▁the ▁gender ▁balance ▁was ▁highly ▁ske wed ▁between ▁parties . ▁In ▁Labour , ▁ 4 5 % ▁of ▁MP s ▁were ▁women , ▁in ▁the ▁Scottish ▁National ▁Party ▁ 3 4 %, ▁in ▁the ▁Liberal ▁Democr ats ▁ 3 3 %, ▁but ▁in ▁the ▁Conserv atives ▁just ▁ 2 1 %. ▁This ▁meant ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Commons ▁was ▁ 3 2 % ▁women ▁overall . ▁▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁election ▁The ▁record ▁for ▁most ▁female ▁MP s ▁elected ▁was ▁broken ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁election , ▁which ▁marked ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁that ▁female ▁representation ▁in ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Commons ▁is ▁more ▁than ▁ 3 3 %. ▁It ▁saw ▁an ▁increase ▁in ▁the ▁percentage ▁of ▁women ▁elected ▁from ▁both ▁Conserv ative ▁and ▁Labour . ▁Although ▁Labour ▁women ▁are ▁now ▁ 5 1 % ▁of ▁MP s , ▁the ▁lack ▁of ▁any ▁stop ▁mechanism ▁in ▁party ▁rules ▁means ▁prefer ential ▁AWS ▁short lists ▁may ▁continue ▁this ▁rise ▁until ▁the ▁legal ▁exception ▁sun ris es ▁in ▁ 2 0 3 0 . ▁The ▁most ▁Conserv ative ▁women ▁in ▁their ▁party ' s ▁history ▁entered ▁the ▁House ▁after ▁this ▁election , ▁without ▁the ▁aid ▁of ▁an ▁AWS . ▁The ▁Liberal ▁Democr ats ▁held ▁the ▁highest ▁percentage ▁of ▁their ▁female ▁MP s ▁represented ▁despite ▁a ▁small ▁increase ▁in ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁first - time ▁members ▁elected , ▁which ▁was ▁the ▁case ▁for ▁the ▁SN P . ▁ ▁Imp act ▁All - w omen ▁short lists ▁had ▁been ▁cred ited ▁with ▁breaking ▁down ▁pre jud