Sessional Information Digest: 2000-2001
Section E1
State of the Parties
After the General Election, 1 May 1997
|
Labour |
418 |
Social Democratic Labour Party
(Messrs Hume, Mallon & McGrady)
|
3 |
|
Conservative |
165 |
Democratic Unionist Party
(Messrs Paisley & Robinson)
|
2 |
|
Liberal Democrats |
46 |
Sinn Fein
(Messrs Adams & McGuinness)*
|
2 |
|
Ulster Unionists
(Messrs Beggs, Donaldson, Forsythe,
Maginnis, Ross, Smyth, Taylor, Thompson,
Trimble, Walker)
|
10 |
United Kingdom Unionist
(Mr Robert McCartney) |
1 |
|
Independent
(Mr Martin Bell) |
1 |
|
Scottish National Party
(Messrs Morgan, Salmond, Swinney, Welsh,
Mrs Ewing & Cunningham)
|
6 |
The Speaker |
1 |
|
Plaid Cymru
(Messrs Dafis, I W Jones, Llwyd & Wigley) |
4 |
|
|
|
|
|
659
|
Government majority: 177
The total number of women MPs: 120
Lab 101, Con 13, LD 3, SNP 2, Speaker 1
At Dissolution of Parliament, 14 May 2001
|
Labour |
417 |
Social Democratic Labour Party
(Messrs Hume, Mallon & McGrady)
|
3 |
|
Conservative |
159 |
Democratic Unionist Party
(Messrs McCrea, Paisley & Robinson)
|
3 |
|
Liberal Democrats |
47 |
Sinn Fein
(Messrs Adams & McGuinness)*
|
2 |
|
Ulster Unionists
(Messrs Beggs, Donaldson, Maginnis,
Ross, Smyth, Taylor, Thompson,
Trimble, Walker)
|
9 |
United Kingdom Unionist
(Mr Robert McCartney) |
1 |
|
Scottish Labour
(Mr Thomas Graham) |
1 |
|
Scottish National Party
(Messrs Morgan, Salmond, Swinney, Welsh,
Mrs Ewing & Cunningham)
|
6 |
Independent (Mr Martin Bell)
|
1 |
|
Member of Parliament for Brent East
(Mr Ken Livingstone) |
1
|
|
Plaid Cymru
(Messrs I W Jones, Llwyd, S Thomas
& Wigley) |
4 |
Member of Parliament for Bexhill and Battle (Mr Charles Wardle)
|
1 |
| |
|
The Speaker and 3 Deputies†
(CWM Sir Alan Haselhurst, 1st DCWM Mrs Sylvia Heal, 2nd DCWM Michael Lord) |
4 |
|
|
|
659
|
Government majority: 179
The total number of women MPs: 120
Lab 99, Con 14, LD 4, SNP 2, 1st DCWM
* did not take their seats
† Do not normally vote
CWM: Chairman of Ways and Means
1st DCWM: 1st Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means
2nd DCWM: 2nd Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means
Section E2
By-Elections and new MPs since the General Election of May 1997
|
Vacancy |
Cause
|
By Election
|
New Member |
Date of
introduction |
Maiden
Speech |
|
Uxbridge |
Death of
Sir Michael Shersby
(Con) (8.5.97)
|
31.7.97 |
John
Randall (Con) |
29.10.97 |
10.11.97 |
|
Paisley |
Death of
Mr Gordon McMaster
(Lab) (28.7.97)
|
6.11.97 |
Douglas
Alexander (Lab) |
12.11.97 |
16.12.97 |
|
Beckenham |
Resignation of
Mr Piers Merchant
(Con) (21.10.97)
|
20.11.97 |
Jacqui Lait (Con) |
26.11.97 |
* |
|
Winchester |
Successful Election Petition
(Writ moved 28.10.97)
|
20.11.97 |
Mark Oaten (LD) |
25.11.97 |
* |
|
Leeds Central |
Death of
Rt Hon Derek Fatchett
(Lab) (9.5.99)
|
10.6.99 |
Hilary Benn
(Lab) |
14.6.99 |
23.6.99 |
|
Eddisbury |
Resignation of Rt Hon Sir Alastair Goodlad (Con) (28.6.99)
|
22.7.99 |
Stephen O'Brien
(Con) |
26.7.99 |
28.10.99 |
|
Wigan |
Death of Mr Roger Stott
(Lab) (8.8.99)
|
23.9.99 |
Neil Turner (Lab) |
19.10.99 |
18.11.99 |
|
Hamilton South |
Elevation to the Peerage of Rt Hon George Robertson (Lab) (24.8.99)
|
23.9.99 |
Bill Tynan (Lab) |
19.10.99 |
18.11.99 |
|
Kensington and
Chelsea |
Death of
Rt Hon Alan Clark (Con) (5.9.99)
|
25.11.99 |
Rt Hon Michael Portillo (Con) |
30.11.99 |
* |
|
Ceredigion |
Resignation of
Cynog Dafis (PC) (10.1.2000)
|
3.2.2000 |
Simon Thomas (PC) |
7.2.2000 |
15.2.2000 |
|
Romsey |
Death of
Mr Michael Colvin (Con) (24.2.2000)
|
4.5.2000 |
Sandra Gidley (LD) |
9.5.2000 |
16.5.2000 |
|
Tottenham |
Death of
Mr Bernie Grant (Lab)
(8.4.2000)
|
22.6.2000 |
David Lammy (Lab) |
27.6.2000 |
20.7.2000 |
|
South Antrim
|
Death of
Mr Clifford Forsythe (UU)
(27.4.2000)
|
21.9.2000 |
Dr William
McCrea (DUP) |
24.10.2000 |
* |
|
Preston |
Death of Mrs Audrey Wise (Lab) (2.9.2000)
|
23.11.2000
|
Mark Hendrick (Lab) |
28.11.2000 |
11.12.2000 |
|
Glasgow, Anniesland |
Death of Rt Hon Donald Dewar (Lab) (11.10.2000)
|
23.11.2000 |
John Robertson (Lab) |
28.11.2000 |
12.12.2000 |
|
West Bromwich West |
Resignation of Rt Hon Betty Boothroyd (SPK) (23.10.2000)
|
23.11.2000 |
Adrian Bailey (Lab) |
28.11.2000 |
13.12.2000 |
|
Falkirk West |
Resignation of Mr Dennis Canavan
(21.11.2000) |
21.12.2000 |
Eric Joyce (Lab) |
9.1.2001 |
24.1.2001 |
* Jacqui Lait, Mark Oaten, Rt Hon Michael Portillo and Dr William McCrea have all sat in the House previously
Jacqui Lait made her Maiden Speech 8.6.92
Mark Oaten made his Maiden Speech 4.6.97
Rt Hon Michael Portillo made his Maiden Speech 4.3.85
Dr William McCrea made his Maiden Speech 28.6.83
Section E3
Members of the House of Commons who were also Members of other
Parliaments and Assemblies(as at dissolution, 14 May 2001)
Northern Ireland Assembly
|
MP |
Party |
Westminster
constituency |
Northern Ireland
Assembly seat |
|
Gerry Adams |
SF |
Belfast West |
Belfast West |
|
Robert McCartney |
UKUP |
Down North |
Down North |
|
William McCrea |
|
|
|
|
Eddie McGrady |
SDLP |
Down South |
Down South |
|
Martin McGuinness |
SF |
Ulster Mid |
Ulster Mid |
|
Seamus Mallon |
SDLP |
Newry and Armagh |
Newry and Armagh |
|
Ian Paisley |
DUP |
Belfast East |
Belfast East |
|
Peter Robinson |
DUP |
Belfast East |
Belfast East |
|
John D Taylor |
UUP |
Strangford |
Strangford |
|
David Trimble |
UUP |
Upper Bann |
Upper Bann |
Scottish Parliament
|
MP |
Party |
Westminster
constituency |
Scottish Parliament
seat |
|
Malcolm Chisholm |
Lab |
Edinburgh North and Leith |
Edinburgh North and Leith |
|
Roseanna Cunningham |
SNP |
Perth |
Perth |
|
Margaret Ewing |
SNP |
Moray |
Moray |
|
Sam Galbraith |
Lab |
Strathkelvin and Bearsden |
Strathkelvin and Bearsden |
|
Donald Gorrie |
LD |
Edinburgh West |
Central Scotland region |
|
John Home Robertson |
Lab |
East Lothian |
East Lothian |
|
John McAllion |
Lab |
Dundee East |
Dundee East |
|
Henry McLeish |
Lab |
Fife Central |
Fife Central |
|
Alasdair Morgan |
SNP |
Galloway and Upper
Nithsdale |
Galloway and Upper
Nithsdale |
|
Alex Salmond |
SNP |
Banff and Buchan |
Banff and Buchan |
|
John Swinney |
SNP |
Tayside North |
Tayside North |
|
Jim Wallace |
LD |
Orkney and Shetland |
Orkney |
|
Andrew Welsh |
SNP |
Angus |
Angus |
Welsh Assembly
|
MP |
Party |
Westminster
constituency |
National Assembly
for Wales |
|
Ron Davies |
Lab |
Caerphilly |
Caerphilly |
|
Ieuan Wyn Jones |
PC |
Ynys Mon |
Ynys Mon |
|
John Marek |
Lab |
Wrexham |
Wrexham |
|
Rhodri Morgan |
Lab |
Cardiff West |
Cardiff West |
|
Dafydd Wigley |
PC |
Caernarfon |
Caernarfon |
European Parliament
|
MP |
Party |
Westminster
constituency |
European Parliament
seat |
|
John Hume |
SDLP |
Foyle |
Northern Ireland |
|
Ian Paisley |
DUP |
Antrim North |
Northern Ireland |
Section E4
Delegations to International Assemblies
PARLIAMENTARY ASSEMBLY OF THE ORGANISATION FOR SECURITY AND COOPERATION IN EUROPE (OSCE)
|
Representatives |
Substitutes |
|
Rt Hon Bruce George MP (Lab) (Leader) |
Ms Ann Clwyd MP (Lab) |
|
Rt Hon Donald Anderson MP (Lab) |
Mr Harry Cohen MP (Lab) |
|
Mr Menzies Campbell CBE QC MP (LD) |
Mrs Llin Golding MP (Lab) |
|
Mr Frank Cook MP (Lab) |
Earl of Northesk (Con) |
|
Mr Tom Cox MP (Lab) |
Dr Jenny Tonge MP (LD) |
|
Rt Hon Terry Davis MP (Lab) |
|
|
Rt Hon Sir Peter Emery MP (Con) |
|
|
Mr David Heath MP (LD) |
|
|
Baroness Hilton of Eggardon (Lab) |
|
|
Rt Hon Sir Geoffrey Johnson Smith MP (Con) |
|
|
Rt Hon The Lord Jopling (Con) |
|
|
Mr Andrew Mackinlay MP (Lab) |
|
|
Mr Ernie Ross MP (Lab) |
|
THE UNITED KINGDOM DELEGATION TO THE NATO PARLIAMENTARY ASSEMBLY
|
Rt Hon Menzies Campbell MP (LD) |
|
Rt Hon David Clark MP (Lab) |
|
Mr Harry Cohen MP (Lab) |
|
Mr Frank Cook MP (Lab) |
|
Rt Hon Sir Peter Emery MP (Con) |
|
Mr Bruce George MP (Lab) |
|
Lord Gladwyn of Clee (Lab) |
|
Mr Mike Hancock CBE, MP (LD) |
|
Rt Hon Sir Geoffrey Johnson Smith MP (Con) |
|
The Lord Sewel (Lab) |
|
Alice Mahon MP (Lab) |
|
Mr Michael Mates MP (Con) |
|
Mr John Smith MP (Lab) |
|
Rachel Squire MP (Lab) |
|
Mr Peter Viggers (Con) |
|
Rt Hon Alan Williams MP (Lab) |
COUNCIL OF EUROPE & WESTERN EUROPEAN UNION
|
Mr Terry Davis MP (Lab) (Leader) R |
|
|
Mr David Atkinson MP (Con) R |
Christine McCafferty MP (Lab) S |
|
Mr Malcolm Bruce MP (LD) S |
Mr Kevin McNamara MP (Lab) R |
|
Sir Sydney Chapman MP (Con) R |
Mr Jim Marshall MP (Lab) R |
|
Lord Clinton-Davis (Lab) S |
Mr Alan Meale MP (Lab) S |
|
Mr Tom Cox MP (Lab) R |
Mr Eddie O'Hara (Lab) S |
|
Mrs Ann Cryer MP (Lab) S |
Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede (Lab) R |
|
Mr Lawrence Cunliffe MP (Lab) R |
Mr Gwyn Prosser MP (Lab) S |
|
Mr Bill Etherington MP (Lab) R |
Mr Sydney Rapson MP (Lab) S |
|
Mr Paul Flynn MP (Lab) R |
Lord Russell-Johnston (LD) R |
|
Mrs Maria Fyfe MP (Lab) R |
Miss Geraldine Smith MP (Lab) S |
|
Mr Mike Hancock CBE MP (LD) S |
Rt Hon John D Taylor MP (UUP) R |
|
Mr Robert Jackson MP (Con) S |
Dr Rudi Vis MP (Lab) S |
|
Ms Jenny Jones MP (Lab) S |
Mr John Wilkinson MP (Con) R |
|
Lord Judd (Lab) S |
Mr David Wilshire MP (Con) S |
|
Lord Kirkhill (Lab) R |
Mr John Townend MP (Con) R |
|
Baroness Knight of Collingtree DBE (Con) S |
Mr Jimmy Wray MP (Lab) R |
|
Mr Tony Lloyd MP (Lab) S |
|
R=Representative
S= Substitute
|
