Party of Women explained

Party of Women
Abbreviation:POW
Registered:[1]
Headquarters:Bath, Somerset, South West England
Country:United Kingdom
Leader:Kellie-Jay Keen-Minshull
Leader1 Title:Nominating officer
Leader1 Name:Paul Duddridge
Leader2 Title:Treasurer
Leader2 Name:Kellie-Jay Keen
Colours: Black, white, magenta and turquoise
Seats2 Title:Councillors[2]
Ideology:Gender critical
Anti-transgender

The Party of Women (POW) is a gender-critical[3] [4] and anti-transgender[5] single-issue political party in the United Kingdom, which opposes what it refers to as "trans ideology".[6] [7] [8] It was founded in 2023 by Kellie-Jay Keen and registered in February 2024.[9]

History

The first application to register the party with the Electoral Commission was rejected in September 2023, due to issues with the proposed constitution and financial schemes.[10] Following an additional failed application in November, the party was formally registered in February 2024.[11] [12] The party has aligned itself with Keen's views.

On 1 March, the party issued an announcement, committing the party to revoke the Gender Recognition Act 2004, and stating they would reinforce the rights of cisgender women and girls.[13]

Mandy Clair, a councillor sitting on Cheshire West and Chester council, defected to the party on 8 March 2024, having previously served office for the Labour and Socialist Labour parties.

The Party of Women stood five candidates in the 2024 local elections, receiving a total of 509 votes with no candidates being elected.

A total of 16 candidates stood for election in the 2024 United Kingdom general election,[14] receiving a total of 5,077 votes.[15] Keen stood in the new Bristol Central constituency[16] but lost her deposit after gaining only 0.5% of the vote.[17]

Election results

House of Commons of the United Kingdom! Election year! Total
candidates! Total votes! %! Seats won! Rank
2024165,0770.020 34

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Registration summary - Party Of Women. 8 February 2024. electoralcommission.org.uk.
  2. Web site: Open Council Data UK . opencouncildata.co.uk.
  3. Web site: Attenborough . Frederick . 2024-02-19 . Local Labour Party branch pressures pub into cancelling Conservative-run debate with gender-critical activist . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240610191244/https://freespeechunion.org/local-labour-party-branch-pressures-pub-into-cancelling-conservative-run-debate-with-gender-critical-activist/ . 2024-06-10 . 2024-06-10 . . en-GB.
  4. Web site: It's our party and we'll cry if we want to Jean Hatchet . The Critic Magazine . 10 June 2024.
  5. Web site: Election candidates set out their stalls in Sidmouth hustings. 20 June 2024. Sidmouth Herald.
  6. News: Storey . Eleanor . 10 June 2024 . Linda Law launches election campaign for Party of Women . live . https://archive.today/20240610102925/https://www.edp24.co.uk/news/24376438.linda-law-launches-election-campaign-party-women/ . 2024-06-10 . . en.
  7. Web site: Storey . Eleanor . 2024-06-06 . Norfolk Police to attend Let Women Speak event in Norwich . live . https://archive.today/20240606160621/https://www.edp24.co.uk/news/24370514.norfolk-police-attend-let-women-speak-event-norwich/ . 2024-06-06 . 2024-06-10 . . en.
  8. Web site: Linda Law challenges Clive Lewis on his 'views on women'. 28 June 2024. Eastern Daily Press.
  9. News: Smith . Mark . 8 March 2024 . Cheshire West councillor quits group to join new party . live . https://archive.today/20240309115424/https://www.northwichguardian.co.uk/news/24173206.councillor-quits-group-join-new-trans-critical-party/ . 2024-03-09 . . en.
  10. News: Perry . Sophie . 29 September 2023 . Posie Parker's political party rejected by electoral commission . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230929081719/https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/09/29/posie-parker-party-of-women-rejected-electoral-commission/ . 29 September 2023 . 22 October 2023 . PinkNews.
  11. Web site: Perry . Sophie . 2023-11-14 . Posie Parker's political party rejected by Electoral Commission for the second time . live . https://archive.today/20231115090614/https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/11/14/posie-parker-party-of-women-electoral-commission/ . 2023-11-15 . 2024-06-08 . . en-GB.
  12. Web site: Perry . Sophie . 2024-05-03 . Posie Parker's Party of Women fails to gain any seats in local elections . live . https://archive.today/20240504023630/https://www.thepinknews.com/2024/05/03/posie-parker-party-of-women-local-elections-2024/ . 2024-05-04 . 2024-06-08 . . en-GB.
  13. Web site: Party of Women Newsletter 1 March 2024. 2024-03-04 . Party of Women. en.
  14. Web site: Keeling . Peter . 2024-06-09 . 2024 UK general election candidate summary . live . https://archive.today/20240608172446/https://democracyclub.org.uk/blog/2024/06/08/2024-uk-general-election-candidate-summary/ . 2024-06-08 . 2024-06-09 . Democracy Club . en.
  15. Web site: UK election results 2024 Constituency map . 2024-07-05 . BBC News . en-GB.
  16. News: Hobbs . Phoebe . 8 June 2024 . Activist Kellie-Jay Keen announces campaign for Bristol Central . live . https://archive.today/20240610013947/https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol-news/activist-kellie-jay-keen-announces-9331536 . 2024-06-10 . . en.
  17. Web site: Perry . Sophie . 2024-07-05 . Anti-trans activist Posie Parker loses deposit after dismal election performance . 2024-07-05 . PinkNews Latest lesbian, gay, bi and trans news LGBTQ+ news . en-US.

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