#include <bits/stdc++.h>
using namespace std;

using ll = long long;
using ull = unsigned long long;
using ld = long double;
template<class t> using vc = vector<t>;
template<class t> using vvc = vc<vc<t>>;
using pi = pair<int,int>;
using vi = vc<int>;
using vvi = vvc<int>;

#define rep(i,a,b) for (int i = a; i < b; i++)
#define irep(i,a,b) for (int i = a; i > b; i--)
#define print(n) cout << n << endl
#define pritn(n) print(n)
#define rup(a,b) (a+b-1)/b
#define input(A,N) rep(i,0,N) cin>>A[i];


int main(){
    cout << fixed << setprecision(15);
    
    int N;
    ll a,b;
    cin >> N;
    a = 0;
    b =0;
    rep(i,0,N){
        ll x;
        cin >> x;
        if (x % 2 == 0) a ++;
        else b++;
    }
    print(abs(a-b));
    
    //system("pause");
    return 0;
}