the five percent threshold needed to enter Parliament. The day after
Shane_Jones
Labour Party MPs voted 37 to 9 strongly in favour of the Abortion Legislation Act 2020. In a conscience vote, National Party MPs voted 35 to 19 against
Abortion_in_New_Zealand
passed via a conscience vote of 14–5 on 14 November 2010. It subsequently passed in the Legislative Assembly, also via a conscience vote, by 24–15 on
LGBTQ rights in South Australia
LGBTQ_rights_in_South_Australia
Prime Minister of Australia (2007–2010; 2013)
that I've decided not to oppose this bill. " In another 2006 conscience vote, Rudd voted against legislation to expand embryonic stem cell research In
Kevin_Rudd
Term in United States primary elections
voting, they must back a candidate from a party other than their own. This form of crossover voting has been referred to as "No Option". Conscience vote
Crossover_voting
Visual analogy for political or ideological positions
birth control. Tender-mindedness was defined by moral training, inborn conscience, Bible truth, chastity, self-denial, pacifism, anti-discrimination, being
Political_spectrum
Feature of the Westminster system of government
Leadership convention Party discipline Conscience vote Crossing the floor Party discipline Party line Party-line vote Party switching Whip Party systems One-party
Shadow_cabinet
Ideology considered far outside the mainstream
Leadership convention Party discipline Conscience vote Crossing the floor Party discipline Party line Party-line vote Party switching Whip Party systems One-party
Extremism
Group of members of different political parties
Parliamentary groups in some cases use party discipline to control the votes of their members. Parliamentary groups correspond to "caucuses" in the United
Parliamentary_group
Prime Minister of Australia from 2013 to 2015
introduction of embryonic stem cell research or therapeutic cloning in a conscience vote. In his 2009 book Battlelines, Abbott proposed that consideration should
Tony_Abbott
Official representative of a political party
party office-holders, may vote; in others, such as the British Labour Party, though the entire membership is eligible to vote, some electors may have a
Party_leader
US federal legislation that prohibits racial discrimination in voting
Montgomery Voting Rights March: Shaking the Conscience of the Nation", a National Park Service Teaching with Historic Places lesson plan Voting Rights Act:
Voting_Rights_Act_of_1965
Proposed UK human rights legislation
parliament in order to introduce a right to abortion and hoped for a conscience vote. Dr Kirsty Hughes, Associate Professor in Public Law and Human Rights
Bill_of_Rights_Bill
Political campaigning or support based on one policy goal
Australian Motoring Enthusiast Party. Big tent Identity politics Issue voting Protest vote Voting bloc "Full Day Hansard Transcript (Legislative Council, 10 November
Single-issue_politics
Legislative procedure used to record how each individual legislator voted on a motion
Council, as well as the Legislative Assembly for conscience issues, continues to use the standing vote procedure adopted by the federal Parliament. The
Division_of_the_assembly
split the opposition Coalition, with many members exercising their conscience vote against it and replacing their relatively progressive leader Alexander
LGBTQ_rights_in_Tasmania
Australian political party
the party, Payman stated that any elected AV MPs would be allowed conscience votes on any bill before parliament. When asked about where the party sits
Australia's_Voice
Political orientation
Taking a strong pro-peace stance can alienate members of a centre-right voting bloc. It is often more reluctant to support peace agreements because these
Centre-right_politics
Leadership convention Party discipline Conscience vote Crossing the floor Party discipline Party line Party-line vote Party switching Whip Party systems One-party
List of political parties in Western Europe
List_of_political_parties_in_Western_Europe
CONSCIENCE VOTE
CONSCIENCE VOTE
Girl/Female
Bengali, Indian, Kannada, Marathi
One who Cantrol his Conscience
Boy/Male
Muslim
Heart, Conscience
Boy/Male
Australian, Indonesian
The Wise One; Conscience; Wise; Sharp
Boy/Male
Arabic, Indian, Tamil
Heart; Conscience
Boy/Male
Muslim/Islamic
Conscience
Boy/Male
Indian
Character of a person, Heart, Mind, Conscience
Boy/Male
Indian
Character of a person, Heart, Mind, Conscience
Boy/Male
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Telugu
Conscience
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Telugu
Concience
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim, Sindhi
Conscience; Heart
Boy/Male
Muslim/Islamic
Heart Conscience
Boy/Male
Arabic
Heart; Conscience
Girl/Female
Bengali, Danish, Finnish, German, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Sanskrit, Swedish, Tamil, Telugu
Brain; Right; Capacity of Discrimination; Little Woman; Judgement; Conscience; Intelligent
Boy/Male
Muslim
Character of a person, Heart, Mind, Conscience
Boy/Male
Afghan, Arabic, Bengali, Indian, Malayalam, Muslim, Pashtun, Punjabi, Sikh, Telugu
Conscience; Integrity
Female
Arthurian
, (awakener of conscience); cousin to Parcival.
Boy/Male
Tamil
Conscience
Boy/Male
Indian
Heart, Conscience
Boy/Male
Muslim
Character of a person, Heart, Mind, Conscience
Boy/Male
Bengali, Celebrity, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Jain, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Sanskrit, Sikh, Sindhi, Tamil, Telugu, Traditional
Always Energetic; Knowledge; Intelligent; Calm; Intelligence; Judgement; Right; Conscience; Patience; Lord Shiva
CONSCIENCE VOTE
CONSCIENCE VOTE
Surname or Lastname
English
English : probably a variant of Cockburn.
Girl/Female
Indian
Happiness, Laugh
Female
Czechoslovakian
, messenger from God.
Boy/Male
Hindu
Girl/Female
Christian, English
Purple; Full of Life; Violet Flower
Girl/Female
Indian, Kashmiri
Beautiful; Graceful
Girl/Female
Anglo Saxon
Sister of King Edward.
Girl/Female
Tamil
Modest
Girl/Female
Arabic
Beautiful
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Marathi
To Embrace
CONSCIENCE VOTE
CONSCIENCE VOTE
CONSCIENCE VOTE
CONSCIENCE VOTE
CONSCIENCE VOTE
a.
Destitute of conscience; unscrupulous.
a.
Governed by, or according to, conscience; reasonable; just.
a.
Affected with compunction; conscience-stricken.
n.
Tenderness of feeling; pity.
n.
Inward sense; mind; understanding; conscience.
a.
Accused by one's self or by one's conscience.
a.
Characterized by a regard to conscience; conformed to the dictates of conscience; -- said of actions.
n.
The faculty, power, or inward principle which decides as to the character of one's own actions, purposes, and affections, warning against and condemning that which is wrong, and approving and prompting to that which is right; the moral faculty passing judgment on one's self; the moral sense.
a.
Relating to, or involving, crimination; accusing; as, a criminatory conscience.
n.
The estimate or determination of conscience; conviction or right or duty.
n.
An avenging deity; one of the Furies; sometimes, conscience personified.
n.
A prick or scruple of conscience; uneasiness of conscience; compunction.
a.
Not guided by, or conformed to, conscience.
a.
Without conscience; indifferent to conscience; unscrupulous.
n.
Want of science or knowledge; ignorance.
v. t.
To sear, as the conscience.
a.
Having a conscience.
n.
Knowledge of one's own thoughts or actions; consciousness.
a.
Reproached by one's own conscience or judgment.
n.
Act of concurring; coincidence; concurrence.