Weekly Information Bulletin: 22nd January 2011
State of the Parties in the House of Commons as at 21 January 2011
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Conservative
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305
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Alliance
(Naomi Long)
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1
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Labour
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254
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Green
(Caroline Lucas)
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1
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Liberal Democrat
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57
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Independent
(Lady Sylvia Hermon, Eric Illsley,
Rt Hon. Dr Denis MacShane)
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3
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Scottish National Party / Plaid Cymru
(SNP – Messrs Robertson, Weir, Wishart, MacNeil, Hosie & Ms Whiteford/ PC – Messrs Llwyd, Edwards, H Williams)
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9
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The Speaker and 3 Deputies
(Rt Hon John Bercow, Mr Lindsay Hoyle CWM; Mr Nigel Evans, 1st DCWM; Dawn Primarolo, 2nd DCWM)
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4 (Do not normally vote)
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Democratic Unionist Party
(Messrs Campbell, Dodds, Donaldson, McCrea, Paisley Jr, Shannon, Simpson, Wilson)
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8
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Total number of seats
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650
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Sinn Fein
(Messrs Adams, Doherty, McGuinness, Murphy & Ms Gildernew)
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5 (Have not taken their seats and cannot vote)
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Current working Government Majority
(305 Conservative and 57 Liberal Democrat MPs less 279 of all other parties – excludes Speaker, Deputy Speakers and Sinn Fein)
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83
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Social Democratic & Labour Party
(Messrs Durkan, McDonnell & Ms Ritchie)
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3
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The total number of women MPs is 144: (Con 49; LD 7; Lab 82; Green 1; SNP 1; SDLP 1; SF 1; Alliance 1; Ind 1)
Abbreviations:
CWM – Chairman of Ways and Means
1st DCWM – 1st Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means
2nd DCWM – 2nd Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means
Further information on Members of Parliament by Party, Constituency and Region can be found on the Parliament website
at: http://www.parliament.uk/mps-lords-and-offices/mps/
By-Elections and new MPs since the General Election of May 2010
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Vacancy
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Cause
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By –Election
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New Member
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Date of
introduction
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Maiden
Speech
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Oldham East and Saddleworth
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Election was void
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13.1.2011
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Debbie Abrahams
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18.1.2011
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For further information on the By-Election process see HCIO Factsheet M7 produced by the
House of Commons Information Office, available in hardcopy on request or to download from the Parliament website.
Political Party Contacts
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CONSERVATIVE PARTY
Conservative Campaign Headquarters
30 Millbank
London
SW1P 4DP
Tel: 020 7222 9000
www.conservatives.com
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LABOUR PARTY
Eldon House
Regent Centre
Newcastle Upon Tyne
NE3 3PW
Tel: 08705 900 200
www.labour.org.uk
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LIBERAL DEMOCRATS
4 Cowley Street
London
SW1P 3NB
Tel: 020 7222 7999
www.libdems.org.uk
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GREEN PARTY
1A Waterlow Road
London
N19 5NJ
Tel: 020 7272 4474
http://www.greenparty.org.uk/
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PLAID CYMRU
18 Park Grove
Cardiff
CF10 3BN
Tel: 029 2064 6000
www.plaidcymru.org
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SCOTTISH NATIONAL PARTY
Gordon Lamb House
3 Jackson’s Entry
Edinburgh
EH8 8PJ
Tel: 0800 633 5432
www.snp.org
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ALLIANCE PARTY
88 University Street,
Belfast,
BT7 1HE
Tel: 028 9032 4274
www.allianceparty.org
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DEMOCRATIC UNIONIST PARTY
91 Dundela Avenue
Belfast
BT4 3BU
Tel: 028 9052 1323
www.dup.org.uk
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SINN FEIN
Sinn Fein
53 Falls Road
Belfast
BT12 4PD
Tel: 028 9022 3000
www.sinnfein.ie
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SOCIAL DEMOCRATIC & LABOUR PARTY
Cranmore House
121 Ormeau Road
Belfast
BT7 1SH
Tel: 028 9024 7700
www.sdlp.ie/
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Individual Members of Parliament can be contacted at: House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA Tel: 020 7219 3000
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