Oral question asked in the House of Commons, by Tony Lloyd (Labour). It was answered by Meg Munn (Labour) on Thursday, 18 January 2007 on behalf of the Minister for Women.
Electoral Politics
- Question
- What steps she is taking to encourage greater participation in electoral politics among those groups of people with lower-than-average levels of participation.
- Answer
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The Sex Discrimination (Election Candidates) Act 2002 allowed positive measures to be taken to increase women’s participation. For instance, it enabled the use of quotas in local elections to increase the level of female representation. Currently, women make up 29 per cent. of councillors in England, and 19.5 per cent. of MPs. Additionally, the local government White Paper set out a commitment to review the barriers and incentives to becoming a councillor. That review will also consider the challenges facing under-represented groups.
Secondary information
- Type
- Oral question
- Reference
- 455 c916
- 116357
- Session
- 2006-07
- Oral question type
- Lead
- Chamber / Committee
- House of Commons chamber
- Subjects
- Women Elections Local government Voting behaviour
- Contains statistics
- Yes
- Link
- View this Oral question on www.publications.parliament.uk
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