Lady Astor Nancy Witcher Astor, Viscountess Astor, (born 19 May 1879, died 2 May 1964) was the first woman to serve as a Member of Parliament (MP) in the House of Commons after being elected to the Plymouth Sutton seat on 28 November 1919 as a Unionist. Nancy Astor was not the first woman elected as an MP. The first was Constance Markiewicz, who was elected to serve as an MP for the Irish Sinn Féin party in 1918. However, in line with Sinn Féin policy she did not take her seat.
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The first female Member of Parliament in Samoa was Afioga Leaupepe Taulapapa Fuatino Faima'ala Vaovasamanaia Filipo (Phillips). She entered Parliament in 1970.
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Enid Lyons, who was elected in 1943 to represent the federal division of Darwin (which is actually in Tasmania)
In 1883, In a general election, W.H.T. Joell was elected Bermuda's first black Member of Parliament.
Dame Whina Cooper became the first female Maori Member of Parliament in New Zealand when she was elected to the Parliament in 1966. She was a respected leader and advocate for Maori rights and welfare.
The Stamp Act was passed in 1765 by the British Parliament and was the first to direct tax the colonies.
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The Stamp Act was passed in 1765 by the British Parliament and was the first to direct tax the colonies.
the first elected member of parliament in the bahamas
Alfred Deakin Carter, the first Member of Parliament for Manchester Withington, served between 1918 and 1922.