Who was the first woman to take her seat as an MP in the House of Commons?

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  1. Emmeline Pankhurst
  2. Constance Markievicz
  3. Margaret Bondfield
  4. Nancy Astor
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Nancy Astor

Nancy Astor took her seat on 1 December 1919.

Constance Markievicz was elected first, in 1918, but never took her seat.

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