35071 2007-08 895 Theresa May 2008-02-05 That this House notes that 6th February 2008 is the 90th anniversary of the Representation of the People Act 1918 which granted women the right to vote and be elected to Parliament; recognises what women have achieved in politics since the Act; congratulates all women who have taken their seats as Members of the House of Commons over the past 90 years; but notes that more progress must be made to enhance the role of women in our Parliamentary democracy; and believes that the 90th anniversary of women's suffrage is an opportunity to promote further discussions about how to improve the role of women in politics in the UK and internationally. Electoral franchise Equality Members of Parliament Political parties Theresa May 2008-02-05 Proposed Maidenhead Conservative Eleanor Laing 2008-02-05 Seconded Epping Forest Conservative Jacqui Lait 2008-02-05 Seconded Beckenham Conservative Anne McIntosh 2008-02-05 Seconded Vale of York Conservative Julie Kirkbride 2008-02-05 Seconded Bromsgrove Conservative Anne Milton 2008-02-05 Seconded Guildford Conservative Maria Miller 2008-02-05 Signed Basingstoke Conservative Nadine Dorries 2008-02-05 Signed Mid Bedfordshire Conservative Angus MacNeil 2008-02-06 Signed Na h-Eileanan an Iar Scottish National Party David Taylor 2008-02-06 Signed North West Leicestershire Labour Martin Caton 2008-02-06 Signed Gower Labour Gregory Campbell 2008-02-06 Signed East Londonderry DUP Malcolm Moss 2008-02-06 Signed North East Cambridgeshire Conservative Eric Martlew 2008-02-06 Signed Carlisle Labour Tim Loughton 2008-02-06 Signed East Worthing & Shoreham Conservative Robert Key 2008-02-06 Signed Salisbury Conservative Adrian Sanders 2008-02-06 Signed Torbay Liberal Democrat Nigel Waterson 2008-02-07 Signed Eastbourne Conservative Mike Hancock 2008-02-07 Signed Portsmouth South Liberal Democrat Andrew Dismore 2008-02-07 Signed Hendon Labour Karen Buck 2008-02-07 Signed Alan Meale 2008-02-07 Signed Mansfield Labour Bob Spink 2008-02-07 Signed Castle Point Conservative John Pugh 2008-02-07 Signed Southport Liberal Democrat Gordon Prentice 2008-02-07 Signed Pendle Labour Willie Rennie 2008-02-18 Signed Dunfermline & Fife West Liberal Democrat Mark Hunter 2008-02-18 Signed Cheadle Liberal Democrat Betty Williams 2008-02-18 Signed Conwy Labour Peter Bottomley 2008-02-18 Signed Worthing West Conservative Vincent Cable 2008-02-18 Signed Twickenham Liberal Democrat Gordon Marsden 2008-02-18 Signed Blackpool South Labour Oliver Heald 2008-02-18 Signed North East Hertfordshire Conservative John Leech 2008-02-19 Signed Manchester, Withington Liberal Democrat John McDonnell 2008-02-19 Signed Hayes & Harlington Labour Brian Jenkins 2008-02-19 Signed Tamworth Labour John Horam 2008-02-19 Signed Orpington Conservative Phil Willis 2008-02-20 Signed Harrogate & Knaresborough Liberal Democrat Jo Swinson 2008-02-20 Signed East Dunbartonshire Liberal Democrat Jim Devine 2008-02-21 Signed Livingston Labour Lorely Burt 2008-02-21 Signed Solihull Liberal Democrat John Hemming 2008-02-21 Signed Birmingham, Yardley Liberal Democrat Elfyn Llwyd 2008-02-21 Signed Meirionnydd Nant Conwy Plaid Cymru Janet Dean 2008-02-22 Signed Burton Labour Annette Brooke 2008-02-22 Signed Mid Dorset & North Poole Liberal Democrat Doug Naysmith 2008-02-22 Signed Bristol North West Labour Marsha Singh 2008-02-22 Signed Bradford West Labour Hywel Williams 2008-02-25 Signed Caernarfon Plaid Cymru Richard Younger-Ross 2008-02-26 Signed Teignbridge Liberal Democrat Eric Illsley 2008-03-25 Signed Barnsley Central Labour Lady Hermon 2008-04-21 Signed North Down UUP Julian Lewis Withdrawn