13 Muslim MPs elected in Britain

A record of 13 Muslim Members of parliament, up from 8 in 2010, have been elected in one of the most unpredictable and extraordinary general elections in Britain. Eight of these Muslim Members of parliament are women

 

 

A record of 13 Muslim Members of parliament, up from 8 in 2010, have been elected in one of the most unpredictable and extraordinary general elections in Britain. Eight of these Muslim Members of parliament are women.

The election included the first Muslim members of parliament, Tasmina Ahmed Sheikh, elected in the landslide by the nationalist party in Scotland as well as the first female Muslim Conservative member of parliament Nusrat Ghani.

While Labour votes fell away, four Muslim candidates won seats for the first time for the opposition party and added to five who were re-elected. Anas Sarwar in Glasgow was the only Muslim member of parliament.

One of the most surprising was mental health campaigner Naz Shah winning Bradford West back for Labour with a majority of 11,420 against Respect party leader George Galloway who had won the seat in a landslide bi-election in 2012. Of the total of 13 Muslim members of parliament, six are women.