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Record number of female MPs in 2017

Geoff Riley

22nd June 2017

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A record number of women MPs were elected at the 2017 UK General Election but how many women stood, and were they in winnable seats? This briefing blog from the UK House of Commons Library gives you all of the background detail.

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Geoff Riley

Geoff Riley FRSA has been teaching Economics for nearly forty years. He has over twenty years experience as Head of Economics at leading schools. He writes extensively and is a contributor and presenter on CPD and Revision conferences in the UK and overseas.

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