Women in Parliament photographs 2008

  • Labour women MPs, 2008

    Taken by Kieran Doherty, (c) Women's Parliamentary Radio

  • Conservative women MPs, 2008

    Taken by Kieran Doherty, (c) Women's Parliamentary Radio

  • Liberal Democrat women MPs, 2008

    Taken by Kieran Doherty, (c) Women's Parliamentary Radio

  • Independent woman MP, Clare Short, 2008

    Taken by Kieran Doherty, (c) Women's Parliamentary Radio

90 years of women in politics

These photographs were taken to mark the 90th anniversary of the 1918 Representation of the People Act. The Act gave all women over 30 in the UK the right to vote.

The four photos show 104 of the 125 female MPs sitting in Parliament at the time of the anniversary in 2008.

The photos were taken outside the Palace of Westminster in New Palace Yard by Kieran Doherty. 

They were acquired by the House of Commons Art Committee as a lasting record of the occasion.

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Women's Parliamentary Radio

Find out more about the photos and Women's Parliamentary Radio, the organisation behind them.

Women in Parliament

Discover more about the history of women in politics in the UK.