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PARLIAMENTARY EARLY DAY MOTION
COUP IN FIJI (7 June 2000)

Motion Details

That this House condemns the overthrow of the democratically-elected government of Fiji and the illegal detention of its Prime Minister, Mahendra Chaudhry, in a military coup; expresses its deep concern at the reimposition of a racially-biased constitution and the scrapping of the existing constitution, which had made Fijian Indians eligible for the post of Prime Minister for the first time; and congratulates Her Majesty's Government for its role in the decision to suspend Fiji from the Commonwealth and for the pressure it is bringing to bear on the coup leader, Mr George Speight, and his military supporters to restore democratic rule forthwith.

Sponsored by:
Barry Gardiner (Labour)

EDMS Sponsor By Party

Party
Votes
%
 
Labour
32
84%
 
 
Independent
3
8%
 
 
Liberal Democrat
2
5%
 
 
Your Party
1
3%
 
Sponsor List (38 sponsors)
Party
Member
Constituency
Lab
Baroness Adams of Craigielea
Lab
John Austin
Lab
Mr Harry Barnes
Lab
Mr Russell Brown
Lab
Colin Burgon
Lab
Martin Caton
Lab
Mr Eric Clarke
YP
Jeremy Corbyn
Islington North
Lab
Tom Cox
Lab
Sir David Crausby
Lab
Mrs Ann Cryer
Lab
Mr Andrew Dismore
Lab
Clive Efford
Eltham and Chislehurst
Lab
Bill Etherington
Lab
Barry Gardiner (Sponsor)
Brent West
Lab
Dr Norman Godman
Lab
Mr Win Griffiths
Ind
Mr Mike Hancock
LD
Sir Nick Harvey
Ind
Mr Eric Illsley
LD
Lord Jones of Cheltenham
Lab
Lynne Jones
Lab
Mr Piara S Khabra
Lab
Dr Ashok Kumar
Ind
Mr Paul Marsden
Lab
John McDonnell
Hayes and Harlington
Lab
Mr Tony McWalter
Lab
Mr Bill Michie
Lab
Austin Mitchell
Lab
Dr Doug Naysmith
Lab
Dr Nick Palmer
Lab
Stephen Pound
Lab
Mr Andy Reed
Lab
Dame Joan Ruddock
Lab
Mr Mohammad Sarwar
Lab
Alan Simpson
Lab
Gareth Thomas
Harrow West
Lab
Dr Rudi Vis

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