Netherlands

House of Representatives

Political system
Parliamentary system
Structure of parliament
Bicameral
IPU membership
Yes

Data on women

Information on the current and historical representation of women in the parliament. Consult the 'Elections' tab to see how women have fared in elections or renewals.

Current representation

Women's representation in the current parliament or chamber

Current number of members
150
Women
59
Percentage of women
39.3%

Speaker

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Secretary general

No information available

Chairs of specialized bodies

Specialized body Theme Name Sex Age
Finance Committee Finance Judith Z.C.M. Tielen Female 52

Data on age at the start of the legislature

Number of members, by age (2023-12)
Breakdown of members by age and gender
18 - 20 21 - 30 31 - 40 41 - 45 46 - 50 51 - 60 61 - 70 71 - 80 81 - 90 91 and over Totals per gender
Male 0 10 29 13 9 21 7 1 0 0 90
Female 0 1 12 13 18 13 2 0 0 0 59
Other 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals per age interval 0 11 42 26 27 34 9 1 0 0 150
Total <= 45: 79 Total >= 46: 71
Percentage of members, by age
Age at the last election or renewal Overall Male Female
Percentage of MPs 30 years of age or younger
7.3% 6.7% 0.7%
Percentage of MPs 40 years of age or younger
35.3% 26% 8.7%
Percentage of MPs 45 years of age or younger
52.7% 35% 17.3%

Reserved seats and quotas

There are reserved seats in parliament for certain groups
No
Electoral quota for women
Yes

Notes: Voluntary political party quotas.

Sources: cf. individual party statutes.

First woman in parliament

Year of first woman in parliament
1918

Notes: 1918: Before 1945 so no detailed entry

First woman speaker

Year of first woman speaker
1998

Women’s suffrage

Women’s right to vote
1919
Restricted or universal suffrage
Universal
Women's right to stand for election
1917
Restricted or universal
No information available

Notes: According to Fiche

Women's caucus

Women's caucuses or parliamentary groups that bring together women parliamentarians to strengthen cooperation and amplify their voices. For other parliamentary bodies or committees that have a specific mandate to address gender equality matters, see the ‘Specialized body – Gender equality’ tab.

There is currently no women's caucus in this chamber.

Historical data for IPU membership

Historical data for IPU membership
Year IPU membership
2020-09
List of values for 2020-09
No
2019-04
List of values for 2019-04
No
2018-06
List of values for 2018-06
No