In 2015, 31 percent of MPs had a professional background while 3 percent were former manual workers in the United Kingdom. In comparison, 44.9 percent of MPs in 1979 had a professional background while 15.8 percent were former manual workers.
Main occupation groups of Members of Parliament in the United Kingdom from 1979 to 2015
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Professions
Business
Miscellaneous
Manual workers
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House of Commons. (February 15, 2022). Main occupation groups of Members of Parliament in the United Kingdom from 1979 to 2015 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/forecasts/1361757/mps-occupations-uk
House of Commons. "Main occupation groups of Members of Parliament in the United Kingdom from 1979 to 2015." Chart. February 15, 2022. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/forecasts/1361757/mps-occupations-uk
House of Commons. (2022). Main occupation groups of Members of Parliament in the United Kingdom from 1979 to 2015. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/forecasts/1361757/mps-occupations-uk
House of Commons. "Main Occupation Groups of Members of Parliament in The United Kingdom from 1979 to 2015." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Feb 2022, https://www.statista.com/forecasts/1361757/mps-occupations-uk
House of Commons, Main occupation groups of Members of Parliament in the United Kingdom from 1979 to 2015 Statista, https://www.statista.com/forecasts/1361757/mps-occupations-uk (last visited August 25, 2024)
Main occupation groups of Members of Parliament in the United Kingdom from 1979 to 2015 [Graph], House of Commons, February 15, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/forecasts/1361757/mps-occupations-uk
