As of February 2024, the Japanese House of Representatives had 465 members, of which around 10 percent were female. The House of Representatives is the lower house of the Japanese parliament, its members being newly elected in general elections every four years unless the cabinet dissolves the house earlier.
Number of National Diet members in the House of Representatives in Japan from 1996 to 2024, by gender
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Figures until 2021 are the number of members elected in the House of Representatives elections. Figures from 2024 are the number recorded as of February 1, 2024.
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Cabinet Office Japan. (March 22, 2024). Number of National Diet members in the House of Representatives in Japan from 1996 to 2024, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1262138/japan-number-members-house-of-representatives-by-gender/
Cabinet Office Japan. "Number of National Diet members in the House of Representatives in Japan from 1996 to 2024, by gender." Chart. March 22, 2024. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1262138/japan-number-members-house-of-representatives-by-gender/
Cabinet Office Japan. (2024). Number of National Diet members in the House of Representatives in Japan from 1996 to 2024, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1262138/japan-number-members-house-of-representatives-by-gender/
Cabinet Office Japan. "Number of National Diet Members in The House of Representatives in Japan from 1996 to 2024, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Mar 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1262138/japan-number-members-house-of-representatives-by-gender/
Cabinet Office Japan, Number of National Diet members in the House of Representatives in Japan from 1996 to 2024, by gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1262138/japan-number-members-house-of-representatives-by-gender/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Number of National Diet members in the House of Representatives in Japan from 1996 to 2024, by gender [Graph], Cabinet Office Japan, March 22, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1262138/japan-number-members-house-of-representatives-by-gender/