On Tuesday 12 October 2004 MPs voted on the general principles of the Civil Partnership Bill. This table shows the results of the vote by political party.

Party For Against
Conservative 67 37
Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) 0 6
Independent 1 0
Independent Conservative 0 1
Labour 307 2
Labour co-op 1 0
Liberal Democrat 42 0
Plaid Cymru 3 0
Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) 2 0
Scottish National Party (SNP) 3 0
Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) 0 3
TOTAL:
 426 49

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