PARLIAMENTARY EARLY DAY MOTION
GORDON REID AND AUSTRALIAN OPEN TITLE (2 February 2016)
Motion Details
That this House congratulates Helensburgh's Gordon Reid on claiming his first Grand Slam tennis title by winning the singles wheelchair final at the Australian Open; and commends him on his talent, his determination and his bravery in refusing to allow the condition transverse myelitis to curtail his tennis career and prevent him becoming a great champion and in the process, making the people of Helensburgh and Scotland very, very proud.
Sponsored by:
Brendan O'Hara (Scottish National Party)
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Party
Votes
%
Scottish National Party
29
78%
Conservative
2
5%
Independent
2
5%
Ulster Unionist Party
2
5%
Labour
1
3%
Democratic Unionist Party
1
3%
Sponsor List (37 sponsors)
Party
Member
Constituency
SNP
Ms Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh
SNP
Hannah Bardell
SNP
Mhairi Black
SNP
Ian Blackford
SNP
Kirsty Blackman
Aberdeen North
Con
Sir Peter Bottomley
SNP
Deidre Brock
Con
Dr Lisa Cameron
SNP
Douglas Chapman
SNP
Joanna Cherry
SNP
Angela Crawley
SNP
Martyn Day
SNP
Stuart Blair Donaldson
UUP
Lord Elliott of Ballinamallard
SNP
Marion Fellows
Ind
Margaret Ferrier
SNP
Stephen Gethins
SNP
Patricia Gibson
SNP
Peter Grant
SNP
Neil Gray
SNP
Drew Hendry
UUP
Danny Kinahan
SNP
Chris Law
Dundee Central
Ind
Angus Brendan MacNeil
SNP
Stewart Malcolm McDonald
Lab
Sir Alan Meale
SNP
Dr Paul Monaghan
SNP
Gavin Newlands
SNP
John Nicolson
SNP
Brendan O'Hara (Sponsor)
Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber
SNP
Kirsten Oswald
SNP
Steven Paterson
DUP
David Simpson
SNP
Chris Stephens
SNP
Alison Thewliss
SNP
Mike Weir
SNP
Corri Wilson
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