▁As ▁evidence ▁of ▁this ▁claim , ▁she ▁c ited ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁Parliament ary ▁int ake ; ▁where ▁none ▁of ▁the ▁MP s ▁selected ▁using ▁all ▁women ▁short lists ▁were ▁Black . ▁Conserv ative ▁Party ▁leader ▁David ▁Camer on ▁tried ▁to ▁inst itute ▁AWS ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁There ▁was ▁opposition ▁from ▁some ▁female ▁Conserv ative ▁MP s , ▁such ▁as ▁Nad ine ▁Dor ries ▁and ▁Ann ▁W id de com be . ▁ ▁In ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁David ▁Camer on ▁stated ▁that ▁the ▁under - re presentation ▁of ▁women ▁and ▁eth nic ▁minor ities ▁was ▁" a ▁real ▁problem ▁for ▁parliament ▁and ▁for ▁my ▁party ", ▁and ▁revers ed ▁his ▁opposition ▁to ▁AWS . ▁In ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁he ▁indicated ▁that ▁he ▁would ▁imp ose ▁AWS ▁because ▁the ▁pace ▁of ▁change ▁towards ▁the ▁selection ▁of ▁more ▁female ▁MP s ▁had ▁been ▁too ▁slow . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁Liberal ▁Dem ocrat ▁leader ▁Nick ▁C leg g ▁stated ▁that ▁he ▁would ▁consider ▁introdu cing ▁all - w omen ▁short lists ▁if ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁female ▁MP s ▁did ▁not ▁increase ▁following ▁the ▁next ▁election , ▁but ▁he ▁did ▁not ▁see ▁this ▁as ▁a ▁long - term ▁solution ▁for ▁the ▁un re present ative ▁nature ▁of ▁parliament . ▁▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁general ▁election ▁At ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁election , ▁a ▁" record ▁number ▁of ▁female ▁MP s " ▁entered ▁Parliament , ▁although