Weekly Information Bulletin: 19 October 1996
STATE OF THE PARTIES IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS
AS AT 16 OCTOBER 1996
| Conservative | 324 | Scottish National Party | 4 | |
| | (Messrs Salmond, Welsh & Mrs Ewing, |
| Labour | 271 | Ms Cunningham) |
| | |
| Liberal Democrats | 26 | Ulster Democratic Unionist Party | 3 |
| | (Messrs Paisley, P Robinson |
| Ulster Unionists | 9 | & McCrea) |
| (Messrs Beggs, Forsythe, | |
| Maginnis, Molyneaux, Ross, | | The Speaker and | 4 |
| Smyth, J D Taylor, Trimble, Walker) | | 3 Deputies+ |
| | |
| Plaid Cymru | 4 | United Kingdom Unionist | 1 |
| (Messrs Dafis, I W Jones, | | (Mr R McCartney) |
| Llwyd & Wigley) | | |
| | |
| Social Democratic & Labour Party | 4 | Vacant seat (Barnsley E) | 1 |
| (Messrs Hendron, Hume, Mallon, | | |
| & McGrady) | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | Total 651 |
| | | ____ |
Government majority = 1
+ Do not normally vote
The total number of women MPs is 63 of whom:
38 Lab, 17 Con, 4 LD, 2 SNP, 1 Speaker, 1 Deputy Speaker
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