conscience vote
Personal conviction ballot
A conscience vote is a legislative vote in which party members are free to vote according to personal belief rather than following the party line.
Parties typically allow conscience votes on morally contentious issues like abortion, euthanasia, or same-sex marriage: The prime minister announced a conscience vote on the assisted dying bill.
Also called a free vote.
Moral soundness and consistency
- principlesFoundational moral beliefs
- moralityRight and wrong principles
- convictionFirmly held belief
- scruplesMoral reservations about acting
honesty · righteousness · uprightness · probity · rectitude · honor · virtue · accountability
Freedom from external control
- self-determinationControl over one's fate
- discretionCareful judgment in speech
- volitionCapacity for choice
- judgmentReasoned decision-making capacity
personal choice · agency · liberty · freedom · choice · nonpartisan · unwhipped · dissent
National legislative assembly
- legislationOfficial enactment of statutes
- whipStrikes or aerates
- crossbenchSeats for independents
- caucusParty selection meeting
bill · amendment · senate · house · representative · motion · chamber · division
Deliberate death for relief
- abortionEnding a pregnancy
- same-sex marriageWedlock between like genders
- capital punishmentExecution by legal authority
- stem cell researchScience of pluripotent cells
assisted dying · bioethics · religious freedom · civil liberties · end-of-life · reproductive rights · drug policy
integrity
Moral soundness and consistency
- principlesFoundational moral beliefs
- moralityRight and wrong principles
- convictionFirmly held belief
scruples · honesty · righteousness · uprightness · probity · rectitude · honor · virtue · accountability · transparency
independence
Freedom from external control
- self-determinationControl over one's fate
- discretionCareful judgment in speech
- volitionCapacity for choice
personal choice · judgment · agency · liberty · freedom · choice · nonpartisan · unwhipped · dissent
parliament
National legislative assembly
- legislationOfficial enactment of statutes
- whipStrikes or aerates
- crossbenchSeats for independents
caucus · bill · amendment · senate · house · representative · motion · chamber · division · backbencher
euthanasia
Deliberate death for relief
- abortionEnding a pregnancy
- same-sex marriageWedlock between like genders
- capital punishmentExecution by legal authority
stem cell research · assisted dying · bioethics · religious freedom · civil liberties · end-of-life · reproductive rights · drug policy
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