Malaysia

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Speaker

Speaker
Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar (Male)
Year of birth
1946
Additional information
Appointed on 19 June 2023 for a three-year term effective from 15 June 2023.
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Secretary general

Secretary General
Muhd Sujairi Abdullah (Male)
Notes Additional information about the Secretary General, in particular regarding their term.
Appointed on 22 Feb. 2020

Members

Current number of members, by sex
Men The number of male parliamentarians who currently hold seats in parliament.
51
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Women The number of female parliamentarians who currently hold seats in parliament.
10
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Percentage of women Calculated by dividing the current number of women by the current number of members.
16.39% See historical data for this field.

Age

Average age of all members
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Youngest member (years) Age at the time of the last election or renewal.
Youngest member
Jaziri Alkaf Abdullah Suffian (Male)
Oldest member (years) Age at the time of the last election or renewal.
80
Oldest member
Rais Yatim (Male)
Total number of MPs, 45 years of age or younger
1 See historical data for this field.
Total number of MPs, 46 years of age or older
50 See historical data for this field.
Total per sex
Total of male
41 See historical data for this field.
Total of female
10 See historical data for this field.
Total per age interval
18-20
0 See historical data for this field.
21-30
0 See historical data for this field.
31-40
0 See historical data for this field.
41-45
1 See historical data for this field.
46-50
1 See historical data for this field.
51-60
20 See historical data for this field.
61-70
22 See historical data for this field.
71-80
6 See historical data for this field.
81-90
1 See historical data for this field.
91 and over
0 See historical data for this field.
Number of members, by age
Breakdown of members by age and gender
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 0 0 1 1 20 22 6 1 0
Total <= 45: 1 Total >= 46: 50
Male 0 0 0 1 1 15 17 6 1 0 41
Female 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 0 10
Percentage of members, by age
Age as last election or renewalOverallMaleFemale
Percentage of MPs 30 years of age or younger0%0%0%
Percentage of MPs 40 years of age or younger0%0%0%
Percentage of MPs 45 years of age or younger1.96%1.96%0%

Reserved seats and quotas

Electoral quota for women Quotas to promote the representation of women in parliament.
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