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Table 4.7.1 The cluster of Member States with higher/lower female representation in the<br />

single/lower houses of the national/federal parliaments 1999, 2003 and 2008<br />

Category/Year 1999 2003 2008<br />

More than 40 % Sweden 42.7 Sweden 45<br />

More than 30 %<br />

More than 20 %<br />

More than 10 %<br />

0-10 %<br />

Denmark 37.4<br />

Finland 37<br />

Netherlands 36<br />

Germany 30.9<br />

Austria 27.9<br />

Belgium 23.3<br />

Spain 22<br />

United Kingdom 18.4<br />

Portugal 17.4<br />

Luxembourg 16.7<br />

Ireland 12<br />

Italy 11.1<br />

France 10.9<br />

Greece 6.6<br />

Cyprus 5.35<br />

Denmark 38<br />

Finland 37<br />

Netherlands 35<br />

Belgium 33.9<br />

Germany 32.3<br />

Austria 32<br />

Spain 28.2<br />

Portugal 19.6<br />

United Kingdom 18<br />

Cyprus 16.1<br />

Ireland 13.2<br />

France 12.3<br />

Italy 9.6<br />

Greece 9<br />

Sweden 47<br />

Finland 41<br />

Netherlands 41<br />

Denmark 38<br />

Belgium 37<br />

Spain 35<br />

Germany 33<br />

Austria 31<br />

Portugal 29<br />

Luxembourg 25<br />

Lithuania 23<br />

Bulgaria 22<br />

Estonia 21<br />

Italy 21<br />

Latvia 21<br />

Poland 20<br />

France 19<br />

Slovakia 19<br />

United Kingdom 19<br />

Cyprus 16<br />

Czech Republic 16<br />

Greece 16<br />

Ireland 13<br />

Slovenia 13<br />

Hungary 11<br />

Romania 10<br />

Malta 9<br />

All countries 22.2 % 25.3 % 24.0 %<br />

Source for 1992-1995 and 1999: Presidency report on “Women in the decision-making process” in the Member States<br />

and the European Institutions (11829/99). 1999.<br />

Source for 2003: Women in decision-making processes. Conference. Syracuse. 12 September 2003. Update of elected<br />

indicators on women in political decision-making. 2003.<br />

Source for 2008: European Commission. <strong>DG</strong> EM<strong>PL</strong>. Database on women and men in decision-making. 20<strong>09</strong>. Data<br />

collected between 26/05/2008-15/10/2008.<br />

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