The Conservative MP, Sir Peter Bottomley is currently the longest-serving member of parliament in the United Kingdom's House of Commons, having served for 44 and a half years as of the start of the 2019 Parliament. Of the ten longest-serving MPs, four are members of the Conservative party and five are members of the Labour party, with Margaret Beckett being the longest-serving Labour MP at 41.1 years.
Longest serving Members of Parliament in the United Kingdom elected in 2019, in years served
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House of Commons. (February 15, 2022). Longest serving Members of Parliament in the United Kingdom elected in 2019, in years served [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/871017/longest-serving-mps-in-the-uk-parliament/
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Longest serving Members of Parliament in the United Kingdom elected in 2019, in years served [Graph], House of Commons, February 15, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/871017/longest-serving-mps-in-the-uk-parliament/
