Divisions Within The Liberal Democratic Party

EDM number 467 in 1993-94, proposed by Harry Barnes on 27/01/1994.

That this House notes the serious divisions and confusions within the Liberal Democrat Party on its attitude to the banning of hunting on land owned by the Devon County Council; observes that Devon's Liberal Democrat councillors failed to act together to carry out their party's declared policy opposing hunting and were divided 20 to 19 in a recent council vote on the issue; recognises that it was only due to the unanimous vote of Labour councillors that the county council agreed on the ban, whilst 19 Liberal Democrats supported the Conservatives; and urges the Liberal Democrat Party in Devon to clarify its position on this important issue if it wishes to regain any of its credibility.

This motion has been signed by a total of 41 MPs, 2 of these signatures have been withdrawn.

MP	Date	Constituency	Party	Type
Harry Barnes	27/01/1994	North East Derbyshire		Proposed
Dennis Skinner	28/01/1994	Bolsover		Signed
Ken Livingstone	28/01/1994	Brent East		Signed
Eddie Loyden	31/01/1994	Liverpool, Garston		Signed
Nick Ainger	31/01/1994	Pembroke		Signed
Jim Dowd	31/01/1994	Lewisham West		Signed
John Cummings	31/01/1994	Easington		Signed
Michael Connarty	31/01/1994	Falkirk East		Signed
Alice Mahon	31/01/1994	Halifax		Signed
Lynne Jones	31/01/1994	Birmingham, Selly Oak		Signed
David Jamieson	31/01/1994	Plymouth, Devonport		Signed
John Heppell	31/01/1994	Nottingham East		Signed
Bridget Prentice	31/01/1994	Lewisham East		Signed
Robert Parry	31/01/1994	Liverpool, Riverside		Signed
Bill Michie	01/02/1994	Sheffield, Heeley		Signed
Jack Thompson	01/02/1994	Wansbeck		Signed
Ian Davidson	01/02/1994	Glasgow, Govan		Signed
John Evans	01/02/1994	St Helens North		Signed
Richard Burden	02/02/1994	Birmingham, Northfield		Signed
Michael Clapham	02/02/1994	Barnsley West & Penistone		Signed
Harry Cohen	02/02/1994	Leyton		Signed
Keith Bradley	02/02/1994	Manchester, Withington		Signed
Terry Lewis	02/02/1994	Worsley		Signed
Peter Kilfoyle	02/02/1994	Liverpool, Walton		Signed
Colin Pickthall	02/02/1994	West Lancashire		Signed
Mike Hall	03/02/1994	Warrington South		Signed
John Gunnell	03/02/1994	Leeds South and Morley		Signed
Tommy Graham	03/02/1994	Renfrew West and Inverclyde		Signed
Bill Etherington	03/02/1994	Sunderland North		Signed
Derek Enright	03/02/1994	Hemsworth		Signed
Kenneth Eastham	03/02/1994	Manchester, Blackley		Signed
Roland Boyes	03/02/1994	Houghton and Washington		Signed
David Hinchliffe	03/02/1994	Wakefield		Signed
Alan Simpson	03/02/1994	Nottingham South		Signed
Jean Corston	07/02/1994	Bristol East		Signed
Anne Campbell	07/02/1994	Cambridge		Signed
Andrew Miller	08/02/1994	Ellesmere Port & Neston		Signed
Eric Illsley	10/02/1994	Barnsley Central		Signed
Mike Gapes	15/02/1994	Ilford South		Signed
Paul Flynn	Unknown			Withdrawn
Tony Banks	Unknown			Withdrawn

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