How many women are members of the UK Parliament?

This week, a new female Member of Parliament arrived at Westminster: Emma Lewell-Buck, Labour MP for South Shields.

That brings the number of women Labour MPs to 86. The Conservatives have just 48, while the Liberal Democrats have only seven.

Altogether, there are 146 women MPs out of a total of 650 – a proportion of  22.5%. It’s still nowhere near enough.

You can see the full details here.


 




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