A total of 220 female MPs will sit in the British Parliament following the December 12 general election
This is an overall positive development since, ahead of the election, a number of sitting female MPsThe goal of reaching gender parity in the House of Commons is however still a long way off, as women will occupy nearly 34% of the seats in the legislative chamber.Two parties count a majority of female MPs among their ranks—the Labour Party, with 104 women and 98 men, and the Liberal Democrats, where women outnumber men 7 to 4.
The Green Party’s sole seat in the House of Commons has also long been occupied by a woman, Brighton and Hove representative Caroline Lucas.... [+]In the ruling Conservative Party, women count for 24% of the elected MPs. The third-largest party in Westminster, the Scottish National Party led by Nicola Sturgeon, has 31 male MPs and 16 female MPs.
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