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Women in the House of Commons

This factsheet has been archived.

  • M04 - Women in the House of Commons (PDF PDF 679 KB)
  • Appendix B - Women MPs by date of first election (PDF PDF 63 KB)
  • Appendix C - Women MPs who have held Ministerial office (PDF PDF 63 KB)
  • Appendix D - Legislation resulting from Bills by backbench women MPs (PDF PDF 63 KB)

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Telephone: 020 7219 4272
Email: hcinfo@parliament.uk
Text phone: Dial 18001 followed by 020 7219 4272  

Related Information

External links

Fawcett Society

Centre for the Advancement of Women in Politics

Inter-Parliamentary Union [contains numerical international comparisons]

Legislation

Sex Discrimination (Election Candidates) Act 2002

Parliamentary information

Women and Parliament 1884-1945

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