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The list of people who belong to ethnic minorities who have been elected as Members of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, European Union, and other British devolved assemblies and also Members of the non-elected House of Lords.
The first ethnic minority MP was elected in 1892.[1] In 2001, Professor Muhammad Anwar of Warwick University wrote a paper entitled "The participation of ethnic minorities in British politics" that was published in the Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies (2001) that in part examined the representation of ethnic minorities at national levels of the British political system.[2] In a chapter in the edited book Race and British Electoral Politics (Routledge, 1998), Andrew Geddes, now Professor of Politics at University of Sheffield, explored the question of "what factors contribute to low levels of ethnic minority representation in the House of Commons".[3]
At the 2001 general election, the Parliament of the United Kingdom had twelve ethnic minority Members of Parliament, and after the 2005 general election; that number increased to fifteen.[4] With the 2010 general election, the Parliament of the United Kingdom reported that the number of ethnic minority MPs increased by nearly three-quarters, to a total of 26.[5] The first three Muslim female MPs were elected.[5] All ethnic minority MPs were either Labour (15) or Conservative (11).[5] In October 2013, the UK Parliament reported that the number of ethnic minority MPs stood at 27, 4.2% of the total.[6]
After the 2015 general election, 41 MPs from an ethnic minority background were elected to Parliament. 25 of the previous 27 ethnic minority MPs retained their seats and were joined by 16 new ethnic minority MPs.[7] In the 2017 general election, 52 ethnic minority MPs were elected, including 32 Labour MPs, 19 Conservatives and one Liberal Democrat, according to think tank British Future.[8]
List of ethnic minority Members of Parliament
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List of ethnic minority Members of the House of Lords
List of ethnic minority Members of the European Parliament
List of ethnic minority London Assembly Members
List of ethnic minority Scottish Parliament Members
| Party | Name | Constituency | Year elected | Year left | Reason | Ethnicity | |
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| style="background-color: Template:Scottish National Party/meta/color" | | Scottish National | Bashir Ahmad[25] | Glasgow | 2007 | 2009 | Died | British Pakistani |
| style="background-color: Template:Scottish National Party/meta/color" | | Scottish National | Humza Yousaf[26] | Glasgow | 2011 | Serving | British Pakistani | |
| style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | | Labour | Hanzala Malik[27] | Glasgow | 2011 | 2016 | Defeated | British Pakistani/White British (Mixed Race) |
| style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | | Labour | Anas Sarwar[27] | Glasgow | 2016 | Serving | British Pakistani | |
List of ethnic minority Welsh Assembly Members
| Party | Name | Constituency | Year elected | Year left | Reason | Ethnicity | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| style="background-color: Template:Plaid Cymru/meta/color" | | Plaid Cymru | Mohammad Asghar[28] | South Wales East | 2007 | 2009 (Crossed the floor in 2009) | Left Plaid Cymru, joined Conservative Party | |
| style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | | Conservative | South Wales East | 2009 | Serving | British Pakistani | ||
| style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | | Labour | Vaughan Gething[28] | Cardiff South and Penarth | 2011 | Serving | Black British/White British (Mixed Race) | |
| style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | | Conservative | Altaf Hussain | South Wales West | 2015 | 2016 | Defeated | British Indian |
List of ethnic minority Northern Irish Assembly Members
| Party | Name | Constituency | Year elected | Year left | Reason | Ethnicity | |
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| style="background-color: Template:Alliance Party of Northern Ireland/meta/color" | | Alliance | Anna Lo[29] | Belfast South | 2007 | 2016 | Retired | British Chinese |
Notes
- ^ Ami Sedghi (13 July 2014). "Parliament failing to represent UK's ethnic diversity". The Guardian.
- ^ Muhammad Anwar (2001). "The participation of ethnic minorities in British politics". Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies. 27: 533–549. doi:10.1080/136918301200266220.
- ^ Geddes, Andrew (1998). "Inequality, political opportunity and ethnic minority parliamentary candidacy". In Saggar, Shamit (ed.). Race and British Electoral Politics. Routledge. pp. 145–172. ISBN 1135359474.
- ^ a b c d e f g Dr Justin Fisher (Brunel University), Prof. Edward Fieldhouse (University of Manchester), Prof. David Denver (Lancaster University), Dr Andrew Russell (University of Manchester), Dr David Cutts (University of Manchester) (25 August 2005). "The General Election 2005 Campaign Analysis; Produced for the Electoral Commission", Electoral Commission.
- ^ a b c d "Characteristics of the new House of Commons: key issues for the 2010 Parliament". Parliament of the United Kingdom. This article contains material from this source, which is available under the Open Parliament Licence.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az ba bb bc bd be bf bg bh bi bj bk bl bm bn bo bp bq br bs bt bu bv bw bx by bz ca cb cc cd ce cf cg ch ci cj John Wood & Richard Cracknell; Social and General Statistics Section (16 October 2013). "Ethnic Minorities in Politics, Government and Public Life" (PDF). Parliament of the United Kingdom. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 February 2017.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "The class of 2015 enter Britain's most diverse ever parliament". British Future. Retrieved 22 April 2016.
- ^ Wilson, Cherry (11 June 2017). "Election results 2017: The most diverse Parliament yet". BBC News. Retrieved 12 June 2017.
- ^ a b c d e Richard Cracknell; Social and General Statistics Section (5 January 2012). "Ethnic Minorities in Politics, Government and Public Life", House of Commons of the United Kingdom; Library
- ^ He was born in England son of a Goan Indian whose family had converted from Hinduism.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k David Judge (2005). Representation: Theory and Practice in Britain; Theory and Practice in British Politics. Routledge. ISBN 1134891709.
- ^ Helena Bengtsson (8 May 2015). "Record numbers of female and minority-ethnic MPs in new House of Commons". The Guardian.
- ^ a b Lester Holloway (7 April 2015). "The Tories are becoming the party of ethnic diversity – Labour has to respond". The Guardian.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "52 minority MPs to sit in 'most diverse UK parliament ever'". British Future. 9 June 2017. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
- ^ "British Cypriot wins seat in House of Commons". Cyprus Mail. 9 June 2017. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
- ^ Brady, Poppy (9 June 2017). "Enoch Powell's old seat filled by Midlands' first black MP". The Voice. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
- ^ a b "Race And British Electoral Politics". google.com.
- ^ Suspended till 2012 for having been jailed due to United Kingdom Parliamentary expenses scandal
- ^ Suspended for four months due to United Kingdom Parliamentary expenses scandal
- ^ Suspended for 16 months due to United Kingdom Parliamentary expenses scandal
- ^ Suspended after being jailed for a fatal road crash in 2007 and expelled 2009 for racial remarks
- ^ Suspended for eight months due to United Kingdom Parliamentary expenses scandal
- ^ a b c d "Labour Research". Labour Research Department. 2009.
- ^ Tim Ross (24 January 2015). "Ukip MEP Amjad Bashir defects to Conservative Party". The Telegraph.
- ^ Paul Cairney, Neil McGarvey (2008). Scottish Politics: An Introduction. Palgrave Macmillan. ISBN 1137101784.
- ^ Nasar Meer (20 May 2011). "What would independence mean for Scotland's racial minorities?". The Guardian.
- ^ a b Severin Carrell (9 May 2011). "Call for action to increase number of women in devolved parliaments". The Guardian.
- ^ a b Romain Garbaye, Pauline Schnapper (2014). The Politics of Ethnic Diversity in the British Isles. Palgrave Macmillan. ISBN 1137351543.
- ^ "Threat to only ethnic minority politician in Northern Ireland". The Telegraph. 30 June 2009.