List of electoral firsts in the United Kingdom

This article lists notable achievements of women, ethnic minorities, people with disabilities, and LGBT people in British politics. == Women == Women over 30 granted the right to vote: 1918 Women granted the right to vote on the same terms as men: 1928 First female MPs: Countess Markievicz, Sinn Féin MP for Dublin St Patrick's, 1918–22 Due to the abstentionist policy of Sinn Féin, Markievicz never took her seat in the House of Commons.

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