Gender parity in national parliament

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Seats held by men in national parliament

Year	Value	Footnotes
1990	29
1997	30
1998	30
1999	30
2001	30
2002	30
2004	30
2005	30
2006	28
2007	29
2008	29
2009	31	1
2010	31

Seats held by women in national parliament

Year	Value	Footnotes
1990	0
1997	0
1998	0
1999	0
2001	0
2002	0
2004	0
2005	0
2006	1
2007	1
2008	1
2009	1	1
2010	1

Seats held by women in national parliament, percentage

Year	Value	Footnotes
1990	0
1997	0
1998	0
1999	0
2001	0
2002	0
2004	0
2005	0
2006	3.4
2007	3.3
2008	3.3
2009	3.1	1
2010	3.1

Total number of seats in national parliament

Year	Value	Footnotes
1990	29
1997	30
1998	30
1999	30
2000	30
2001	30
2002	30
2003	30
2004	30
2005	30
2006	29
2007	30
2008	30
2009	32	1
2010	32

Footnotes:

Tonga: No women were elected in 2008, however one woman was appointed to the Cabinet. As cabinet ministers also sit in parliament, there was one woman out of a total of 32 members.

Source: United Nations Statistics Division

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