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Proceeding contribution from Anne Begg (Labour) in the House of Commons on Thursday, 12 January 2012. It occurred during Backbench debate on Parliamentary Representation.

Parliamentary Representation

Indeed. That ties in with my fear for the 2015 election—that the advances we have made could start to be reversed. While huge advances were made on the representation of women in the 1997 Parliament because of the use of all-women shortlists, the number of women in Parliament dropped after the 2001 election. That happened not just in Wales but across the whole country, because this mechanism was not available to the Labour party to use in its election process.

Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
538 c405 
Session
2010-12
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Disclosure of information Candidates Women Equality House of Commons Members Political parties Parliament Minority groups
Link
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