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Gender parity in national parliament

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Seats held by men in national parliament

Year	Value	Footnotes
2003	65
2004	65
2005	65
2006	65	1
2007	65
2008	46
2009	46
2010	46

Seats held by women in national parliament

Year	Value	Footnotes
2003	23
2004	23
2005	22
2006	22	1
2007	22
2008	19
2009	19
2010	19

Seats held by women in national parliament, percentage

Year	Value	Footnotes
2003	26.1
2004	26.1
2005	25.3
2006	25.3
2007	25.3
2008	29.2
2009	29.2
2010	29.2

Total number of seats in national parliament

Year	Value	Footnotes
2003	88
2004	88
2005	87
2006	87
2007	87
2008	65
2009	65
2010	65

Footnotes:

Timor-Leste: The purpose of the elections held on 30 August 2001 was to elect the members of the Constituent Assembly of Timor-Leste. This body became the National Parliament on 20 May 2002, the date on which the country became independent, without any ne

Source: United Nations Statistics Division

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