In 2024, the proportion of female MPs in the United Kingdom parliament was estimated to be 41 percent, an increase of seven percent when compared with the 2019 parliament, and an increase of 38 percent when compared with 1979. During the provided time period, the largest increase from one parliament to another was in 1997 when the proportion of women increased from the 1992 Parliament's percentage.
Proportion of Female Members of Parliament in the United Kingdom from 1979 to 2024
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House of Commons. (July 7, 2024). Proportion of Female Members of Parliament in the United Kingdom from 1979 to 2024 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/871195/proportion-of-women-mps-in-uk-parliament/
House of Commons. "Proportion of Female Members of Parliament in the United Kingdom from 1979 to 2024." Chart. July 7, 2024. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/871195/proportion-of-women-mps-in-uk-parliament/
House of Commons. (2024). Proportion of Female Members of Parliament in the United Kingdom from 1979 to 2024. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/871195/proportion-of-women-mps-in-uk-parliament/
House of Commons. "Proportion of Female Members of Parliament in The United Kingdom from 1979 to 2024." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Jul 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/871195/proportion-of-women-mps-in-uk-parliament/
House of Commons, Proportion of Female Members of Parliament in the United Kingdom from 1979 to 2024 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/871195/proportion-of-women-mps-in-uk-parliament/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Proportion of Female Members of Parliament in the United Kingdom from 1979 to 2024 [Graph], House of Commons, July 7, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/871195/proportion-of-women-mps-in-uk-parliament/