Women in Regional Parliamentary Assemblies
Assemblies elected by direct suffrage only


World and regional averages The data in the tables below has been compiled by the Inter-Parliamentary Union on the basis of information provided by the two regional parliamentary assemblies concerned. Comparative data on the percentage of women in each National Parliament as well as the corresponding world and regional averages can be found on separate pages. You can use the PARLINE database to view detailed results of parliamentary elections by country. Comparative data by country

CENTRAL AMERICAN PARLIAMENT18.2%
Country Date of elections Seats Women Percentage
Panama 05.2004 22 6 27.3%
Guatemala 11.2003 22 5 22.7%
Dominican Republic 02.2004 22 4 18.2%
Nicaragua 11.2001 22 4 18.2%
El Salvador 03.2003 22 3 13.6%
Honduras 11.2001 22 2 9.1%
Total: 132 24 18.2%

EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT30.3%
Classification by descending order of the percentage of women.
Situation as of March 2005
Country Date of elections Seats Women Percentage
Sweden 06.2004 19 11 57.9%
Luxembourg 06.2004 6 3 50.0%
Netherlands 06.2004 27 12 44.4%
Slovenia 06.2004 7 3 42.9%
France 06.2004 78 33 42.3%
Austria 06.2004 18 7 38.9%
Ireland 06.2004 13 5 38.5%
Lithuania 06.2004 13 5 38.5%
Hungary 06.2004 24 9 37.5%
Denmark 06.2004 14 5 35.7%
Finland 06.2004 14 5 35.7%
Slovakia 06.2004 14 5 35.7%
Estonia 06.2004 6 2 33.3%
Spain 06.2004 54 18 33.3%
Germany 06.2004 99 31 31.3%
Belgium 06.2004 24 7 29.2%
Greece 06.2004 24 7 29.2%
Portugal 06.2004 24 6 25.0%
United Kingdom 06.2004 78 19 24.4%
Latvia 06.2004 9 2 22.2%
Czech Republic 06.2004 24 5 20.8%
Italy 06.2004 78 15 19.2%
Poland 06.2004 54 7 13.0%
Cyprus 06.2004 6 0 00.0%
Malta 06.2004 5 0 00.0%
Total: 732 222 30.3%

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