Source: Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) www.ipu.org:
Sub-region/Country
Legislative Chamber
Date of Latest Election
Extent of Women's Representation
% of Women
Pacific Sub-Region
Australia
House of Representatives
Senate
November 2007
November 2007
40 out of 150 seats
27 out of 76 seats
26.7
35.5
Kiribati
House of Assembly
August 2007
2 out of 46 seats
4.3
Marshall Islands
Parliament
November 2007
1 out of 33 seats
3.0
Federated States of Micronesia
Congress
March 2005
0 out of 14 seats
0
Nauru
Parliament
April 2008
0 out of 18 seats
0
New Zealand
House of Representatives
November 2008
41 out of 122 seats
33.6
Palau
House of Delegates
Senate
November 2008
November 2008
0 out of 16 seats
2 out of 13 seats
0
15.4
Papua New Guinea
National Parliament
June 2007
1 out of 109 seats
0.9
Samoa
Legislative Assembly
March 2006
4 out of 49 seats
8.2
Solomon Islands
National Parliament
April 2006
0 out of 50 seats
0
Tonga
Legislative Assembly
April 2008
1 out of 32 seats
3.1
Tuvalu
Parliament
August 2006
0 out of 15 seats
0
Vanuatu
Parliament
September 2008
2 out of 52 seats
3.8
East Asia Sub-Region
People's Republic of China
National People's Congress
March 2008
637 out of 2987 seats
21.3
Taiwan
Legislative Yuan
National Assembly
December 2004
? out of 234 seats
? out of 334 seats
? ?
Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Supreme People's Assembly
August 2003
138 out of 687 seats
20.1
Republic of Korea
National Assembly
April 2008
41 out of 299 seats
13.7
Japan
House of Representatives
House of Councillors
September 2005
July 2007
45 out of 480 seats
44 out of 242 seats
9.4
18.2
Central Asia Sub-Region
Armenia
National Assembly
May 2007
11 out of 131 seats
8.4
Azerbaijan
National Assembly
November 2005
14 out of 123 seats
11.4
Kazakhstan
House of Representatives
Senate
August 2007
October 2008
17 out of 107 seats
2 out of 47 seats
15.9
4.3
Kyrgyzstan
Supreme Council December 2007
23 out of 90 seats
25.6
Mongolia
State Great Hural
June 2008
3 out of 74 seats
4.1
Tajikistan
House of Representatives
National Assembly
February 2005
March 2005
11 out of 63 seats
8 out of 34 seats
17.5
23.5
Turkmenistan
Assembly
December 2008
? out of 124 seats
0
Uzbekistan
Parliament
Senate
December 2004
January 2005
21 out of 120 seats
15 out of 100 seats
17.5
15.0
South Asia Sub-Region
Afghanistan
House of the People
House of Elders
September 2005 September 2005
67 out of 242 seats 22 out of 102 seats
27.7 21.6
Bangladesh
(45 reserved seats are yet to be filled)
Parliament
December 2008
19 out of 300 seats
6.3
Bhutan
National Assembly
Senate or Upper House
March 2008
December 2007
4 out of 4 7 seats
6 out of 25 seats
8.5
24.0
India
House of the People
Council of States
April 2004
June 2008
49 out of 541 seats
23 out of 243 seats
9.1
9.5
Islamic Republic of Iran
Islamic Consultative Assembly
March 2008
8 out of 286 seats
2.8
Maldives
People's Majlis
January 2005
6 out of 50 seats
12.0
Nepal
Legislative Parliament
April 2008
197 out of 594 seats
33.2
Pakistan
National Assembly Senate
February 2008
March 2006
76 out of 338 seats
17 out of 100 seats
22.5
17.0
Sri Lanka
Parliament
April 2004
13 out of 225 seats
5.8
SOUTH EAST SUB REGION
Cambodia
National Assembly
Senate
July 2008
January 2006
20 out of 123 seats
9 out of 61 seats16.3
14.8Indonesia
House of Representatives
April 2004
64 out of 550 seats
11.6
Lao People's Democratic Republic
National Assembly
April 2006
29 out of 115 seats
25.2
Malaysia
House of Representatives
Senate
March 2008
March 2008
24 out of 222 seats
17 out of 59 seats
10.8
28.8
Philippines
House of Representatives
Senate
May 2007
May 2007
49 out of 239 seats
4 out of 23 seats
20.5
17.4
Timor Leste National Parliament June 2007
19 out of 65 seats
29.2
Singapore
Parliament
May 2006
23 out of 94 seats
24.5
Thailand
National Legislative Assembly
Senate
December 2007
March 2008
56 out of 480 seats
24 out of 150 seats
11.7
16.0
Viet Nam
National Assembly
May 2007
127 out of 493 seats
25.8
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