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Western Sahara Referendum

EDM number 1517 in 2001-02, proposed by Jeremy Corbyn on 26/06/2002.

That the House supports the right of the people of the Western Sahara to their own self determination; and accordingly urges the UN Security Council to uphold this right and ensure that the Saharwi people have the opportunity to decide their own future in an early referendum organised by the United Nations which will include the option of independence for this former Spanish colony.

This motion has been signed by a total of 43 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Jeremy Corbyn26/06/2002Islington NorthLabourProposed
Alan Simpson26/06/2002Nottingham SouthLabourSigned
John McDonnell26/06/2002Hayes & HarlingtonLabourSigned
Diane Abbott26/06/2002Hackney North & Stoke NewingtonLabourSigned
John Austin26/06/2002Erith & ThamesmeadLabourSigned
Robert Wareing26/06/2002Liverpool, West DerbyLabourSigned
Glenda Jackson27/06/2002Hampstead & HighgateLabourSigned
Martin Caton27/06/2002GowerLabourSigned
Annabelle Ewing27/06/2002PerthScottish National PartySigned
Hywel Williams27/06/2002CaernarfonPlaid CymruSigned
David Drew01/07/2002StroudLabour Co-operativeSigned
Mike Hancock01/07/2002Portsmouth SouthLiberal DemocratSigned
Andrew Dismore01/07/2002HendonLabourSigned
David Lepper01/07/2002Brighton, PavilionLabour Co-operativeSigned
Adam Price02/07/2002Carmarthen East & DinefwrPlaid CymruSigned
Bob Russell02/07/2002ColchesterLiberal DemocratSigned
David Chaytor02/07/2002Bury NorthLabourSigned
Ann Cryer02/07/2002KeighleyLabourSigned
Paul Flynn02/07/2002Newport WestLabourSigned
Andrew George02/07/2002St IvesLiberal DemocratSigned
Simon Thomas02/07/2002CeredigionPlaid CymruSigned
Lynne Jones03/07/2002Birmingham, Selly OakLabourSigned
Michael Weir03/07/2002AngusScottish National PartySigned
John Battle03/07/2002Leeds WestLabourSigned
Ann Clwyd03/07/2002Cynon ValleyLabourSigned
Richard Burden03/07/2002Birmingham, NorthfieldLabourSigned
Nigel Jones03/07/2002CheltenhamLiberal DemocratSigned
Ronnie Campbell03/07/2002Blyth ValleyLabourSigned
Angus Robertson04/07/2002MorayScottish National PartySigned
Kelvin Hopkins04/07/2002Luton NorthLabourSigned
Kevin McNamara04/07/2002Kingston upon Hull NorthLabourSigned
George Mudie04/07/2002Leeds EastLabourSigned
Alan Whitehead04/07/2002Southampton, TestLabourSigned
Alex Salmond05/07/2002Banff & BuchanScottish National PartySigned
Rudi Vis08/07/2002Finchley & Golders GreenLabourSigned
Bill Etherington09/07/2002Sunderland NorthLabourSigned
Tony Lloyd10/07/2002Manchester CentralLabourSigned
Elfyn Llwyd10/07/2002Meirionnydd Nant ConwyPlaid CymruSigned
Janet Dean10/07/2002BurtonLabourSigned
Matthew Green10/07/2002LudlowLiberal DemocratSigned
Neil Gerrard11/07/2002WalthamstowLabourSigned
Harold Best16/07/2002Leeds North WestLabourSigned
Paul Marsden23/07/2002Shrewsbury & AtchamLiberal DemocratSigned

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