Support for Marriage and Civil Partnerships

Policy description

There have been votes in Parliament on support for marriage and civil partnerships. The votes primarily relate to support via the tax system, but also cover equalities law and funding counselling for those applying to end a marriage or civil partnership.

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Analysis for Pamela Nash

Pamela Nash consistently voted against (0% aligned) supporting marriage and civil partnerships.

Comparable Labour MPs generally voted against (16% aligned).

Scoring Divisions

Scoring divisions are used to calculate the headline alignment between a person and a policy.

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Guide to columns

  • person vote: the vote cast by the person

  • party alignment: how aligned this vote was with other members of the person’s party. Higher numbers indicate less difference from the average vote of the party.

  • policy direction: if an aye vote is aligned or against the overall policy.

  • policy alignment: if this MP’s vote was aligned with the policy.

motion date person vote party alignment policy direction policy aligned
Bail (Amendment) — New Clause 5 — Transfer of personal allowances between spouses 2011-06-28 no 98% agree not aligned
Finance Bill 2012 — Third Reading 2012-07-03 no 100% agree not aligned
Equality (Marriage) (Amendment) 2013-01-29 absent na agree na
Finance Bill — Decline Second Reading 2014-04-01 aye 100% against not aligned
Prime Minister — Clause 11 — Tax relief for married couples and civil partners 2014-04-09 no 100% agree not aligned

Informative Divisions

Informative votes are thematically related to a policy, but do not count towards the overall score.

motion date person vote party alignment policy direction policy aligned
Equality Act 2010 (Work on Ships and Hovercraft) Regulations 2011 — Application of Discrimination Laws to Mariners 2011-07-13 no 99% agree not aligned
Protection of Freedoms Bill — Third Reading — DNA Retention, Clamping, CCTV, FOI Datasets 2011-10-11 no 100% agree not aligned