The line chart below gives information about the percentage of female members of parliament in European countries (2000 – 2012)

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information about the proportion of female members of parliament in some particular countries between 2000 and 2012. Looking from an

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there was a general upward trend in the percentage of women elected. in 2000, Germany witnessed the highest rate of female representatives of parliament in Europe at around one-

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followed by 17% in the UK, 23% in

Belgium

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% in

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, the figure for Italy was only about 3%. Over the years, there was significant growth in the proportion of women in Italy, jumping to roughly 23% in 2008. In 2012, The figures for the UK

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Italy remained

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same level with about 22%. As for Germany,

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Belgium

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, they had a similar trend. The percentage of female participants

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parliament in

Belgium

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and

Spain

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increased rapidly and

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stood at 35% until 2008. The figure for Germany changed gradually by nearly 1%.

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of the period,

Belgium

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reached a peak of about 37% and

Spain

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decreased to 35%.