Women are able to be Members of Parliament in France; in the National Assembly. Women have been able to be involved in French legislative political life since 1945.

History A record number of women were elected at the 2017 French legislative election and sit as deputies in the 15th National Assembly of France.

Over time ElectionLegislatureNumber of womenTotal number of deputiesPercentageOctober 1945First Constituent Assembly335865.6%June 1946Second Constituent Assembly305865.1%November 19461st Parliament (4th Republic)426196.8%June 19512nd (4th Republic)226273.5%January 19563rd (4th Republic)196273.0%November 19581st (5th Republic)85791.4%November 19622nd (5th Republic)84821.7%March 19673rd (5th Republic)114872.6%June 19684th (5th Republic)104872.1%March 19735th (5th Republic)124902.4%March 19786th (5th Republic)214914.3%June 19817th (5th Republic)364917.3%March 19868th (5th Republic)345775.9%June 19889th (5th Republic)335775.7%March 199310th (5th Republic)355776.1%May / June 199711th (5th Republic)6357710.9%June 200212th (5th Republic)7157712.3%June 200713th (5th Republic)10757718.5%June 201214th (5th Republic)15557726.9%June 201715th (5th Republic)224 57738.8%June 202216th (5th Republic)21557737.3%July 202417th (5th Republic)20857736.0%

List of women MPs

1945 NameGroupConstituencyDenise BastidePCFLoireMadeleine BraunPCFSeineGermaine DegrondSFIOSeine-et-OiseMarie-Madeleine DieneschMRPCôtes-du-NordEugénie Éboué-TellSFIOGuadeloupeGermaine FrançoisPCFNièvreMathilde Gabriel-PériPCFSeine-et-OiseÉmilienne GalicierPCFNordDenise GinollinPCFSeineLucie GuérinPCFSeine-InférieureRose GuérinPCFSeineSolange LamblinMRPSeineIrène LaureSFIOBouches-du-RhôneMarie-Hélène LefaucheuxMRPAisneFrancine LefebvreMRPSeineRachel LempereurSFIONordMadeleine Léo-LagrangeSFIONordJeanne LéveilléPCFOiseMathilde MétyPCFRhôneRaymonde TillonPCFBouches-du-RhôneMarie OyonSFIOSartheGermaine PeyrolesMRPSeine-et-OiseGermaine Poinso-ChapuisMRPBouches-du-RhôneRenée PrévertMRPIlle-et-VilaineGilberte RocaPCFGardSimone RollinMRPSeineMarcelle RumeauPCFHaute-GaronneHélène Solomon-LangevinPCFSeineAlice Sportisse Gomez-NadalPCFOranHélène de SuzannetPRLVendéeMarie Texier-LahoulleMRPMorbihanMarie-Claude Vaillant-CouturierPCFSeineJeannette VermeerschPCFSeine

1946 NomGroupeCirconscriptionDenise BastidePCFLoireHenriette BosquierMRPGardMadeleine BraunPCFSeineMariette BrionPCFCharenteGilberte BrossoletteSFIOSeinePaulette Charbonnel-DuteilPCFAisneGermaine DegrondSFIOSeine-et-OiseMarie-Madeleine DieneschMRPCôtes-du-NordEugénie Éboué-TellSFIOGuadeloupeGermaine FrançoisPCFNièvreMathilde Gabriel-PériPCFSeine-et-OiseÉmilienne GalicierPCFNordDenise GinollinPCFSeineLucie GuérinPCFSeine-InférieureRose GuérinPCFSeineFrancine LefebvreMRPSeineRachel LempereurSFIONordMathilde MétyPCFRhôneHélène NautréPCFMarneRaymonde TillonPCFBouches-du-RhôneGermaine PeyrolesMRPSeine-et-OiseGermaine Poinso-ChapuisMRPBouches-du-RhôneRenée PrévertMRPIlle-et-VilaineGilberte RocaPCFGardHélène Solomon-LangevinPCFSeineAlice Sportisse Gomez-NadalPCFOranMarie Texier-LahoulleMRPMorbihanMarie-Claude Vaillant-CouturierPCFSeineJeannette VermeerschPCFSeineAndrée ViénotSFIOArdennesMarie-Louise WeberMRPHaut-Rhin

2017 French legislative election PartyPortraitNameConstituencyLa République En Marche!SocialistMiscellaneous leftSocialistLa République En Marche!En CommunLa République En Marche!La République En Marche!SocialistLa République En Marche!La République En Marche!RepublicanRepublicanUnion of Democrats and IndependentsMaina SageFrench Polynesia's 1st constituencyLa République En Marche!Jennifer de TemmermanNord's 15th constituencyLa République En Marche!Agnès ThillOise's 2nd constituencyLa République En Marche!Sabine ThillayeIndre-et-Loire's 5th constituencyLa République En Marche!Valérie ThomasPuy-de-Dôme's 1st constituencyLa République En Marche!Alice ThourotDrôme's 2nd constituencyLa République En Marche!Huguette TiegnaLot's 2nd constituencySocialistSylvie TolmontSarthe's 4th constituencyLa République En Marche!Élisabeth Toutut-PicardHaute-Garonne's 7th constituencyRepublicanLaurence Trastour-IsnartAlpes-Maritimes's 6th constituencyLa République En Marche!Frédérique TuffnellCharente-Maritime's 2nd constituencySocialistCécile UntermaierSaône-et-Loire's 4th constituencySocialistHélène Vainqueur-ChristopheGuadeloupe's 4th constituencyRepublicanIsabelle ValentinHaute-Loire's 1st constituencyLa République En Marche!Alexandra Valetta-ArdissonAlpes-Maritimes's 4th constituencyLa République En Marche!Laurence Vanceunebrock-MialonAllier's 2nd constituencyDemocratic MovementMichèle de VaucouleursYvelines's 7th constituencyLa République En Marche!Marie-Christine Verdier-JouclasTarn's 2nd constituencyDemocratic MovementLaurence VichnievskyPuy-de-Dôme's 3rd constituencyLa République En Marche!Annie VidalSeine-Maritime's 2nd constituencyLa République En Marche!Corinne VignonHaute-Garonne's 3rd constituencyLa République En Marche!Martine WonnerBas-Rhin's 4th constituencyLa République En Marche!Hélène ZannierMoselle's 7th constituency

15th legislature of the French Fifth Republic (mid-term changes) PartyPortraitNameConstituencyYear electedYear leftReasonLa République En Marche!Séverine GipsonEure's 1st constituency21 July 201721 June 2022Lost seat to Christine LoirLeague of the SouthMarie-France LorhoVaucluse's 4th constituency21 August 2017ServingSocialistMichèle VictoryArdèche's 2nd constituency25 December 201721 June 2022Stood downMiscellaneous leftManuéla Kéclard-MondésirMartinique's 2nd constituency23 April 2018ServingSocialistSylvie TolmontSarthe's 4th constituency11 July 201821 June 2022Lost seatLa République En Marche!Florence ProvendierHauts-de-Seine's 10th constituency17 November 2018ServingAgirPatricia LemoineSeine-et-Marne's 5th constituency17 November 2018ServingEn CommunBénédicte PételleHauts-de-Seine's 2nd constituency26 February 2019ServingLa République En Marche!Stéphanie AtgerEssonne's 6th constituency1 May 2019ServingLa République En Marche!Florence MorlighemNord's 11th constituency18 January 2020ServingSocialistClaudia RouauxIlle-et-Vilaine's 3rd constituency12 February 2020ServingLa République En Marche!Camille Galliard-MinierIsère's 1st constituency17 March 2020ServingLa République En Marche!Souad ZitouniVaucluse's 1st constituency30 March 2020ServingRepublicanSandra BoëlleParis's 14th constituency28 May 2020ServingRepublicanNathalie SerreRhône's 8th constituency18 June 2020ServingUnion of Democrats and IndependentsValérie SixNord's 7th constituency23 June 2020ServingRepublicanSylvie Bouchet BellecourtSeine-et-Marne's 2nd constituency23 June 2020ServingSocialistSarah TailleboisVal-de-Marne's 9th constituency24 June 202024 June 2020Stood downSocialistIsabelle SantiagoVal-de-Marne's 9th constituency24 June 2020ServingRepublicanElizabeth MarquetMaine-et-Loire's 3rd constituency1 August 20201 August 2020Stood downNational RallyCatherine PujolPyrénées-Orientales's 2nd constituency3 August 2020ServingRepublicanÉdith AudibertVar's 3rd constituency3 August 2020ServingSocialistChantal JourdanOrne's 1st constituency3 August 2020ServingLa République En Marche!Cécile DelpirouSomme's 2nd constituency7 August 2020ServingLa République En Marche!Françoise Ballet-BluVienne's 1st constituency25 August 2020ServingLa République En Marche!Marie SilinParis's 12th constituency27 August 202021 June 2022Stood downLa République En Marche!Claire BouchetHautes-Alpes's 2nd constituency27 August 202020 June 2022Stood downRepublicanAnne-Laure BlinMaine-et-Loire's 3rd constituency27 September 2020 (by-election)ServingPour La RéunionKarine LebonRéunion's 2nd constituency27 September 2020 (by-election)ServingDemocratic MovementMaud GatelParis's 11th constituency14 January 2021ServingNational RallyMyriane HouplainPas-de-Calais's 10th constituency22 April 202121 June 2022Lost seatSocialistLamia El AarajeParis's 15th constituency7 June 2021 (by-election)28 January 2022Lost seatUnion of Democrats and IndependentsSophie MétadierIndre-et-Loire's 3rd constituency7 June 202121 June 2022Lost seatLa République En Marche!Catherine Daufès-RouxGard's 5th constituency28 June 202121 June 2022Lost seatRepublicanBernadette BeauvaisSeine-et-Marne's 6th constituency28 July 202125 August 2021ResignedRepublicanChristelle Petex-LevetHaute-Savoie's 3rd constituency1 August 2021Serving

16th legislature of the French Fifth Republic

Béatrice Bellamy Fanta Berete Sophia Chikirou Alma Dufour Dominique Faure Sarah Legrain Christine Loir Pascale Martin Joëlle Mélin Nathalie Oziol Anna Pic Danielle Simonnet

References

See also Women in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom Women in the House of Lords