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Women in the current Parliament Composition of Australian Parliaments by Party and Gender Women in the Senate: Senate Brief No 3 Women in Politics: Office for Women Electoral Milestones for Women: Australian Electoral Commission
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Australian Capital Territory
How many members of the seventh Legislative Assembly are female?
New South Wales
Women in Parliament Women Members of the NSW Parliament Number of Women Members in the NSW Parliament, 1973 - Women in Parliament - History
Queensland
Current Members: select Female under 'view options' Women in the Queensland Parliament 1860-present (p.10)
South Australia
Women in politics in South Australia Political and social rights for women
Tasmania
Women Members of the Tasmanian Parliament: current and historical list Female Franchise and Firsts - Tasmania
Victoria
Women in Parliament
The Liberal Party of Australia has no affirmative action rules for the selection of women candidates to stand for election. The Australian Labor Party: refer to pages 11-12 of the Consistution Section of the National Platform and Constitution 2009 National Labor Women's Network Emily's List Australia Australian Greens: Policy - Women
Canada
Women in the Senate Women by party in the Senate Women in the House of Commons Women by party in the House of Commons Women members of the ministry Women in Cabinet Current provincial and territory party standings Women candidates in general elections Women's right to vote in Canada Federal political representation
New Zealand
New Zealand Women and the Vote: Suffrage and Beyond
United Kingdom and Northern Ireland
Women in the House of Commons: Factsheet M4 Women and Parliament 1884-1945: suffrage in the United Kingdom
United States of America
Women in the Senate Women in Congress: Office of the Clerk Women in the 111th Congress The White House Project
Australia
Office for Women (OFW) Australian Local Government Women's Association (ALGWA) Australian Women's Register Women's Constitutional Conventions: 1998 and 2002
Around the World
UNFPA Gender Equality Fact Sheet Women in National Parliaments: statistics from the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Women in Politics: IDEA Women in Politics Bibliographic Database: IPU Worldwide Guide to Women in Leadership