In 2019, the Liberal Democrats were the political party with the highest share of university graduates among their Members of Parliament, with 100 percent of their MPs having graduated from university, followed by 90 percent of MPs from the Labour party.
Share of Members of Parliament who graduated from university in the United Kingdom from 1979 to 2019, by political party
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House of Commons. (February 15, 2022). Share of Members of Parliament who graduated from university in the United Kingdom from 1979 to 2019, by political party [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/forecasts/1361607/mps-who-graduated-from-university-by-party-uk
House of Commons. "Share of Members of Parliament who graduated from university in the United Kingdom from 1979 to 2019, by political party." Chart. February 15, 2022. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/forecasts/1361607/mps-who-graduated-from-university-by-party-uk
House of Commons. (2022). Share of Members of Parliament who graduated from university in the United Kingdom from 1979 to 2019, by political party. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/forecasts/1361607/mps-who-graduated-from-university-by-party-uk
House of Commons. "Share of Members of Parliament Who Graduated from University in The United Kingdom from 1979 to 2019, by Political Party." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Feb 2022, https://www.statista.com/forecasts/1361607/mps-who-graduated-from-university-by-party-uk
House of Commons, Share of Members of Parliament who graduated from university in the United Kingdom from 1979 to 2019, by political party Statista, https://www.statista.com/forecasts/1361607/mps-who-graduated-from-university-by-party-uk (last visited August 25, 2024)
Share of Members of Parliament who graduated from university in the United Kingdom from 1979 to 2019, by political party [Graph], House of Commons, February 15, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/forecasts/1361607/mps-who-graduated-from-university-by-party-uk