This is a list of women who stood in general elections to the
Parliament of the United Kingdom
The Parliament of the United Kingdom is the supreme legislative body of the United Kingdom, the Crown Dependencies and the British Overseas Territories. It meets at the Palace of Westminster, London. It alone possesses legislative suprema ...
up to and including the
1945 general election
The following elections occurred in the year 1945.
Africa
* 1945 South-West African legislative election
Asia
* 1945 Indian general election
Australia
* 1945 Fremantle by-election
Europe
* 1945 Albanian parliamentary election
* 1945 Bulgarian ...
.
Summary of general election candidates
Unionist candidates or MPs in Scottish constituencies were counted as Conservatives.
Election results
1918 UK general election
By-elections, 1918-1922
1922 UK general election
By-elections, 1922-1923
1923 UK general election
Jewson was elected by taking second place in a two-seat constituency.
1924 UK general election
By-elections, 1924-1929
1929 UK general election
Rathbone was elected by taking second place in a two-seat constituency.
By-elections, 1929-1931
1931 UK general election
Horsbrugh was elected by taking second place in a two-seat constituency.
By-elections, 1931-1935
1935 UK general election
By-elections, 1935-1945
1945 UK general election
Castle won in Blackburn by taking second place in a two-seat constituency.
See also
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List of female members of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom
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Parliament (Qualification of Women) Act 1918
The Parliament (Qualification of Women) Act 1918 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It gave women over 21 the right to stand for election as a Member of Parliament.
At 27 words, it is the shortest UK statute.
Background
The R ...
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Women in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom
The representation of women in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom has been an issue in the politics of the United Kingdom at numerous points in the 20th and 21st centuries. Originally debate centred on whether women should be allowed to v ...
References
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F. W. S. Craig
Frederick Walter Scott Craig (10 December 1929 – 23 March 1989) was a Scottish psephologist and compiler of the standard reference books covering United Kingdom Parliamentary election results. He originally worked in public relations, compilin ...
, ''British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949''
Further reading
Women Members of Parliament{{DEFAULTSORT:Election results of women in United Kingdom general elections (1918-1945)
Women
A woman is an adult female human. Prior to adulthood, a female human is referred to as a girl (a female child or adolescent). The plural ''women'' is sometimes used in certain phrases such as "women's rights" to denote female humans regardl ...
House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Women in the United Kingdom