In 2019, 29 percent of MPs in the Conservative party attended Oxford or Cambridge in the United Kingdom, followed by 28 percent of MPs from the Liberal Democrats and 21 percent from the Labour party.
Share of Members of Parliament who attended Oxford or Cambridge 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 attended Oxford or Cambridge in the United Kingdom from 1979 to 2019, by political party [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/forecasts/1361665/mps-who-attended-oxbridge-by-party-uk
House of Commons. "Share of Members of Parliament who attended Oxford or Cambridge in the United Kingdom from 1979 to 2019, by political party." Chart. February 15, 2022. Statista. Accessed December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/forecasts/1361665/mps-who-attended-oxbridge-by-party-uk
House of Commons. (2022). Share of Members of Parliament who attended Oxford or Cambridge in the United Kingdom from 1979 to 2019, by political party. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/forecasts/1361665/mps-who-attended-oxbridge-by-party-uk
House of Commons. "Share of Members of Parliament Who Attended Oxford or Cambridge in The United Kingdom from 1979 to 2019, by Political Party." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Feb 2022, https://www.statista.com/forecasts/1361665/mps-who-attended-oxbridge-by-party-uk
House of Commons, Share of Members of Parliament who attended Oxford or Cambridge in the United Kingdom from 1979 to 2019, by political party Statista, https://www.statista.com/forecasts/1361665/mps-who-attended-oxbridge-by-party-uk (last visited December 23, 2024)
Share of Members of Parliament who attended Oxford or Cambridge 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/1361665/mps-who-attended-oxbridge-by-party-uk