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Average attendance for previous sessions

What was the average attendance of members for previous sessions, by sitting days?

(Sessional statistics are only available after the session is complete)

Session

Number of
sitting days

Average
length of sitting
hours:minutes

Average
attendance

2022-23

220

6:32 397
2021-22

156

7:45 367
2019-21

222

7:20 352
2019-19

15
(Election year)

5:58 471
2017-19 350 6:13 458
2016-17 141
(Election year)
6:38 484
2015-16 149 6:48 497
2014-15

126
(Election year)

6:32 483
2013-14 149 6:47 497
2012-13 137 6:36 484
2010-12 293 7:11 475
2009-10 68
(Election year)
6:32 388
2008-09 134 6:46 400
2007-08 164 6:46 413

2006-07

142

6:31

415

2005-06

206

6:39

403

2004-05

63
(Election year)

7:17

388

2003-04

157

6:58

368

2002-03

174

7:15

362

2001-02

200

6:58

370

2000-01

76
(Election year)

6:41

340

1999-2000

177

7:29

352

1998-99

154

7:36

446

1997-98

228

7:02

417

1996-97

79
(Election Year)

6:40

381

1995-96

136

6:53

372

1994-95

142

6:22

376

1993-94

142

6:51

N/A

1992-93

194

6:52

N/A

1991-92

74

7:01

337

1990-91

137

6:28

324

1989-90

147

7:18

318

1988-89

153

7:02

316

1987-88

192

7:06

333

1986-87

84

6:38

325

1985-86

165

7:21

317

1984-85

51

6:47

320

1983-84

178

7:13

321

1982-83

94

6:35

294

1981-82

147

6:20

284

1980-81

143

6:43

296

1979-80

206

6:09

290

1978-79

59

5:51

292

1977-78

126

5:51

282

1976-77

105

5:41

281

1975-76

155

6:15

275

1974-75

165

 

262

1973-74

45

 

245

1972-73

128

 

240

1971-72

141

 

194

1970-71

153

 

265

1969-70

83

 

235

1968-69

109

 

235

1967-68

139

 

225

1966-67

191

 

241

1965-66

50

 

191

1964-65

124

 

194

1963-64

110

 

151

1962-63

127

 

151

1961-62

125

 

143

1960-61

125

 

142

1959-60

113

 

136

1957-58

103

 

124

1956-57

103

 

112

1955-56

136

 

104

1954-55

53

 

92

1953-54

121

 

97

1952-53

103

 

 

1951-52

101

 

 

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