A record number of 220 women were elected to parliament yesterday

1987

41 seats

1992

60

1997

120

2001

118

2005

128

2010

143

2015

191

2017

208

2019

220

50

150

200

0

100

250

220

200

208

191

150

143

128

120

100

118

50

60

41

Seats

0

1987

1992

1997

2001

2005

2010

2015

2017

2019

Guardian graphic. Source: House of Commons research papers 01/75, 05/33 & 10/36, Fawcett Society