Divorce bill | How did they vote?

A who's who? in Parliamentary vote on the divorce bill at the close of the second reading

VOTED IN FAVOUR

PN

David Agius, Robert Arrigo, Joseph Cassar, Franco Debono, Mario de Marco, Joseph Falzon, Censu Galea, Michael Gonzi, Karl Gouder, Jesmond Mugliett, Jeffrey Pullicino Orlando, Chris Said.

PL
Carmelo Abela, Chris Agius, Anthony Agius Decelis, Evarist Bartolo, Owen Bonnici, Leo Brincat, Stefan Buontempo, Charles Buhagiar, Luciano Busuttil, Chris Cardona, Justyne Caruana, Gino Cauchi, Helena Dalli, Joe Debono Grech, Michael Falzon, Anglu Farrugia, Michael Farrugia, Noel Farrugia, Roderick Galdes, Gavin Gulia, Jose' Herrera, Charles Mangion, Joe Mizzi, Joseph Muscat, Silvio Parnis, Marlene Pullicino, Anton Refalo, Joseph Sammut, Alfred Sant, George Vella, Karmenu Vella, Anthony Zammit.
 
VOTED AGAINST
PN
Frederick Azzopardi, Jason Azzopardi, Tonio Borg, Giovanna Debono, Louis Deguara, Dolores Cristina, Beppe Fenech Adami, Austin Gatt, Lawrence Gonzi, Carm Mifsud Bonnici, Edwin Vassallo, Francis Zammit Dimech.
PL
Adrian Vassallo
 
ABSTAINED
PN
Frans Agius, Charlo Bonnici, Jean-Pierre Farrugia, Tonio Fenech, Mario Galea, Peter Micallef, Philip Mifsud, Clyde Puli, George Pullicino, Stephen Spiteri, Ninu Zammit.
PL
Marie Louise Coleiro Preca.

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GOOD GOD!!!!! I JUST NOTICED... TONIO FENECH ABSTAINED??????!!!!!!! WHAT HAPPENED???? DID THE MADONNA NOT CRY ENOUGH FOR HIM TO VOTE NO??? WOW, UNBELIEVABLE!!
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GOOD GOD!!!!! I JUST NOTICED... TONIO FENECH ABSTAINED??????!!!!!!! WHAT HAPPENED???? DID THE MADONNA NOT CRY ENOUGH FOR HIM TO VOTE NO??? WOW, UNBELIEVABLE!!
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@Omega PURE SOPHISTRY AND YOU DO OFFEND SIR!! I CONFUSE NOTHING. GONZI IS NO LEADER. A LEADER IS ONE WHO LEAD AND KEEPS CONTROL OF HIS HOUSE AND NOT LIKE KING LEAR IS FOOL ENOUGH TO SPLIT HIS KINGDOM INTO THREE!! A DICTATOR IS ONE WHO IMPOSES HIS WILL ON OTHERS AND THAT HE DID YESTERDAY BY VOTING NO AND OVERRIFING THE WILL OF THE PEOPLE, WGICH IN A DEMOCRACY WARREBTS IMMEDIATE RESIGNATION!!! ANYHOW, ANY QUALM YOU MAY HAVE ON THAT THEME I SUGGEST YOU TAKE UP WITH THE PM'S BROTHER WHO SAID AS MUCH HIMSELF AND I AGREE!!
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Ma kelli l-ebda intenzjoni ta' offiza ghax lanqas biss naf min inti. Imma hafna nies li jikkummentaw bil-caps hawnhekk jaghmlu hekk biex minghalihom jinstemghu jghajtu. Rigward il-kontentut, nahseb li tfixkilt bejn il-kelma Dictatorship and Directorship. Bejniethom hemm bahar jaqsam u nahseb li hadt zball ghax fis-sewwa kont taf li l-PM zgur li ma tistax takkuzah bhala dittatur. Dittaturi huma dawk li jimponu fuq haddiehor it-twemmin u l-hsibijiet taghhom u jippretendu li taghhom biss tajjeb u m'humiex kapaci jittolleraw jew jifhmu li l-bniedem ghandu mohh li kapaci jahseb u principji li josserva, li jistghu ma jkunux bhal taghhom. Huma dawn in-nies b'fehma dittatorjali li normalment ikollhom il-hdura f'qalbhom u jippruvaw li taghhom jimponuh fuq haddiehor (anke l-hdura!). Hares naqra madwarek u tintebah. Pero' minix nippretendi li se taqbel mieghi bil-fors u bl-istess mod ma nippretendix li haddiehor ghandu jibdel fehmtu bil-fors biex isir jahsibha bhalek.
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Jien ivvutajt le u hafna minn dawk li vvutaw iva qed jerga jibdielhom issa ahseb u ara la tkunu tafu ghal xi tfisser 'no fault'. Grazzi ghal-lista biex inkun naf min ghandu jirrapresentani. Nivvota biss gha min jahsibha bhali u zgur ma nivvuttax ghal min jghidli 'f'idejk, ghamel l trid' u mbaghad fl-stess hin irid jghidli x'ghandi naghmel...
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@Omega AND PREVIOUS POST TOO. THERE ARE OTHER REASONS WHY CAPS ARE USED. I KNOW AS AN EX DRAMATURGY TEACHER AND NEED NO LESSONS FROM YOU!! IT IS THE CONTENT THAT BUGS YOU NOT THE CAPS...AND AS FOR DICTATORIAL ACCUSATION, LOOK TO THOSE YOU DEFEND NOT ME!!!
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@ HOW DARE YOU!!!! I AM HALF BLIND AND HENCE THE CAPS AS THAT IS THE ONLY WAY I CAN SEE WHAT I WRITE!!! IT IS IN THE CONTENT MAN!! THE CONTENT NOT THE CAPS!!! PEOPLE LIKE YOU ARE RIGHT NOW SO FULL OF HATE AND ANGER THAT YOU WILL CLAW AT ANYTHING TO DISTRACT FROM THE FACT THAT YOU TRY AND DEFEND THE INDEFENSIBLE!! I SAY SHAME ON YOU. YES SHAME!!! IF YOU HAVE ANY LEFT...
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Hemm ahna prova ta' kemm hawn nies intolleranti u li jippruvaw jimponu l-fehma taghhom fuq haddiehor hija l-fatt li jiktbu b'ittri block. Dik hekk tfisser fit-termini ta' kitba ta' kummenti online. Minghajr ma jafu qed juru x'inhuma. Apparti li lanqas jaf li Dittatorjat u Direttorat ma jfissrux l-istess.
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Omega YOU MEAN YOU PREFER A DIRECTORSHIP? (NOT MY WORDS BUT THE PM'S BROTHER'S) DON'T YOU THINK HAVING A THEOCRACY IS BAD ENOUGH? NO ONE IS VICTIMISING YOU, SO QUIT THE BULL. YOU CAN DAY WHAT YOU LIKE. THE QUESTION IS:: ANYONE LISTENING?? BRIFFY??
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Lil min ghogbu jikkumenta dwar il-kumment tieghi nghidlu li kulhadd ghandu dritt juri l-opinjoni tieghu imma x'opinjoni hi dik li trid timponi l-fehmiet taghha fuq haddiehor? Id-dritt li turi l-opinjoni tieghek ma jinkludix li int tistenna li haddiehor bilfors ghandu jahsibha bhalek. Min jahseb hekk huwa l-veru dittatur. Veru li ma tafux x'qed tghidu. Il-Prim Ministru kellu responsabilta' wahda - dik li jassigura li r-rieda tal-maggoranza titwettaq u hekk sar. Inzerta persuna li mhux pinnur bhal hafna opportunisti li jduru ma' kull rih. Nippreferi persuna li thaddan principji u valuri u tosservahom milli persuna li tghid mod u taghmel kif ikun jaqbel.
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ALL THOSE WHO VOTED AGAINST OR ABSTAIN WOULD RESIGN IN A TRUE DEMOCRACY. BUT IN A BANANA REPUBLIC LIKE OURS, IT'S LIKE COLE PORTER PUT IT.. ANYTHING GOES!!
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Krista Sullivan
VOTED NO Frederick Azzopardi, Jason Azzopardi, Tonio Borg, Giovanna Debono, Louis Deguara, Dolores Cristina, Beppe Fenech Adami, Austin Gatt, Lawrence Gonzi, Carm Mifsud Bonnici, Edwin Vassallo, Francis Zammit Dimech. ABSTAIN Frans Agius, Charlo Bonnici, Jean-Pierre Farrugia, Tonio Fenech, Mario Galea, Peter Micallef, Philip Mifsud, Clyde Puli, George Pullicino, Stephen Spiteri, Ninu Zammit. ALL TO REMEMBER THAT THESE SAME PEOPLE WHO VOTED NO OR ABSTAINED TODAY AGAINST THE MAJORITY OF THE REFERENDUM RESULT ARE THE SAME THAT VOTED YES FOR INCREASE OF 500EURO PER WEEK IN THERE OWN SALARY
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Thanks for the list of names. This will now be saved on my hard disk and the file will re-surface at the next elections. So the "NO'S" now WILL be the NO in the future.
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Krista Sullivan
BIEX KULLHADD JIBQA JIFTAKAR DAWN ILLUM MA'IVVUTAWX GHAR-RIEDA TAL-MAGGORANZA TAL-POPLU FIR-REFERENDUM IZDA BIEX JIEHDU 500EURO FUIL-GIMGHA KOLLHA KEMM HUMA IVVUTAW IVA......
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ISSA GĦANDNA KONFERMA MINGĦAND IL-PRIM MINISTRU INNIFSU LI HUWA DITTATUR GĦALIEX MIN MA JIRRISPETTAX ID-DEĊIŻJONI TAL-POPLU HUWA DITTATUR. KOMPLI FTIT IEĦOR GONEZI GĦAX MA TANTX FADALLEK TIGGVERNA GĦAX SE TIEĦU L-AKBAR TKAXKIRA LI QATT POLITIKU ĦA F'MALTA. FITTEX GĦAMEL L-ELEZZJONI GĦAX ISSA QAŻŻIST LIL KULĦADD.
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Ajma jekk jinbidel il-gvern xPL arroganti u bla ebda rispett lejn il-minoranzi li ma jkunx skond JM. Dawk il-minoranzi per ezempju l-abort dawk ok imma xi hadd bhali li dejjem ivvota PL ghax din id-arba ma qbiltx irrid inbati l-konsegwenzi. Kemm kelli zball qabel indunajt free vote imma jkollu jitlaq jekk ma jabilx dan xi free vote hu. Qatt m kont nobsor li hawn mexxejja mmaturi daqshekk; mela issa mhux in-nies ser itellhu r-rappresentanti...malajr tela ghal rashom il-poter.
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Issa li għadda mill-Parlament, morru araw ftit is-sħab ikraħ li hemm bil-munita ewro li dalwaqt se tispiċċa u magħha tispiċċa wkoll l-ur. Issa jmiss lill-FRANZA li se tfalli. Morru fuq http://www.eupettydictators.webs.com/ u araw l-aħar aħbarijiet fuq Link 4
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Kull hadd ghandu dritt li jivvota kif irid, basta li ir-rieda tal-maggoranza ma gietx imcahhda. Min m'handux x'xixomm joghooli spallejh ! Alchemist u Xifajk uohrajn bhallkhom, joqoghdu jistennew hames snin kull darba ghall elezzjoni bit- tama li xi darba il PN ma jitlax fil-gvern ! Xi darba vera ma jitlax imma kemm hlejtu snin tistennew ghall-xejn ?!
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Tajjeb li kulhadd ikun jaf u jibqa' jiftakar min huma it-12-il Guda tal-poplu. Hlief ghal xi tnejn minnhom (Jason Azzopardi u Carm Mifsud Bonnici) kollha jistghu imorru jabzu minn Dingli Cliffs ghax kemm il-Parlament u aktar w aktar Malta tkun hafna ahjar minghajrhom.
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Those MP's who VOTED NO or ABSTAINED are part in parcel of the 65% legislators that need to be replaced in the next election. For Malta to achieve EU standards and be regarded as a truely democratic country the Maltese electorate must wean itself from these puppets of a theocracy that has been helping to abuse this island for over half a century.
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@ omega id demokkrazija tippermetti li tikkummenta dak li thoss, sewwa jaghmel dak li ihoss li ma ghandux jivvota ghal dawk li ma irrispettawx ir rieda tal poplu specjalment ghall prim ministru
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Joseph Sant
Omega - you are a contradiction in terms. People here are denigrating MPs who did not respect the will of the majority - ergo their democratic credentials are dented. You call that intollerance and then go on to call everyone "preltarjat bolxevista" which I am sure you equate with the worst of the worst. So who is being intollerant? People here are expressing their opinion as they have every right to do.
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YES MR PM, the will of the people was respected, but not by your party, but by Pl,so please donot take the credit, that the will of the people is respected,& BELIEVE me ,the people will remember come next election, so please be brave & let somebody else from Pn ,be a leader, if maybe the PN ,have a chance to be in power again, cos if not, you never be PM again, not by a long chalk!! You dissapoint a lot of people to-day, by your vote!!
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MR PM All I can say, to you is, BYE BYE mine & my family Vote!! I'm very dissapointed in you!!
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Micheal Bonanno
Siehbi, mela ghadek ma qrajtx x'jiktbu tal-PN meta jidhlu hawn u kemm jinsulentaw right, left and centre. Sa kien hawn min ghajjarna gdur u njuranti!
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VOTED AGAINST PN Frederick Azzopardi, Jason Azzopardi, Tonio Borg, Giovanna Debono, Louis Deguara, Dolores Cristina, Beppe Fenech Adami, Austin Gatt, Lawrence Gonzi, Carm Mifsud Bonnici, Edwin Vassallo and Francis Zammit Dimech. PL Adrian Vassallo ABSTAINED Frans Agius, Charlo Bonnici, Jean-Pierre Farrugia, Tonio Fenech, Mario Galea, Peter Micallef, Philip Mifsud, Clyde Puli, George Pullicino, Stephen Spiteri and Ninu Zammit. PL Marie Louise Coleiro Preca. UNQUOTE: It is a MUST that you remember carefully EACH of the above names who went against the will of the people (write their names in a scrap book) so when the next election comes (when we vote for them to REPRESENT us in Parliament and make them Honourable) we give them a 'daqqa sabiha fuq il-patata' and say Goodbye or Good riddance! PS (i): So Françoise voted No. Life never ceases to amaze me ! PS (ii) PN is finished. It will lose the next election with the largest landslide ever. Out you go. Bye Bye (you don't deserve better after winning or stealing the last election a a mere 1500 votes)
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Those who voted NO do not represent their constituents, but their own conscience,which is not for what their constituents voted them in Parliament. Shame on them and on who continues to support them. Come next elections, and if they have the audacity to again beg for votes from their respective districts, they should make it clear to their voters that they do not care for what the majority thinks, because they have to answer to the conscience first.
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Ha naghmilha cara; jien ivvutajt favur id-divorzju. Imma nitqazzez nara dawn il-kummenti. Dan hu l-livell ta' tolleranza li l-laburisti qed jipproponu jekk ikunu fil-gvern? Hazin ta ghax min kien jivvota PN u jixtieq jipprova l-lejber tgerxuh qeghdin bl-intolleranza taghkom mhux tigbduh lejkom. Id-demokrazija tfisser li titwettaq ir-rieda tal-maggoranza kif sar issa bil-ligi tad-divorzju. L-ebda demokrazija ma timponi li min jahsibha differenti ghandu jibdel fehmtu bil-fors specjalment dwar kwistjonijiet ta' kuxjenza. Mela ejja naqtghuha u ma nagixxux bhall-proletarjat bolxevista.
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Reuben Sciberras
Francis Zammit Dimech voted against AS WELL. HA HA HA HA HA HA HA such a farce.
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So divorce went through because of the Labour vote. Proud of the PL.
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Malta is being run by a Legalised DICTATORSHIP. Those who voted against the WILL OF MAJORITY should step down WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT. The will of the people accounding to the Nationalist Party & NATIONALIST Government is NOW worth NOTHING. Then the good consience MPs condem Dictators in foreign countries
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U l-mozzjoni tghaddi biss bis sahha tal Partit Laburista!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!