Bill586, introduced by Patrick Bloche, was the first bill on same-sex marriage that was voted on by the parliament in France. It followed the decision of the Constitutional Council to let the legislature decide on this issue. The Socialist Party took advantage of a legislative window to put the text to the agenda. On 14June 2011, the National Assembly of France voted 293–222 against the bill.French parliament rejects same-sex marriage billFrench parliament rejects gay marriage
Votes
Group Political field Yes No Abstain Important votes UMP Right-wing 9 269 9 Axel Poniatowski (Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee) : YES - Jean-Louis Borloo (radical (centrist) candidate in the 2012 French presidential election) : YES - Christian Jacob (Chairperson of the Presidential Majority (UMP / NC)) : NO PS Left-wing 192 0 2 François Hollande (candidate in the 2012 French presidential election) : YES NC Centre-right Christian Democrats 1 20 0 Jean-Christophe Lagarde (Vice President of the National Assembly) : YES GDR Left-wing 20 0 2 Noël Mamère (Begles Mayor who delivered the first same-sex marriage in France invalidated by court some time later) : YES NI Others 0 4 3 François Bayrou (former Christian Democrat candidate in the presidential elections of 2002 and 2007 he claims to be favorable, but doubts the word "marriage".) : ABSTAIN Total 222 293 16
References
External links Proposition de loi visant à ouvrir le mariage aux couples de même sexe Scrutin public sur l'ensemble de la proposition de loi visant à ouvrir le mariage aux couples de même sexe