Historic Representation Women in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom

1 historic representation

1.1 2015 election

1.1.1 female cabinet members


1.2 2010 election
1.3 all-women shortlists

historic representation
2015 election

in 2015 general election, 191 women elected, making 29% of house of commons; 141 , 23% before election.

female cabinet members

theresa may - prime minister
amber rudd - secretary of state home department
elizabeth truss - secretary of state justice
justine greening - secretary of state education
baroness evans of bowes park - leader of house of lords
andrea leadsom - secretary of state environment, food , rural affairs
priti patel - secretary of state development
karen bradley - secretary of state culture, media , sport

2010 election

as elected in 2010 general election.

a total of 42 female ministers have held cabinet positions since first, margaret bondfield, in 1929. tony blair’s 1997 cabinet had 5 women , first include more 2 female ministers @ 1 time. highest number of concurrent women cabinet ministers under tony blair 8 (36 per cent), under tony blair (then record) may 2006 – may 2007.

all-women shortlists

all-women shortlists method of affirmative action has been used labour party increase representation of women in parliament. of 2015, 117 labour mps have been elected house of commons after being selected candidates through all-women shortlist. in 2002 method of selection ruled breach sex discrimination act 1975. in response ruling sex discrimination (election candidates) act 2002 legalised all-women short lists method of selection. equality act 2010 extends exemption discrimination law 2030.