Reply to: Another Tory seat

[SueEllen]

Do you feel there are enough cretinous MPs to represent your identity group?

I think this is his local MP - linky

Nope it's this guy - linky

Either way he's well represented.

[d000hg]

I assume somewhere you can get a list of MP appointments by date... but just because information is available doesn't always mean it's available in a useful form for casual viewing. I don't have the time to research, not right now anyway, but with the right dataset you could plot all kinds of trends.

[vetran]

As I said, what about recent appointments rather than the whole populations?

Is this data easily available in a way that lets us answer the questions?

all a matter of public record pick your source.

[NigelJK]

White middle class male? prolly not.

[northernladyuk]

Ah, you've fallen for the oldest stat trick in the book. Until the whole population decide they want to stand that figure is bogus. I'm willing to bet that all of that +'ve discrimination has made the %'age (of those wanting to stand vs those chosen to) very bias indeed.

Do you feel there are enough cretinous MPs to represent your identity group?

[NigelJK]

30% of MPs identify as female. So no MPs aren't representative of the population.

Ah, you've fallen for the oldest stat trick in the book. Until the whole population decide they want to stand that figure is bogus. I'm willing to bet that all of that +'ve discrimination has made the %'age (of those wanting to stand vs those chosen to) very bias indeed.

[northernladyuk]

It is if certain toes are missing as then you will have a funny walk.

[SueEllen]

Is gout classified as a disability?

It is if certain toes are missing as then you will have a funny walk.

[northernladyuk]

I got it from a news article but you can have a look yourself here - linky

Then as both men and women can be disabled and approximately 19% of the population are suppose to be disabled according to this I will see if I can find any figures for MPs.

Is gout classified as a disability?

[SueEllen]

Article here with number of physically disabled MPs elected in 2015 linky (Also mentions other groupings. )

The article states:

but the Department of Work and Pensions’ Office for Disability Issues states that around 16 per cent of working age adults are living with a limiting long-term illness, impairment, or disability.

So the percentage of working adults in the UK with a disability is estimated between 16-19%.
2015 there were 4 physically disabled MPs in 2010 there were 7. (This ignores those with non-physical disabilities.)

[SueEllen]

As I said, what about recent appointments rather than the whole populations?

I got it from a news article but you can have a look yourself here - linky

Then as both men and women can be disabled and approximately 19% of the population are suppose to be disabled according to this I will see if I can find any figures for MPs.

[d000hg]

30% of MPs identify as female. So no MPs aren't representative of the population.

And I've only brought this up as this is the easiest one to start with.

As I said, what about recent appointments rather than the whole populations?

indeed a completely sensible answer, you would expect a statistics expert to realise that.

Is this data easily available in a way that lets us answer the questions?

[NotAllThere]

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Feck that reminds me how I hated those SWP people who sold that stupid paper.

Imperial college one time named their rag week paper "Fascist Layabout". They'd stand right next to the SWP folk, and add insult to injury by selling far more copies. "Fascist Layabout. Get your Fascist Layabout".

[vetran]

There is inertia so it's better to look at the change i.e. those who have become MPs over the last few years. How many new MPs have there been in the last 5 years and how do they compare against parliament as a whole, and against the population?

indeed a completely sensible answer, you would expect a statistics expert to realise that.

[SueEllen]

There is inertia so it's better to look at the change i.e. those who have become MPs over the last few years. How many new MPs have there been in the last 5 years and how do they compare against parliament as a whole, and against the population?

30% of MPs identify as female. So no MPs aren't representative of the population.

And I've only brought this up as this is the easiest one to start with.