PARLIAMENTARY EARLY DAY MOTION
INTIMIDATION OF PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES IN PALESTINE (9 December 2004)
Motion Details
That this House deplores the brutal beatings meted out to Dr Mustapha Barghouti and his colleagues at an Israeli checkpoint on 7th December; notes that Dr Barghouti is a presidential candidate for the forthcoming Palestinian elections; notes also that Israel has pledged to assist free and fair elections in the Occupied Territories of Palestine; and calls upon the UK Government to protest to the Israeli Government in the strongest possible terms and state what action will be taken in the event of non-compliance by Israel.
Sponsored by:
Baroness Tonge (Non-affiliated)
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Party
Votes
%
Labour
27
63%
Liberal Democrat
9
21%
Independent
3
7%
Your Party
1
2%
Non-affiliated
1
2%
Plaid Cymru
1
2%
Workers Party of Britain
1
2%
Sponsor List (43 sponsors)
Party
Member
Constituency
Lab
Janet Anderson
LD
John Barrett
LD
Mr Colin Breed
Lab
Richard Burden
Lab
Martin Caton
Lab
Mr Michael Clapham
Lab
Mr Tony Clarke
Lab
Harry Cohen
Lab
Frank Cook
YP
Jeremy Corbyn
Islington North
Lab
Tom Cox
Lab
Sir David Crausby
Lab
Mrs Ann Cryer
Lab
John Cummings
Lab
Dr David Drew
Lab
Mr Huw Edwards
Lab
Bill Etherington
Lab
Paul Flynn
Lab
Barbara Follett
WPB
George Galloway
LD
Andrew George
St Ives
Lab
Mr Neil Gerrard
Lab
Dr Ian Gibson
LD
Parmjit Singh Gill
Lab
Mr David Hamilton
LD
Sir Nick Harvey
Lab
Sir Mark Hendrick
Preston
Ind
Kelvin Hopkins
LD
Lord Jones of Cheltenham
Lab
Lynne Jones
Lab
Mr Terry Lewis
Ind
Mr Paul Marsden
Lab
John McDonnell
Hayes and Harlington
Lab
Stephen Pound
LD
Sir Bob Russell
Lab
Mr Mohammad Sarwar
Lab
Alan Simpson
Lab
Mr Marsha Singh
PC
Mr Simon Thomas
Baroness Tonge (Sponsor)
LD
Lord Tyler
Ind
Mr Robert N. Wareing
LD
Richard Younger-Ross
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