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'''Party of Women''' is a [[women's rights]] and [[Transphobia|anti-transgender]] political party in the United Kingdom. It was founded in 2024 by [[Kellie-Jay Keen]], a [[Gender-critical feminism|gender-critical]] and anti–[[Legal status of transgender people|transgender rights]] activist.<ref name=":2">{{cite web |title=CASE FILE: Kellie-Jay Keen-Minshull |url=https://hopenothate.org.uk/case-files-kellie-jay/ |access-date=2024-06-08 |publisher=[[Hope not Hate]]}}</ref><ref name="Northwich">{{cite news |title=Cheshire West councillor quits group to join new party |url=https://www.northwichguardian.co.uk/news/24173206.councillor-quits-group-join-new-trans-critical-party/ |work=Northwich Guardian |date=8 March 2024 |language=en}}</ref>
'''Party of Women''' is a [[women's rights]] and [[Transphobia|anti-transgender]] political party in the United Kingdom. It was founded in 2024 by [[Kellie-Jay Keen]], a [[Gender-critical feminism|gender-critical]] and anti–[[Legal status of transgender people|transgender rights]] activist.<ref name=":2">{{cite web |title=CASE FILE: Kellie-Jay Keen-Minshull |url=https://hopenothate.org.uk/case-files-kellie-jay/ |access-date=2024-06-08 |publisher=[[Hope not Hate]]}}</ref><ref name="Northwich">{{cite news |title=Cheshire West councillor quits group to join new party |url=https://www.northwichguardian.co.uk/news/24173206.councillor-quits-group-join-new-trans-critical-party/ |work=Northwich Guardian |date=8 March 2024 |language=en}}</ref>


The party is not ideologically feminist, as Keen is [[Antifeminism|opposed to modern feminism]].<ref>{{Cite tweet |user=theposieparker|number=1677574265711869953|title=Kellie-Jay Keen on X|access-date=2024-06-08}}</ref> She has also been criticised by the LGBT and liberal press in the U.K. for her right wing associations.
The party is not ideologically feminist, as Keen is [[Antifeminism|opposed to modern feminism]].<ref>{{Cite tweet |user=theposieparker|number=1677574265711869953|title=Kellie-Jay Keen on X|access-date=2024-06-08}}</ref> She has also been criticised by the LGBT and liberal press in the U.K. for her right wing associations, such as with [[Tommy Robinson (activist)|Tommy Robinson]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Billson |first=Chantelle |date=2023-03-22 |title=Who is Posie Parker, the anti-trans activist whose protests have attracted Neo-Nazis? |url=https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/03/22/posie-parker-kellie-jay-keen-minshull-anti-transgender-group/ |access-date=2024-06-08 |website=PinkNews {{!}} Latest lesbian, gay, bi and trans news {{!}} LGBTQ+ news |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-02-04 |title=Who is Posie Parker? The controversial anti-trans activist heading to Scotland |url=https://www.thenational.scot/news/23299549.posie-parker-anti-trans-founder-standing-women/ |access-date=2024-06-08 |website=The National |language=en}}</ref>


The party was registered in February 2024, after having two previous incomplete applications declined. <ref>{{Cite web |last=Perry |first=Sophie |date=2023-11-14 |title=Posie Parker's political party rejected for second time by Electoral Commission |url=https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/11/14/posie-parker-party-of-women-electoral-commission/ |access-date=2024-06-08 |website=PinkNews {{!}} Latest lesbian, gay, bi and trans news {{!}} LGBTQ+ news |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Perry |first=Sophie |date=2024-05-03 |title=Posie Parker’s Party of Women fails to gain any seats in local elections |url=https://www.thepinknews.com/2024/05/03/posie-parker-party-of-women-local-elections-2024/ |access-date=2024-06-08 |website=PinkNews {{!}} Latest lesbian, gay, bi and trans news {{!}} LGBTQ+ news |language=en-US}}</ref> The party has aligned itself with Keen's views. <ref name="Northwich" />
The party was registered in February 2024, after having two previous incomplete applications declined. <ref>{{Cite web |last=Perry |first=Sophie |date=2023-11-14 |title=Posie Parker's political party rejected for second time by Electoral Commission |url=https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/11/14/posie-parker-party-of-women-electoral-commission/ |access-date=2024-06-08 |website=PinkNews {{!}} Latest lesbian, gay, bi and trans news {{!}} LGBTQ+ news |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Perry |first=Sophie |date=2024-05-03 |title=Posie Parker’s Party of Women fails to gain any seats in local elections |url=https://www.thepinknews.com/2024/05/03/posie-parker-party-of-women-local-elections-2024/ |access-date=2024-06-08 |website=PinkNews {{!}} Latest lesbian, gay, bi and trans news {{!}} LGBTQ+ news |language=en-US}}</ref> The party has aligned itself with Keen's views. <ref name="Northwich" />

Revision as of 17:33, 8 June 2024

Party of Women
LeaderKellie-Jay Keen
Founded2024
IdeologyGender-critical feminism
Website
www.partyofwomen.org//

Party of Women is a women's rights and anti-transgender political party in the United Kingdom. It was founded in 2024 by Kellie-Jay Keen, a gender-critical and anti–transgender rights activist.[1][2]

The party is not ideologically feminist, as Keen is opposed to modern feminism.[3] She has also been criticised by the LGBT and liberal press in the U.K. for her right wing associations, such as with Tommy Robinson.[4][5]

The party was registered in February 2024, after having two previous incomplete applications declined. [6][7] The party has aligned itself with Keen's views. [2]

The Party of Women stood five candidates in the 2024 United Kingdom Local Elections, receiving a total of 509 votes with no candidates being elected.[7] They are standing candidates in the 2024 United Kingdom general election, including Keen standing in the newly created seat of Bristol Central.[8][9]

2024

2024 general election

Party of Women will stand candidates in the 2024 United Kingdom general election:

Constituency Candidate Votes %
South West Hertfordshire Bernadette O'Malley[10]
Finchley and Golders Green Katharine Murphy[11]
St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire Bev White[12]
Oxford East Katherine Longthorp[13]
Kensington and Bayswater Una Marie O'Mahony[14]
Bexhill and Battle Julia Long[15]
Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend Liz Panton[16]
Bristol Central Kellie-Jay Keen[9]

References

  1. ^ "CASE FILE: Kellie-Jay Keen-Minshull". Hope not Hate. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Cheshire West councillor quits group to join new party". Northwich Guardian. 8 March 2024.
  3. ^ @theposieparker (8 July 2023). "Kellie-Jay Keen on X" (Tweet). Retrieved 8 June 2024 – via Twitter.
  4. ^ Billson, Chantelle (22 March 2023). "Who is Posie Parker, the anti-trans activist whose protests have attracted Neo-Nazis?". PinkNews | Latest lesbian, gay, bi and trans news | LGBTQ+ news. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
  5. ^ "Who is Posie Parker? The controversial anti-trans activist heading to Scotland". The National. 4 February 2023. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
  6. ^ Perry, Sophie (14 November 2023). "Posie Parker's political party rejected for second time by Electoral Commission". PinkNews | Latest lesbian, gay, bi and trans news | LGBTQ+ news. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
  7. ^ a b Perry, Sophie (3 May 2024). "Posie Parker's Party of Women fails to gain any seats in local elections". PinkNews | Latest lesbian, gay, bi and trans news | LGBTQ+ news. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
  8. ^ Hobbs, Phoebe (8 June 2024). "Activist Kellie-Jay Keen announces campaign for Bristol Central". Bristol Live.
  9. ^ a b "Election of a Member of Parliament for Bristol Central on Thursday 4 July 2024". Bristol City Council.
  10. ^ "Who can I vote for at the 2024 general election in South West Herts?". Watford Observer. 7 June 2024.
  11. ^ "UK Parliamentary general election: The 8 candidates in Finchley and Golders Green". whocanivotefor.co.uk.
  12. ^ Burnett, Tom (7 June 2024). "The 55 people hoping to become Cambridgeshire MPs in the General Election". Cambridgeshire Live.
  13. ^ "Election of Member of Parliament to UK Parliament, Oxford East Constituency, Statement of Persons Nominated". Oxford City Countil.
  14. ^ "UK Parliamentary general election: The 10 candidates in Kensington and Bayswater". whocanivotefor.co.uk.
  15. ^ "UK Parliamentary general election: The 10 candidates in Bexhill and Battle". whocanivotefor.co.uk.
  16. ^ Whitfield, Graeme; Holland, Daniel (1 June 2024). "North East general election 2024 candidate lists in full". Chronicle Live.
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