Sessional Information Digest: 2006 - 07
Section E - Part 1
State of the Parties
State of the Parties, 17 November 2006
Labour
| 352
| Social Democratic Labour Party
(Messrs Durkan, McDonnell, McGrady)
| 3 |
Conservative
| 196
| Independent Labour
Clare Short
| 1 |
Liberal Democrat
| 63
| Independent
Dr Richard Taylor
Dai Davies
| 2 |
Scottish National Party / Plaid Cymru
(SNP - Messrs Robertson, Salmond, Weir, Wishart, MacNeil & Hosie / PC - Messrs Llwyd, Price, H Williams)
| 9
| Respect
George Galloway
| 1 |
Democratic Unionist Party
(Messrs Campbell, Dodds, Donaldson, McCrea, Paisley, P Robinson, Ms Iris Robinson, Simpson, Wilson)
| 9
| The Speaker and 3 Deputies
(Sir Alan Haselhurst, CWM; Mrs Sylvia Heal, 1st DCWM; Sir Michael Lord, 2nd DCWM) +
| 4 (Do not normally vote) |
Ulster Unionist
(Lady Hermon)
| 1
| Vacant seats
| 0 |
Sinn Fein
(Messrs Adams, Doherty, McGuinness, Murphy & Ms Gildernew)
| 5 (Have not taken their seats and cannot vote)
| Total number of seats
Working Government Majority
(352 Labour MPs less 285 of all other parties - excludes Speaker & Deputies and Sinn Fein)
| 646
67 |
The total number of women MPs was 126
(Lab 95; Con 17, LD 9; DU 1; SF 1; UU 1; DCWM 1; Ind Lab 1)
+ 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
At Prorogation, 30 October 2007
Labour
| 353*
| Social Democratic Labour Party
(Messrs Durkan, McDonnell, McGrady)
| 3 |
Conservative
| 195
| Independent Labour
Clare Short
| 1 |
Liberal Democrat
| 63
| Independent
Dr Richard Taylor
Dai Davies
| 2 |
Scottish National Party / Plaid Cymru
(SNP - Messrs Robertson, Salmond, Weir, Wishart, MacNeil & Hosie / PC - Messrs Llwyd, Price, H Williams)
| 9
| Respect
George Galloway
| 1 |
Democratic Unionist Party
(Messrs Campbell, Dodds, Donaldson, McCrea, Paisley, P Robinson, Ms Iris Robinson, Simpson, Wilson)
| 9
| The Speaker and 3 Deputies
(Sir Alan Haselhurst, CWM; Mrs Sylvia Heal, 1st DCWM; Sir Michael Lord, 2nd DCWM)
| 4 (Do not normally vote) |
Ulster Unionist
(Lady Hermon)
| 1
| Vacant seats
| 0 |
Sinn Fein
(Messrs Adams, Doherty, McGuinness, Murphy & Ms Gildernew)
| 5 (Have not taken their seats and cannot vote)
| Total number of seats
Working Government Majority
(353 Labour MPs less 284 of all other parties - excludes Speaker & Deputies and Sinn Fein)
| 646
69 |
*Quentin Davies MP resigned the Conservative Party whip to join the Labour Party on 26 June 2007
The total number of women MPs was 126
(Lab 95; Con 17; LD 9; DU 1; SF 1; UU 1; DCWM 1; Ind Lab 1)
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 E - Part 2
By-Elections and new MPs since the General Election of May 2005
Vacancy
| Cause
| By -Election
| New Member
| Date of
introduction
| Maiden
Speech |
Cheadle
| Death of Patsy Calton (LD) (29.5.2005)
| 14.7.2005
| Mark Hunter (LD)
| 19.7.2005
| 21.7.2005 |
Livingston
| Death of Robin Cook (Lab) (6.8.2005)
| 29.9.2005
| Jim Devine (Lab)
| 10.10.2005
| 25.10.2005 |
Dunfermline and West Fife
| Death of Rachel Squire (Lab) (5.1.2006)
| 9.2.2006
| Willie Rennie (LD)
| 13.2.2006
| 1.3.2006 |
Blaenau Gwent
| Death of Peter Law (Ind) (25.4.2006)
| 29.6.2006
| Dai Davies (Ind)
| 4.7.2006
| 20.7.2006 |
Bromley & Chislehurst
| Death of Eric Forth (Con)
(18.5.2006)
| 29.6.2006
| Bob Neill (Con)
| 3.7.2006
| 19.7.2006 |
Sedgefield
| Resignation of the Rt Hon Tony Blair (Lab)
(27.6.2007)
| 19.7.2007
| Phil Wilson (Lab)
| 23.7.2007
| 8.10.2007 |
Ealing Southall
| Death of Piara Khabra (Lab)
(19.6.2007)
| 19.7.2007
| Virendra Kumar Sharma (Lab)
| 23.7.2007
| 8.10.2007 |
Section E - Part 3
Members of the House of Commons who are also Members of other
Parliaments and Assemblies
Northern Ireland Assembly
MP
| Party
| Westminster
constituency
| Northern Ireland
Assembly seat |
Adams, Gerry
| (SF)
| Belfast West
| Belfast West |
Campbell, Gregory
| (DUP)
| East Londonderry
| East Londonderry |
Dodds, Nigel
| (DUP)
| Belfast North
| Belfast North
|
Doherty, Pat
| (SF)
| West Tyrone
| West Tyrone
|
Donaldson, Jeffrey
| (DUP)
| Lagan Valley
| Lagan Valley
|
Durkan, Mark
| (SDLP)
| Foyle
| Foyle
|
Gildernew, Michelle
| (SF)
| Fermanagh & South Tyrone
| Fermanagh & South Tyrone
|
McCrea, William
| (DUP)
| Mid Ulster
| Mid Ulster
|
McDonnell, Alasdair
| (SDLP)
| Belfast South
| Belfast South
|
McGuinness, Martin
| (SF)
| Mid Ulster
| Mid Ulster |
Murphy, Conor
| (SF)
| Newry and Armagh
| Newry & Armagh
|
Paisley, Rev Ian
| (DUP)
| North Antrim
| North Antrim
|
Robinson, Peter
| (DUP)
| Belfast East
| Belfast East
|
Robinson, Iris
| (DUP)
| Strangford
| Strangford
|
Simpson, David
| (DUP)
| Upper Ban
| Upper Bann
|
Sammy Wilson
| (DUP)
| East Antrim
| East Antrim
|
Scottish Parliament
MP
| Party
| Westminster
constituency
| Scottish Parliament seat |
Alex Salmond
| SNP
| Banff and Buchan
| Gordon
|
Section E - Part 4
Delegations to International Assemblies
The Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE)
| Substitutes |
Mr Tony Lloyd MP (Leader) [Lab]
Mr Hugh Bayley MP [Lab]
Peter Bottomley MP [Con]
Lord Bowness [Con]
Mr Simon Burns MP [Con]
Mr Wayne David MP [Lab]
Rt Hon Bruce George MP [Lab]
Linda Gilroy MP [Lab]
Mr David Heath MP [LD]
Baroness Hilton of Eggardon [Lab]
Andrew Mackinlay MP [Lab]
Sandra Osborne MP [LD]
Paul Rowen MP [LD]
Ann Winterton [Con]
| Mike Gapes MP [Lab]
Mark Hunter MP [LD]
Mr Greg Knight [Con]
Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede [Lab]
Mr John Randall MP [Con]
Ms Dari Taylor MP [Lab] |
North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) Parliamentary Assembly
Rt Hon Bruce George MP (Leader) [Lab ]
Mr Hugh Bayley MP [Lab]
Peter Bottomley MP [Con]
Rt Hon Sir Menzies Campbell MP [LD]
Mr Michael Clapham MP [Lab]
Derek Conway MP [Con]
Frank Cook MP [Lab]
Mr David Crausby MP [Lab]
Mr Jimmy Hood [Lab]
| Rt Hon Lord Jopling [Con]
Ann McKechin MP [Lab]
Rt Hon Dr Denis MacShane MP [Lab]
Rt Hon Michael Mates MP [Con]
Mr Michael Moore MP [LD]
Baroness Ramsay of Cartvale [Lab]
Lord Sewel CBE [Lab]
Rt Hon Sir John Stanley MP [Con]
Mr Peter Viggers MP [Con] |
Council of Europe and Western European Union
| Substitutes |
Rt Hon John Prescott MP [Lab] [Leader of the Delegation]
Lord Burlison [Lab]
Mr Christopher Chope OBE MP [Con]
Mr Bill Etherington MP [Lab]
Paul Flynn MP [Lab]
Mr Michael Hancock CBE MP [LD]
Baroness Hooper [Con]
Baroness Knight of Collingtree [Con]
Christine McCafferty MP [Lab]
Mr Humfrey Malins MP [Con]
Mr Alan Meale [Lab]
Mr Edward O'Hara MP [Lab]
Lord Russell-Johnston [LD]
Miss Geraldine Smith MP [Lab]
Lord Tomlinson [Lab]
Dr Rudi Vis MP [Lab]
Mr Robert Walter MP [Con]
Mr David Wilshire MP [Con]
| Mr John Austin MP [Lab]
Mr Tim Boswell MP [Con]
Mr James Clappison MP [Con]
Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas MP [Lab]
Mr Nigel Dodds OBE MP [DUP]
Mr Nigel Evans MP [Con]
Mr James Gray MP [Con]
Mr John Greenway MP [Con]
Mr Doug Henderson MP [Lab]
Mr Bob Laxton MP [Lab]
Lord McIntosh of Haringey [Lab]
Rt Hon Dr Denis MacShane MP [Lab]
Mr Khalid Mahmood MP [Lab]
Mr David Marshall MP [Lab]
Mr Mark Oaten MP [LD]
Paul Rowen MP [LD]
Baroness Taylor of Bolton [Lab]
Mrs Betty Williams MP [Lab] |
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