Amanda Milling MP - we need more women to stand for public office
Amanda Milling has called for more women to stand for public office as Parliament marked 100 years since women were given the right to vote.
The Conservative MP for Cannock Chase joined other politicians including the Prime Minister in Westminster at the start of a series of events to commemorate the landmark.
And she said she wants to see more women to stand for political roles and represent the Tories at all levels.
“I am very keen to see more women involved in politics, and more women representing and working within the Conservative Party at all levels," said Ms Milling, who was first elected in 2015.
"I remember when I left school fewer than 10 per cent of MPs were women, it is now 32 per cent. That is real progress but we definitely need to do more to encourage more women into politics.”
A total of 208 women were elected to Parliament at the General Election in 2017.
Ms Milling added: “It was a real honour to join the Prime Minister and other female Members of Parliament at the event to mark the 100th anniversary of women having the right to vote.
"We have come a long way in 100 years. I am pleased to say that we have more female MPs than ever before and I am particularly proud that the Conservative Party has had two female Prime Ministers.”
On February 6, 1918, Parliament passed the Representation of the People Act, which reformed the electoral system enabling all men over 21 to vote and, for the first time, giving some women the right to vote.
