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
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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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (December 15, 2020). Number of federal parliamentarians in the House of Representatives in Australia from 2009 to 2020, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/646466/australia-number-of-federal-parliamentarians-by-gender/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. "Number of federal parliamentarians in the House of Representatives in Australia from 2009 to 2020, by gender." Chart. December 15, 2020. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/646466/australia-number-of-federal-parliamentarians-by-gender/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2020). Number of federal parliamentarians in the House of Representatives in Australia from 2009 to 2020, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/646466/australia-number-of-federal-parliamentarians-by-gender/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. "Number of Federal Parliamentarians in The House of Representatives in Australia from 2009 to 2020, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Dec 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/646466/australia-number-of-federal-parliamentarians-by-gender/
Australian Bureau of Statistics, Number of federal parliamentarians in the House of Representatives in Australia from 2009 to 2020, by gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/646466/australia-number-of-federal-parliamentarians-by-gender/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Number of federal parliamentarians in the House of Representatives in Australia from 2009 to 2020, by gender [Graph], Australian Bureau of Statistics, December 15, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/646466/australia-number-of-federal-parliamentarians-by-gender/
