Gender parity in national parliament

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Seats held by men in national parliament

Year	Value	Footnotes
1990	186
1997	196
1999	214
2000	216
2001	216
2002	216
2003	208
2004	208
2005	208
2006	208
2007	203
2008	192	1
2009	202
2010	202

Seats held by women in national parliament

Year	Value	Footnotes
1990	2
1997	6
1999	8
2000	8
2001	8
2002	8
2003	16
2004	16
2005	16
2006	16
2007	16
2008	15	1
2009	22
2010	22

Seats held by women in national parliament, percentage

Year	Value	Footnotes
1990	1.1
1997	3
1999	3.6
2000	3.6
2001	3.6
2002	3.6
2003	7.1
2004	7.1
2005	7.1
2006	7.1
2007	7.3
2008	7.2	1
2009	9.8
2010	9.8

Total number of seats in national parliament

Year	Value	Footnotes
1990	188
1997	202
1998	224
1999	222
2000	224
2001	224
2002	224
2003	224
2004	224
2005	224
2006	224
2007	219
2008	207	1
2009	224
2010	224

Footnotes:

Kenya: Situation for 1 January 2008 for directly elected members endorsed by the electoral commission. The additional twelve appointed seats and two ex-officio seats had yet to be filled.

Source: United Nations Statistics Division

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