PARLIAMENTARY EARLY DAY MOTION
INDIAN DEMOCRACY (26 May 2004)
Motion Details
That this House welcomes the appointment of Manmohan Singh as Prime Minister of India and notes that India now has a Sikh prime minister, Muslim president, a Hindu external affairs minister and a Christian leader of its largest party; and believes that this is a powerful signal of India's commitment to a secular democracy based on respect for human rights in a multi-faith, multi-ethnic society.
Sponsored by:
The Marquess of Lothian (Conservative)
EDMS Sponsor By Party
Party
Votes
%
Conservative
32
44%
Labour
18
25%
Liberal Democrat
9
12%
Independent
5
7%
Ulster Unionist Party
2
3%
Plaid Cymru
2
3%
Speaker
1
1%
Reform UK
1
1%
Not Available
1
1%
Democratic Unionist Party
1
1%
Non-affiliated
1
1%
Sponsor List (73 sponsors)
Party
Member
Constituency
Con
Sir David Amess
Con
Sir Tony Baldry
Lab
Mr Harry Barnes
LD
John Barrett
UUP
Mr Roy Beggs
Lab
Mr Harold Best
Lab
Lord Bilston
Lab
Mr David S. Borrow
Con
Sir Julian Brazier
Con
Sir Simon Burns
LD
Sir Vince Cable
Lab
Martin Caton
Con
Sir Sydney Chapman
Con
Mr James Clappison
Lab
Mr Tony Clarke
Lab
Mrs Ann Cryer
Lab
Mr Andrew Dismore
Lab
Dr David Drew
Con
Mr Peter Duncan
Lab
Jeff Ennis
Lab
Bill Etherington
Con
Mr Nigel Evans
Con
Lord Flight
Con
Mr Mark Francois
Rayleigh and Wickford
Con
Lord Garnier
LD
Andrew George
St Ives
Con
Dame Cheryl Gillan
Con
Lord Grayling
Ind
Mr Dominic Grieve
Con
Lord Hammond of Runnymede
Ind
Mr Mike Hancock
Con
Sir Oliver Heald
Ind
Lady Hermon
LD
Paul Holmes
Spk
Sir Lindsay Hoyle
Chorley
DUP
Mr Andrew Hunter
Lab
Dr Brian Iddon
Lab
Mr Brian Jenkins
LD
Lord Jones of Cheltenham
Lab
Lynne Jones
LD
Mr Paul Keetch
LD
Norman Lamb
Con
Sir Julian Lewis
New Forest East
PC
Mr Elfyn Llwyd
Con
The Marquess of Lothian (Sponsor)
Con
Tim Loughton
Con
Sir Peter Luff
Lab
Rob Marris
Ind
Mr Paul Marsden
Con
Baroness May of Maidenhead
Con
Baroness McIntosh of Pickering
Ind
Patrick Mercer
Con
Dr Andrew Murrison
South West Wiltshire
Con
Lord Randall of Uxbridge
RUK
Andrew Rosindell
Romford
Con
Mr David Ruffley
LD
Sir Bob Russell
Mr Jonathan Sayeed
Con
Andrew Selous
Lab
Alan Simpson
Lab
Mr Marsha Singh
UUP
The Rev Martin Smyth
Con
Dame Caroline Spelman
LD
Lord Stunell
Con
Lord Swire
PC
Mr Simon Thomas
Baroness Tonge
Lab
Dr Rudi Vis
Con
Mr Robert Walter
Con
Dame Angela Watkinson
Con
Sir John Whittingdale
Maldon
Con
Sir Bill Wiggin
Con
Sir Nicholas Winterton
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