Malaysia
Data on women
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Basic information > About parliament
Speaker
Speaker
Azhar Azizan
Harun
(Male)
Year of birth
1962
Secretary general
Secretary General
Nizam Mydin bin
Bacha Mydin
(Male)
Notes
Additional information about the Secretary General, in particular regarding their term.
Appointed on 13 May 2020.
Members
Current number of members, by sex
Men
The number of male parliamentarians who currently hold seats in parliament.
Women
The number of female parliamentarians who currently hold seats in parliament.
Percentage of women
Calculated by dividing the current number of women by the current number of members.
Age
Average age of all members
Age at the time of the last election or renewal.
Youngest member (years)
Age at the time of the last election or renewal.
Youngest member
Parabakaran A/L M. Parameswaran (Male)
Oldest member (years)
Age at the time of the last election or renewal.
92
Oldest member
Tun Dr. Mahathir Bin Mohamad (Male)
Total number of MPs, 45 years of age or younger
Total number of MPs, 46 years of age or older
Total per sex
Total of male
Total of female
Total per age interval
18-20
0
31-40
41-45
46-50
51-60
61-70
71-80
91 and over
Number of members, by age
| 18 - 20 | 21 - 30 | 31 - 40 | 41 - 45 | 46 - 50 | 51 - 60 | 61 - 70 | 71 - 80 | 81 - 90 | 91 and over | Totals per gender | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals per age interval | 0 | 2 | 21 | 17 | 27 | 77 | 65 | 11 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total <= 45: 40 | Total >= 46: 182 | ||||||||||
| Male | 0 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 25 | 67 | 56 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 189 |
| Female | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 |
Reserved seats and quotas
Electoral quota for women
Quotas to promote the representation of women in parliament.
Notes
Voluntary political party quotas.
Elections > Election results
Candidates
Total number of candidates
Total number of people who registered as candidates for election. Does not include people who stood as candidates to become "substitute members".
686
Number of female candidates
Number of female candidates
60
Percentage of women candidates
The percentage is calculated by dividing the number of women candidates by the total number of candidates.
8.75%
Number of candidates, by sex
Number of female candidates
Number of female candidates
60
Percentage of women candidates
The percentage is calculated by dividing the number of women candidates by the total number of candidates.
8.75%
Results
Members elected, by sex
Number of men elected
191
Number of women elected
31
Percentage of women elected
The percentage is calculated by dividing the number of women elected in the election and the number of seats at stake at the election.
13.96%
Note on the Distribution of seats according to sex
The distribution of seats according to sex includes the male Speaker who is not one of the 222 directly elected members
Number of women after election or renewal, by mode of designation
Women Directly Elected
31
New legislature
Total number of men after the election
The total number of male parliamentarians in this parliament/chamber following the election or renewal, regardless of their modes of designation.
192
Total number of women after the election
The total number of female parliamentarians in this parliament/chamber following the election or renewal, regardless of their modes of designation.
31
First Speaker of the new legislature
First Speaker of the new legislature
First name of the Speaker of the new legislature following the election or renewal.
Mohamad Ariff
Md Yusof
(Male)
Date of election
16.07.2018
Elections > Historical data on women
Women's suffrage
Date of independence
For countries that become independent after 1940
1957
Women’s right to vote
Women’s right to vote
Year in which women obtained the right to vote
1957
National or local
Suffrage: National or Local
National
Restricted or unrestricted suffrage
Suffrage: Restricted or Universal
Universal
Women’s right to stand for election
Women's right to stand for election
Year in which women obtained the right to stand for election
1957
National or local
Stand for Election: National or Local
National
First woman in parliament
First woman in parliament
Year in which first woman entered parliament
1959
Notes
Specialized body - Women's caucus
Malaysian Parliament Women's Caucus
(January 2011 - April 2018)
Formal or informal
Informal
Notes
The women's caucus ceased activity after the 2018 election.
There are rules governing the functioning of the caucus
No
Activities
Issues dealt with by the caucus
Organised a forum, and an awareness campaign in conjuction, on the occasion of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women and Children on 24 November 2011.
The caucus has a strategic plan or plan of action
No
The caucus has a communication plan
No
Contact information for the Committee
E-mail