PARLIAMENTARY EARLY DAY MOTION
WOMEN IN PARLIAMENT (17 February 2000)
Motion Details
That this House believes that a democratically-elected Parliament should reflect the makeup of its population; notes that while women make up 51 per cent. of the United Kingdom population, over 80 per cent. of elected members of Parliament are men; considers such an imbalance to be unacceptable in the 21st century; calls on all political parties to put in place positive measures to address gender inequality; and supports the amendment of the Sex Discrimination Act 1975 to remove any ambiguity over the legality of such measures.
Sponsored by:
Dame Joan Ruddock (Labour)
EDMS Sponsor By Party
Party
Votes
%
Labour
86
68%
Liberal Democrat
26
21%
Independent
6
5%
Conservative
2
2%
Plaid Cymru
2
2%
Scottish National Party
2
2%
Non-affiliated
1
1%
Democratic Unionist Party
1
1%
Sponsor List (126 sponsors)
Party
Member
Constituency
Lab
Ms Diane Abbott
Hackney North and Stoke Newington
Lab
Mr Joe Ashton
Lab
Ms Candy Atherton
Lab
Charlotte Atkins
Lab
John Austin
LD
Jackie Ballard
Lab
Dame Anne Begg
LD
Lord Beith
Lab
Roger Berry
Lab
Liz Blackman
Lab
Peter Bradley
LD
Tom Brake
LD
Dr Peter Brand
LD
Mr Colin Breed
Lab
Mr Russell Brown
Lab
Ms Karen Buck
Lab
Mr Ronnie Campbell
Lab
Lord Campbell-Savours
Ind
Dennis Canavan
Ind
Mr David Chaytor
Lab
Mr Malcolm Chisholm
Lab
Ms Judith Church
Lab
Mr Michael Clapham
Lab
Mrs Helen Clark
Lab
Michael Connarty
Ind
Jeremy Corbyn
Islington North
LD
Lord Cotter
Lab
Mrs Ann Cryer
SNP
Ms Roseanna Cunningham
LD
Ed Davey
Kingston and Surbiton
Lab
Valerie Davey
Lab
Mr Ian Davidson
Lab
Mrs Janet Dean
Lab
Jim Dobbin
Lab
Julia Drown
Lab
Mr Huw Edwards
Lab
Bill Etherington
LD
Lord Fearn
Lab
Mark Fisher
Lab
Mrs Lorna Fitzsimons
Lab
Paul Flynn
Lab
Barbara Follett
Lab
Mrs Maria Fyfe
Lab
Barry Gardiner
Brent West
LD
Andrew George
St Ives
Lab
Dr Ian Gibson
Lab
Linda Gilroy
Lab
Dr Norman Godman
Con
Mrs Teresa Gorman
LD
Mr Donald Gorrie
Lab
Bernie Grant
Lab
Jane Griffiths
Lab
Mr Win Griffiths
Lab
Mr John Gunnell
Ind
Mr Mike Hancock
Lab
Baroness Harman
LD
Dr Evan Harris
LD
Sir Nick Harvey
Ind
Mr Eric Illsley
Lab
Glenda Jackson
LD
Lord Jones of Cheltenham
Lab
Lord Jones
Lab
Lynne Jones
PC
Mr Ieuan Wyn Jones
Lab
Ms Jenny Jones
Lab
Ann Keen
LD
Mr Paul Keetch
Lab
Baroness King of Bow
Lab
Andy King
LD
Lord Kirkwood of Kirkhope
Lab
Dr Stephen Ladyman
Lab
Mrs Jackie Lawrence
Lab
Mr Bob Laxton
Lab
Martin Linton
LD
Lord Livsey of Talgarth
PC
Mr Elfyn Llwyd
Lab
Mr Andrew Love
Lab
Alice Mahon
Lab
Judy Mallaber
Lab
Mr John McAllion
Lab
Chris McCafferty
Ind
John McDonnell
Hayes and Harlington
Lab
Mr Kevin McNamara
Lab
Mr Tony McWalter
Lab
Sir Alan Meale
LD
Mrs Ray Michie
Lab
Laura Moffatt
LD
Michael Moore
Lab
Julie Morgan
SNP
Mr Alasdair Morgan
Lab
Dr Doug Naysmith
Lab
Lord O'Neill of Clackmannan
Lab
Linda Perham
Lab
Mr Kerry Pollard
Lab
Syd Rapson
Lab
Mr Andy Reed
LD
Mr David Rendel
DUP
Mr Peter Robinson
Lab
Dame Joan Ruddock (Sponsor)
Lab
Christine Russell
LD
Sir Bob Russell
Lab
Phil Sawford
LD
Mr Brian Sedgemore
Lab
Mr Barry Sheerman
Lab
Ms Debra Shipley
Lab
Alan Simpson
Lab
Mr Dennis Skinner
Lab
Dr Phyllis Starkey
Lab
Ian Stewart
Lab
Mr David Stewart
LD
Lord Stunell
Lab
David Taylor
Lab
Ms Dari Taylor
Lab
Mr Mark Todd
Baroness Tonge
Lab
Dr Desmond Turner
Lab
Stephen Twigg
LD
Lord Tyler
Con
Sir Peter Viggers
LD
Lord Wallace of Tankerness
Lab
Joan Walley
LD
Steve Webb
Lab
Mrs Betty Williams
LD
Lord Willis of Knaresborough
Lab
Mr Jimmy Wray
Lab
Derek Wyatt
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