Bell: 'The public has spoken'
Newly elected female MHKs will make a 'positive contribution' to politics on the Isle of Man.
That's the view of a former chief minister who says it's right they were elected on their own merits.
History was made this week when 10 women were sworn-in as MHKs – the highest number ever elected.
Allan Bell says the issue of gender representation had been discussed at length for many years:
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