WELSH ASSEMBLY LEADERSHIP ELECTIONS - Early Day Motions - UK Parliament

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Early Day Motions

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Motion text

That this House welcomes the election of Rod Richards as leader of the Conservative candidates in Wales; congratulates the Conservative Party for democratically electing the leader in Wales by the one member one vote system; notes by contrast the parachuting in of the Secretary of State for Wales as the favoured candidate of the Prime Minister; deplores the rigged system of voting to elect the Labour leader which denies the use of a fair one member one vote system; further notes the Secretary of State for Wales' comments of 30th November, Official Report, column 639, that 'every member of the Labour Party will have a vote in the selection of the leader of the Labour party in Wales'; but regrets the fact that the unions and the honourable Members and candidates will be able to outvote the wishes of the ordinary rank and file members.

Signatures (59)

Supporters (57)
Withdrawn signatures (2)

The first 6 Members who have signed to support the motion are the sponsors. The primary sponsor is generally the person who tabled the motion and has responsibility for it. The date shown is when the Member signed the motion.

Evans, Mr Nigel

2 December 1998

Amess, Mr David

9 December 1998

Atkinson, Mr David

14 December 1998

Bournemouth East

8 December 1998

Beresford, Sir Paul

14 December 1998

Blunt, Mr Crispin

2 December 1998

In addition to the sponsors, the following Members have signed to support the motion.

Bottomley, Sir Peter

7 December 1998

Brady, Mr Graham

9 December 1998

Altrincham and Sale West

Brazier, Mr Julian

9 December 1998

2 December 1998

Chapman, Sir Sydney

8 December 1998

Chipping Barnet

Clappison, Mr James

10 December 1998

Clifton-Brown, Mr Geoffrey

2 February 1999

Colvin, Michael

8 December 1998

Dorrell, Mr Stephen

9 December 1998

Duncan, Mr Alan

2 December 1998

Rutland and Melton

Fabricant, Michael

8 December 1998

Fallon, Mr Michael

8 December 1998

Flight, Mr Howard

10 December 1998

Arundel and South Downs

Gill, Mr Christopher

8 December 1998

Gillan, Mrs Cheryl

14 December 1998

Chesham and Amersham

8 December 1998

North Wiltshire

Greenway, Mr John

9 December 1998

Grieve, Mr Dominic

16 December 1998

Hammond, Mr Philip

9 December 1998

Runnymede and Weybridge

Hawkins, Mr Nick

16 December 1998

Howarth, Mr Gerald

10 December 1998

Jackson, Mr Robert

15 December 1998

Johnson Smith, Sir Geoffrey

10 December 1998

15 December 1998

Kirkbride, Julie

14 December 1998

Laing, Mrs Eleanor

14 December 1998

Leigh, Mr Edward

14 December 1998

Lewis, Dr Julian

8 December 1998

New Forest East

Lloyd, Sir Peter

16 December 1998

3 December 1998

East Worthing and Shoreham

2 December 1998

Mid Worcestershire

MacGregor, Mr John

14 December 1998

Mates, Lt Col Michael

8 December 1998

Nicholls, Mr Patrick

10 December 1998

Norman, Mr Archie

15 December 1998

Tunbridge Wells

Paterson, Mr Owen

2 December 1998

North Shropshire

Roe, Mrs Marion

2 December 1998

Rowe, Mr Andrew

10 December 1998

Faversham and Mid Kent

Ruffley, Mr David

9 December 1998

Bury St. Edmunds

Spelman, Mrs Caroline

16 December 1998

Swayne, Mr Desmond

8 December 1998

New Forest West

Syms, Mr Robert

2 December 1998

Taylor, Sir Teddy

10 December 1998

Rochford and Southend East

Townend, Mr John

8 December 1998

Tredinnick, David

9 December 1998

Wells, Mr Bowen

9 December 1998

Hertford and Stortford

Whitney, Sir Ray

14 December 1998

Wilkinson, Mr John

3 December 1998

Ruislip-Northwood

Wilshire, Mr David

14 December 1998

9 December 1998

Winterton, Sir Nicholas

10 December 1998

These members had previously signed the motion, but have now withdrawn their support. The date shown is when the Member withdrew their signature from the motion.

14 December 1998

Kensington and Chelsea

Goodlad, Sir Alastair

14 December 1998

Amendments (1)

After a motion has been tabled, other Members can table amendments to it. Amendments to this motion are shown below.

WELSH ASSEMBLY LEADERSHIP ELECTIONS (Amendment 1)

leave out from 'Wales' to end and add 'as of benefit to the Labour Party in Wales; and notes that this election, carried out under a one-member one-vote system, confirms that an extreme right-wing political agenda is still predominant amongst Tories in Wales.'.

Mrs Jackie Lawrence

Labour, Preseli Pembrokeshire

23

signatures

EDM 71A1: tabled on 9 December 1998