Sentence examples for conscience vote from inspiring English sources
noun
A type of vote in a legislative body where legislators are allowed to vote according to their own personal conscience rather than according to an official line set down by their political party.
Shorten on Sunday reiterated his support for a conscience vote.
We promised a plebiscite, Labor promised a conscience vote.
"I support a conscience vote," he told the ABC.
As Labor leader, I gave my MPs a conscience vote.
The shadow families minister, Jenny Macklin, backs Plibersek's position on scrapping the conscience vote.
"I think that conscience vote should occur in the spring sitting of Parliament and it'd be my intention, if there was a conscience vote awarded, to vote yes".
He could not, in good conscience, vote to keep the Labour party in office.
Both supported a conscience vote on abortion law reform, though both voted against the government's proposals.
"I also think it is most likely to occur when the Liberal party adopts a conscience vote and I think the chance of that are enhanced by Labor having a conscience vote," he said.
I will not in good conscience vote in favor of this plan.
Labor's position on same-sex marriage is to allow members a conscience vote.
