90th ANNIVERSARY OF FIRST WOMAN HON. MEMBER

Early day motion 328, tabled 2 December 2009 by Jo Swinson (Liberal Democrat). Signed by 41 members.

That this House celebrates the 90th anniversary on 1 December 2009 of the day that Nancy Astor became the first woman to take her seat in the House of Commons; notes that just 291 women have succeeded her as hon. Members in the House and that currently only one in five hon. Members are women; and calls on all political parties to redouble their efforts to improve the representation of women to make gender balance in Parliament a reality.

Signatures by party: Labour 23, Liberal Democrat 15, Conservative 1, Scottish National Party 1, Social Democratic and Labour Party 1.