▁Bla en au ▁G w ent ▁constitu ency ▁in ▁Wales ▁be ating ▁Mag gie ▁Jones ▁who ▁had ▁been ▁selected ▁using ▁Labour ' s ▁All - w omen ▁short list ▁policy . ▁The ▁loss ▁was ▁widely ▁bl amed ▁on ▁controvers y ▁over ▁AWS . ▁▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁general ▁election ▁A ▁Spe aker ' s ▁conference ▁was ▁set ▁up ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁to ▁study ▁the ▁reasons ▁why ▁MP s ▁were ▁pre domin antly ▁White , ▁male ▁and ▁able - b od ied . ▁An ▁inter im ▁report ▁released ▁in ▁July ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁called ▁for ▁women ▁to ▁make ▁up ▁at ▁least ▁ 5 0 % ▁of ▁new ▁candidates ▁at ▁the ▁following ▁general ▁election . ▁However , ▁all - w omen ▁short lists ▁continued ▁to ▁el ic it ▁criticism . ▁Conserv ative ▁Ann ▁W id de com be ▁critic ised ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁AWS ▁stating ▁that ▁women ▁in ▁the ▁past ▁who ▁fought ▁for ▁equality ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁Su ff ra get tes ▁" w anted ▁equal ▁opportun ities ▁not ▁special ▁privileges " ▁and ▁" they ▁would ▁have ▁thrown ▁themselves ▁under ▁the ▁King ' s ▁horse ▁to ▁protest ▁against ▁positive ▁disc rim ination ▁and ▁all - w omen ▁short lists ". ▁ ▁D iane ▁Abb ott , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁early ▁supp or ters ▁of ▁all ▁women ▁short lists ▁critic ised ▁their ▁failure ▁to ▁rec ruit ▁eth nic ▁minor ity ▁women ▁into ▁politics , ▁stating ▁that ▁they ▁had ▁in ▁effect ▁" be en ▁all ▁white ▁women ▁short lists " ▁