Lists of female political office-holders in the United Kingdom
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This list shows women who have been elected as Members of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom,
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and other British devolved assemblies.


List of female members of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom


List of female members of the

House of Lords of the United Kingdom The House of Lords, also known as the House of Peers, is the upper house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Membership is by appointment, heredity or official function. Like the House of Commons, it meets in the Palace of Westminster in ...


See also

* Timeline of female MPs in the House of Commons *
All-women shortlists All-women shortlists (AWS) is an affirmative action practice intended to increase the proportion of female Members of Parliament (MPs) in the United Kingdom, allowing only women to stand in particular constituencies for a particular political p ...
* Election results of women in United Kingdom general elections (1918–1945) *
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 ...
* Records of members of parliament of the United Kingdom § Women *
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 ...
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Widow's succession Widow's succession was a political practice prominent in some countries in the early part of the 20th century, by which a politician who died in office was directly succeeded by their widow, either through election or direct appointment to the se ...


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