Parliamentary career At the 1987 general election, Abbott was elected to Parliament as MP for Hackney North and Stoke Newington, winning with 48.7% of the vote and a majority of 7,678. She was the first black woman to become an MP.
Parliamentary career At the 1987 general election, Abbott was elected to Parliament as MP for Hackney North and Stoke Newington, winning with 48.7% of t,he vote and a majority of 7,678. She was the first black woman to become an MP.