Notice of Motion 1 by Councillors Devine and Andy Doig
Full council, 9 May 2024: a named vote on the amendment.
For 5, Against 0, Abstained 1.
Party in overall control of the council on the date: No overall control. Each councillor's party is the one the council recorded for them at the time.
For (5)
- Alec Leishman (Conservative)
- David McGonigle (Conservative)
- James MacLaren (Conservative)
- John Gray (Conservative)
- Neill Graham (Conservative)
Abstained (1)
- That the United Kingdom (not matched to a member)
From the minutes
s the right of national self-determination for all peoples. That a majority of UN member states voted in favour of officially recognising statehood for the Palestinian people. That the United Kingdom abstained on this vote. That the United Kingdom's abstention did not prevent the recognition of a State of Palestine and the granting of full UN membership. The motion was defeated by the United States of America exercising its right to veto." Councillor McMillan, seconded by Councillor Montgomery, moved as a second amendment to “Keep paragraph1. (Renfrewshire Council notes that…..). Paragraph 2 - Replace with Council calls on all parties including international bodies to create the conditions to work towards a political solution which meets the needs of all peoples within the region. Remove paragraph 3.” On the roll being called, between the motion and the first amendment, the following members voted for the first amendment: Councillors N Graham, Gray, Leishman, J MacLaren and McGonigle. The following
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