Appendix 12: Percentage of female candidates and elected MPs in House of Representatives by major party, 1998–2013

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Election Date
ALP
LIB
Candidates
Elected
Candidates
Elected
30/10/1998
34.5
23.9
23.0
23.4
10/11/2001
38.7
30.8
17.9
23.5
9/10/2004
30.7
33.3
23.7
20.0
24/11/2007
30.0
32.5
23.1
21.8
21/08/2010
31.3
31.9
20.7
21.7
7/09/2013
32.7
36.4
23.1
21.6

Source: Data compiled by Parliamentary Library from AEC and Parliamentary Handbook

 

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