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STATE OF THE PARTIES IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS
AS AT 13 DECEMBER 1996

Conservative	323	Scottish National Party		4
		(Messrs Salmond, Welsh & Mrs Ewing,
Labour	272	Ms Cunningham)
Liberal Democrats	26	Ulster Democratic Unionist Party		3
		(Messrs Paisley, P Robinson
Ulster Unionists	9	& McCrea)
(Messrs Beggs, Forsythe,
Maginnis, Molyneaux, Ross,		United Kingdom Unionist		1
Smyth, J D Taylor, Trimble, Walker)		(Mr R McCartney)
Plaid Cymru	4	Vacant seat: Wirral South		1
(Messrs Dafis, I W Jones,
Llwyd & Wigley)
Social Democratic & Labour Party	4	The Speaker and		4
(Messrs Hendron, Hume, Mallon,		3 Deputies+
& McGrady)
			Total	651
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There is no Government majority

+ 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

We have confirmed with Sir John Gorst that his vote should be included in the Government strength indicated above