In 2019, 51.8 percent of newly elected MPs from the Labour party were councillors or part of another elected office in the United Kingdom, the same as 52.1 percent of newly elected MPs from the Scottish National Party and 43 percent from the Conservative party.
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House of Commons. (February 15, 2022). Newly elected Members of Parliaments' occupations immediately before the General Election in the United Kingdom in 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1361841/newly-elected-mps-occupations-uk/
House of Commons. "Newly elected Members of Parliaments' occupations immediately before the General Election in the United Kingdom in 2019." Chart. February 15, 2022. Statista. Accessed August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1361841/newly-elected-mps-occupations-uk/
House of Commons. (2022). Newly elected Members of Parliaments' occupations immediately before the General Election in the United Kingdom in 2019. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1361841/newly-elected-mps-occupations-uk/
House of Commons. "Newly Elected Members of Parliaments' Occupations Immediately before The General Election in The United Kingdom in 2019." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Feb 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1361841/newly-elected-mps-occupations-uk/
House of Commons, Newly elected Members of Parliaments' occupations immediately before the General Election in the United Kingdom in 2019 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1361841/newly-elected-mps-occupations-uk/ (last visited August 24, 2024)
Newly elected Members of Parliaments' occupations immediately before the General Election in the United Kingdom in 2019 [Graph], House of Commons, February 15, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1361841/newly-elected-mps-occupations-uk/