Sentences with phrase «party voted against the legislation»

One hundred and thirty six Tory MPs opposed the bill against 123 in favour, meaning a majority of the Conservative party voted against the legislation.

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«The Scottish National Party say they will vote against the legislation that formally repeals Britain's membership of the European Union.

In a crucial difference with the version of the legislation that failed to win sufficient Republican support earlier this year, the current incarnation allows states to individually decide which pre-existing conditions insurers must cover and removes caps on how much the afflicted can be charged, and includes an age tax that allows insurance companies to charge higher premiums to individuals between the ages of 50 and 64 — allowing it to win votes from the previously recalcitrant Tea Party - aligned Freedom Caucus and pass by a margin of 217 in favor to 213 against.

It may surprise the Home Secretary to know that the whole Labour party, including the current and former Prime Minister, voted against that legislation on the grounds that it did not go far enough in liberalising the situation and still applied the criminal law to far too much information.

19:24 - The initial predictions are that there were around 150 Conservative MPs voting against the legislation, which is roughly half the parliamentary party.

Elected officials earning a «thumbs up» designation included U.S. Reps. Elise Stefanik (R - Willsboro) and John Faso (R - Kinderhook) for bucking their party and voting against the Republican - backed Ozone Standards Implementation Act, legislation that would delay federal rules designed to curb smog.

«The Log Cabin Republicans announced Tuesday that the GOP's New York leadership in both the state senate and assembly are going to allow Republican legislators to make «conscience votes» on Gov. David Paterson's marriage - equality bill rather than pressuring party members to vote against it, giving the legislation a much stronger likelihood of picking up Republican votes in both chambers.

Sen. Konni Burton, a Tea Party favorite, explained that she voted against HB 4 due to a number of concerns with the legislation — including the Family Engagement Plan provided in the bill, which requires school districts to work with agencies and organizations to engage families of children from birth to 5 years old to maintain «positive family attitudes toward education.

Thinking of the U.S. legislation about campaign financing leads me to wonder if making a contribution to a Canadian political party is an inducement to anybody to vote for or against candidate.

While it passed along party lines, many Democrats support this issue and simply voted against the issue for political reasons and may reconsider if and when the legislation makes it to the House floor.