Many people weren’t able to make it along to the hustings held at St Thomas’ church last week.
One letter in circulation on the night, specifically targeted at church users, was one from the Conservative candidate, Andrew Turner.
On the back of the letter was a list compiled by the Christian Institute with a record of Andrew Turner’s votes on ‘moral and ethical issues’ during his time as MP for the Isle of Wight.
We’ve reproduced the list below for VB readers who weren’t able to make it along to the church hustings. You may also find it interesting to see what the Christian Institute considered a ‘morally right vote’.
- Voted for Section 28
- Voted against an incitement to religious hatred offence in 2001
- Voted against the Civil Partnership Bill
- Voted for extending the Civil Partnership Bill to cover siblings
- Voted against restricting the parental right to smack
- Voted against allowing unmarried and homosexual couples to adopt children
- Voted against the Gambling Bill
- Voted against the Gender Recognition Bill
- Voted for including protection for churches and religious organisation in the Gender Recognition Bill
- Voted against reclassifying cannabis to class C in 2003
- Voted against the Second Reading of the Religious Hatred Bill on 21 June 2005
- Voted against the Third Reading of the Religious Hatred Bill on 11 July 2005
- Voted for the Lords amendments to the Religious Hatred Bill on 31 January 2006
- Voted for keeping the presumption that religious charities provide public benefit
- Voted against increasing the number of regional casinos from 1 to 8
- Voted for reducing the abortion limit to 12 weeks in 2008
- Voted for a ban on creating saviour siblings in 2008
- Voted for a ban on creating animal-human hybrid embryos in 2008
- Voted for keeping the requirement to consider a child’s needs for a father before fertility treatment in 2008
- Voted for providing information and offering counselling to women considering abortion for foetal abnormality in 2008
- Voted against abolishing the blasphemy laws in England and Wales
- Voted for a free speech amendment to the ‘homophobic hatred’ offence in 2008
- Voted for reclassifying cannabis to class B in 2008
- Voted for a free speech amendment to the ‘homophobic hatred’ offence in March 2009
- Voted for a free speech amendment to the ‘homophobic hatred’ offence in November 2009
- Voted for preserving the existing employment freedoms of churches and religious organisation on the Equality Bill
For a more general record of Andrew Turner’s voting record whilst Island MP, check out the excellent They Work for You Website.
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