He missed 122 votes out of 363 that took place since he took office.
That's 1/3 of all votes and has given him the 6th worst voting attendance record in the House of Commons.
- The Globe and Mail originally broke the story: Which MPs missed the most votes?, March 7 2011. (It did not include the last 3 months before an election was called so the total missed votes at that time was 103)
- It was also raised in the Toronto Star: GTA Liberals lead top 10 for missing Commons votes, March 7, 2011.
1st session - 0 absences
2nd session - 34 absences
3rd session - 88 absences
Total: 122 absences out of 363 votes.
To view it directly from the website of Parliament, please click here.
In response to these facts, Gerard Kennedy's campaign has put out the following material and information. We have outlined how it differs from the factual records published by the Parliament of Canada. You can view it here.
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