Australia: number of federal parliamentarians by gender 2020

In 2020, there were 105 male and 46 female members of parliament in the House of Representatives in Australia. This marked an increase in number of women in the parliament compared to the previous year.

Number of federal parliamentarians in the House of Representatives in Australia from 2009 to 2020, by gender

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Release date

December 2020

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Region

Australia

Survey time period

2009 to 2020

Special properties

as of January 1st of each year

Supplementary notes

The House of Representatives is, besides the Senate, one of the two houses of the Australian Federal Parliament. Sometimes it is also referred to as the 'people's house', the 'house of government' or the 'lower house'. It includes 150 members of which each member represents an electoral division. Each representative of the house is allowed to continue for up to three years, after which general elections have to be held.
Figures were calculated considering the current number of parliamentarians.
Vacant seats are not included.

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