Landmarks and records Women in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom



political firsts women in house of commons

1918: women able stand parliament.
1918: mp elected (constance de markievicz) - sinn féin party - did not take seat @ westminster
1919: member of parliament take seat (nancy astor) - coalition conservative party
1924: minister (margaret bondfield) - labour party
1929: cabinet minister, , privy counsellor (margaret bondfield)
1948: chair of committee of whole house (florence paton) - labour party
1965: parliamentary whip (harriet slater) - labour party
1970: deputy speaker (betty harvie anderson) - conservative party
1975: leader of opposition (margaret thatcher)
1979: prime minister (margaret thatcher) led conservative party 1975 1990.
1992: speaker of house of commons (betty boothroyd) - labour party. of 2017 remains female hold office of house speaker.
1997: full-time minister women (joan ruddock) - labour party
1998: chief whip (ann taylor) - labour party

records

margaret beckett longest serving female mp in history of house of commons. mp lincoln 10 october 1974 until 7 april 1979, , has served mp derby south since 9 june 1983, being re-elected on 8 june 2017.


harriet harman longest continuously serving female mp in history of house of commons. mp peckham 28 october 1982 until 1 may 1997, , has served mp camberwell , peckham since 1 may 1997, having been re-elected on 8 june 2017. on 13 june 2017 harman dubbed mother of house prime minister theresa may, in recognition of status longest continuously serving woman mp (though not longest serving mp overall, , therefore not gain official duties).









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