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The oldest debut at a general election to the UK Parliament was possibly by Bernard Kelly (born 1808) who was elected MP for South Donegal in 1885 in the year of his 77th birthday. He died in office on 1 January 1887 aged 78.
- Most Mps Are 50-59
- Age of Mps by Party
- Age by Gender
- The Oldest and Youngest Mps
The lowest average age at a general election was 49.3 years in 1997, while the highest average age was at the 2005 general election (51.2). The average age is generally lower after an election if there is a change of party in government. This is because there are more likely to be new MPs, and they are likely to be younger than those they have defe...
The table below shows the age of MPs elected at the 2019 General Election by party. Most MPs (30%) were 50-59. The age brackets with the fewest MPs were 18-29, 70+ and ‘Not Known’.
It is also possible to analyse MPs age range by the gender at each general election. The chart below shows the age comparison between first-time elected women and men MPs at each election up to 2017. The average age for newly elected women since 1979 was 44.4, for men it was 41.2. Except in 1997, the average age of first-time elected women MPs has ...
At the time of writing, Nadia Whittome is the youngest MP in the House of Commons and currently the “Baby of the House”. She is 24-years-old, but was 23 when first elected at the 2019 General Election. Before she was elected, Mhairi Black was the youngest sitting MP. More information can be found in our briefing on the Youngest Members of Parliamen...
This is the list of United Kingdom MPs by seniority, 2019–2024. The Members of Parliament (MPs), who were elected in the 2019 general election and during the 58th Parliament, are ranked by the beginning of their terms in office in the House of Commons .
May 23, 2024 · The record of the oldest MP in the UK belongs to Samuel Young, who died in 1918 aged 96 and 63 days while still in office. He became East Cavan MP, aged 70, in 1892.
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Feb 7, 2024 · The Conservative MP, Sir Peter Bottomley is currently the longest-serving member of the House of Commons, having served for 44 and a half years as of the start of the 2019 parliament....
The Parliament of the United Kingdom is one of the oldest legislatures in the world, and is characterised by the stability of its governing institutions and its capacity to absorb change. The Westminster system shaped the political systems of the nations once ruled by the British Empire, and thus has been called the "mother of parliaments".
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In 1801, the Parliament of the United Kingdom was created when the Kingdom of Great Britain was united with the Kingdom of Ireland to become the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland under the Acts of Union 1800.
