PARLIAMENTARY EARLY DAY MOTION
BETTING ON THE GENERAL ELECTION (7 February 2001)
Motion Details
That this House calls upon the Financial Services Authority to investigate the spread betting of IG Index on the result of the General Election, with particular reference to the attempt by its major shareholder Stuart Wheeler to influence the conduct and result of the Election after the company had received bets on a quoted spread of seats.
Sponsored by:
Alan Simpson (Labour)
EDMS Sponsor By Party
Party
Votes
%
Labour
38
73%
Independent
6
12%
Liberal Democrat
5
10%
Ulster Unionist Party
1
2%
The Independent Group for Change
1
2%
Plaid Cymru
1
2%
Sponsor List (52 sponsors)
Party
Member
Constituency
Lab
Ms Diane Abbott
Hackney North and Stoke Newington
Lab
Mr Tony Benn
Lab
Mr David S. Borrow
LD
Sir Vince Cable
Lab
Sir Alan Campbell
Tynemouth
Lab
Lord Campbell-Savours
Lab
Martin Caton
Ind
Mr David Chaytor
Lab
Mr Michael Clapham
Lab
Mr Tony Clarke
Lab
Mrs Ann Cryer
Lab
John Cummings
Lab
Tam Dalyell
Lab
Mr Ian Davidson
Lab
Mr Hilton Dawson
Lab
Jim Dobbin
Lab
Frank Dobson
Lab
Dr David Drew
Lab
Clive Efford
Eltham and Chislehurst
Lab
Bill Etherington
IGC
Mike Gapes
LD
Andrew George
St Ives
Lab
Dr Norman Godman
Lab
Mr Win Griffiths
Lab
Sir Mark Hendrick
Preston
Ind
Kelvin Hopkins
Lab
Dr Brian Iddon
Ind
Mr Eric Illsley
LD
Lord Jones of Cheltenham
Lab
Lynne Jones
Ind
Eric Joyce
Lab
Mrs Jackie Lawrence
Lab
David Lepper
Lab
Mr Andrew Love
Lab
Alice Mahon
Lab
Judy Mallaber
Lab
Mr Robert Marshall-Andrews
Ind
John McDonnell
Hayes and Harlington
Lab
Mr Kevin McNamara
Lab
Mr Bill Michie
Lab
Lord O'Neill of Clackmannan
Lab
Stephen Pound
UUP
Mr William Ross
LD
Mr Brian Sedgemore
Lab
Alan Simpson (Sponsor)
Lab
Mr Dennis Skinner
PC
Mr Simon Thomas
Lab
Mr Neil Turner
LD
Lord Tyler
Lab
Dr Rudi Vis
Ind
Mr Robert N. Wareing
Lab
Mrs Betty Williams
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