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Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Ann Clwyd (Labour), on Thursday, 26 January 2006, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 186 members in total.

CENTENARY OF ELECTION OF 29 LABOUR HON. MEMBERS LEADING TO THE FORMATION OF THE PARLIAMENTARY LABOUR PARTY

That this House notes the election in early 1906 of the 29 Labour Members of Parliament who formed the Parliamentary Labour Party on 12th February of that year: G Barnes (Glasgow, Blackfriars), C Bowerman (Deptford), J R Clynes (Manchester North East), W Crooks (Woolwich), C Duncan (Barrow), A H Gill (Bolton), T Glover (St Helens), J K Hardie (Merthyr), A Henderson (Barnard Castle), J Hodge (Manchester, Gorton), W Hudson (Newcastle), J Jenkins (Chatham), F Jowett (Bradford West), G Kelly (Manchester South West), R MacDonald (Leicester), J T MacPherson (Preston), J O'Grady (Leeds), J Parker (Halifax), T F Richards (Wolverhampton West), G Roberts (Norwich), J Seddon (Newton), D Shakleton (Clitheroe), P. Snowden (Blackburn), T Summerbell (Sunderland), W Thorne (West Ham), S Walsh (Ince), G Wardle (Stockport), A Wilkie (Dundee) and W T Wilson (Westhoughton); further notes that many of these men were the first Labour Members of Parliament to represent their constituencies; and congratulates the Parliamentary Labour Party on its centenary.

Amendments

The Early day motion has received 2 amendments.

1496A2
after Westhoughton, add `and notes that J Burns (Battersea), first elected as a Labour MP in 1892 and a member of the Labour Representation Committee from 1900, accepted a ministerial post in 1906, becoming "the first working man in the Cabinet", but continued to sit as a Labour MP until 1918.'.
1496A1
at end add 'and further notes that the 1906 election saw the return of 397 Liberal Members of Parliament including 32 Liberal and Liberal/Labour Members out of the total of 33 Welsh MPs.'.

Secondary information

Type
Early day motion
Reference
1496 
1496A2 
1496A1 
Session
2005-06
Other sponsors
Brian Iddon
Ken Purchase
Nick Raynsford
Joan Ruddock
Mark Hendrick
Subjects
Anniversaries Members Parliamentary Labour Party
Link
View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk