#include <vector>
#include <string>
#include <algorithm>
#include <numeric>
#include <iostream>
#include <cstdlib>
#include <cstring>
#include <cmath>
#include <utility>
#include <list>
#include <functional>
#include <queue>
#include <map>
#include <iterator>
#include <iomanip>
#include <complex>
using namespace std;

using ull = unsigned long long;
using ll = long long;


int main()
{
    ll n;
    cin >> n;

    ull odd = 0;
    ull even = 0;

    for(int i = 0; i < n; ++i)
    {
        ll x;
        cin >> x;
        if(x & 1)
          ++odd;
        else
          ++even;
    }

    pair<int,int> d = minmax(odd,even);

    cout << d.second - d.first << endl;
}