Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Linda Perham (Labour), on Monday, 30 April 2001, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 56 members in total.

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EMILY WILDING DAVISON AND THE CENSUS

That this House, on the occasion of the Census 2001, pays tribute to the memory of the suffragette, Emily Wilding Davison, a member of the Women's Social and Political Union, who, in protest at the denial of the franchise to women, spent the night of the Census 1911 in this House so that she could state her address as the House of Commons; notes that this act is commemorated by a plaque erected by the Right honourable Member for Chesterfield in a room off the Crypt Chapel; and further recognises the efforts of members and supporters of women's suffrage movements in securing votes for women.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

615 

Session

2000-01

Subjects

Voting rights Feminism Davison, Emily Wilding

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk