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Politics portal; Timeline of female MPs in the House of Commons; All-women shortlists; Election results of women in United Kingdom general elections (1918–1945) Parliament (Qualification of Women) Act 1918; Records of members of parliament of the United Kingdom § Women; Women in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom; Widow's succession
The representation of women in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom has been an issue in the politics of the United Kingdom at numerous points in the 20th and 21st centuries. Originally debate centred on whether women should be allowed to vote and stand for election as Members of Parliament.
Left Labour and Co-op, joined Change UK: Change UK: 2018 2019 (Crossed again) Left Change UK, joined the Liberal Democrats Liberal Democrats: 2019 2019: Defeated Conservative: Nicola Blackwood [ew] Oxford West and Abingdon: 2010: 2017: Defeated Conservative: Karen Bradley [aq] Staffordshire Moorlands: 2010: Serving Conservative: Angie Bray [ex ...
Sixty-eight women have been appointed to positions in the Cabinet of the United Kingdom, with three female Prime Ministers serving in cabinet.Since, by convention, members of the cabinet must be a member of either the House of Commons or House of Lords, [1] the Prime Minister could not appoint women to the cabinet until the Parliament (Qualification of Women) Act 1918 allowed women to stand ...
Leader (Birth–death) Portrait Title Took office Left office Prime Minister; Jean Lambert (b. 1950) Female Principal Speaker 1992 1993 Major: Jan Clark
Women's political roles grew in the 20th century after the first woman entered the House in 1919. The 1945 election trebled their number to twenty-four, but then it plateaued out. The next great leap came in 1997, as 120 female MPs were returned. Women have since comprised around 20 per cent of the Commons.
Women in politics by British Overseas Territory (4 C) Women in politics by Crown Dependency (3 C) B. Black British women politicians (56 P) H. British political ...
Pages in category "20th-century British women politicians" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 314 total.