Belgium - Chamber of Representatives

Chamber of Representatives: Party contributions in latest term

This graph shows the respective contributions to overall gender representation of the bottom three and top three parties. Parties with a high proportion of women may still rank as having low contributions because of low total numbers of representatives.

0% represents the hypothetical gender balance of the chamber without each party in turn (see methodology) rather than 50/50.


Current Relative Position

% of Women

Relative to the most recent result for lower house legislatures covered, the Chamber of Representatives is in position 12 out of 79, putting it in the top 20%. See in context.

Without Best Contributor (Socialist Party Different)

Removing the best contributor (Socialist Party Different), the Chamber of Representatives would be in position 16 out of 79, putting it in the top 30%.

Without Worst Contributor (Reform Movement)

Removing the worst contributor (Reform Movement), the Chamber of Representatives would be in position 8 out of 79, putting it in the top 20%.

All Parties Match Best Contributor (Socialist Party Different)

If all parties (that aren't already better) match the rate of the best contributor (Socialist Party Different), the Chamber of Representatives would be in position 1 out of 79, putting it in the top 10%.

Inter-Party Effect

Relative to the most recent result for lower house legislatures covered, the Chamber of Representatives is in position 55 out of 79, putting it in the bottom 50%. A higher number means the overall proportion of women present is more driven by differences between the parties than if the value was lower. See in context.


Legislative Periods

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