Exploring the History of Black, Asian, and Ethnic Minority Members of Parliament
"Delve into the historical background and significance of Black, Asian, and Ethnic Minority Members of Parliament from the 1800s to the 2000s. Learn about their contributions, challenges, and representation in the UK political landscape."
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Black, Asian and Ethnic Minority Members of Parliament (1800s-2000s) www.ourmigrationstory.org.uk
Black, Asian and Ethnic Minority Members of Parliament Starter questions Starter Task 1. Where was Dadabhai Naoroji born? 2. Why did he come to Britain? 3. How many times did Naoroji stand for election to Parliament? (be careful with this answer) 4. Who did Naoroji claim to be representing, as well as his constituents in Central Finsbury? 5. Name the first non-white British MP 6. Name the only other two ethnic minority MPs to be elected before 1987 according to the text Read the information about the first Indian MP here http://www.ourmigrationstory .org.uk/oms/dadabhai-naoroji- mp-for-central-finsbury-1892- 1895 to complete the starter questions opposite www.ourmigrationstory.org.uk
Black, Asian and Ethnic Minority Members of Parliament Lesson Objectives - To explore the history of Britain s first BAME (black and minority ethnic) MPs. To analyse data on the number of BAME MPs elected at each General Election and represent these on a bar chart. To analyse BAME representation in the 2017 Parliament and consider the current and future ethnic diversity of Parliament - -
Black, Asian and Ethnic Minority Members of Parliament Who? When? Where? Use the link to read about Britain s MPs of ethnic minority origin, then complete the task below: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ethnic_minority_politicians_in_the_United_Kingdo m On a bar chart (template provided), plot the number of BAME MPs who were elected at each General Election between 1892 and 2017 by shading each bar to the relevant number www.ourmigrationstory.org.uk
Black and Ethnic Minority Members of Parliament Using the information you ve gathered so far, and any other online research you may need to do, answer the following questions: 1. For how many years between the 1920s and the 1980s were no new BAME MPs elected to Parliament? For how many consecutive General Elections have new BAME MPs now been elected since 1987? How many serving BAME MPs are there in the 2017 Parliament? What percentage of all MPs does that figure represent? (There are 650 MPs in total) What percentage of Britain s population is BAME? How many BAME MPs would there need to be in order for the proportion of BAME MPs to match the proportion of the wider population that is BAME? How many different ethnicities aside from White British are represented in the 2017 Parliament? 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. www.ourmigrationstory.org.uk
Black, Asian and Ethnic Minority Members of Parliament Extension task Read the information on Parliament s website about diversity in Parliament in 2017: https://secondreading.uk/elections/diversity-in-the-2017-parliament/ 1. In what ways is Parliament becoming more diverse? 2. What work is still to be done to ensure Parliament is fully representative of our nation? 3. What ideas do you have to achieve this goal of a fully representative Parliament? www.ourmigrationstory.org.uk
