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(Law / Parliamentary Procedure) Chiefly Brit a parliamentary division in which members are not constrained by a party whip


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This explains why Stephen Harper, in response to a question from the press, was skewered on the first day of the campaign for saying he would, in keeping with party policy, allow a free vote on same-sex marriage.
The new prime minister, Stephen Harper, is opposed to same-sex marriage and has said he will put the issue to a free vote in the parliament.
It was a matter of the free vote by the public (though confined to males and citizens).
 
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