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Maldives

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People's Majlis

Political system Political systems: Presidential, Parliamentary, Presidential-Parliamentary, Monarchy, Communist, Transitional.
Presidential system
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Structure of parliament Structure of parliament: Unicameral, bicameral
Unicameral
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IPU membership Current membership status
Yes
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Data on women

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Basic information > About parliament

Speaker

Speaker
Mohamed Nasheed (Male)
Year of birth
1967
Additional information
Elected on 28 May 2019.
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Secretary general

Secretary General
Fathimath Niusha (Female)
Notes Additional information about the Secretary General, in particular regarding their term.
Appointed on 9 July 2018.

Members

Current number of members, by sex
Men The number of male parliamentarians who currently hold seats in parliament.
83
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Women The number of female parliamentarians who currently hold seats in parliament.
4
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Percentage of women Calculated by dividing the current number of women by the current number of members.
4.6% See historical data for this field.

Age

Average age of all members Age at the time of the last election or renewal.
43.75
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Youngest member (years) Age at the time of the last election or renewal.
24
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Youngest member
Mohamed Wisam (Male)
Oldest member (years) Age at the time of the last election or renewal.
69
Oldest member
Qasim Ibrahim (Male)
Total number of MPs, 45 years of age or younger
52
Total number of MPs, 46 years of age or older
35
Total per sex
Total of male
83
Total of female
4
Total per age interval
18-20
0
21-30
3
31-40
20
41-45
29
46-50
19
51-60
13
61-70
3
71-80
0
81-90
0
91 and over
0
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 3 20 29 19 13 3 0 0 0
Total <= 45: 52 Total >= 46: 35
Male 0 3 18 27 19 13 3 0 0 0 83
Female 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
Percentage of members, by age
Age as last election or renewalOverallMaleFemale
Percentage of MPs 30 years of age or younger3.45%3.45%0%
Percentage of MPs 40 years of age or younger26.44%24.14%2.3%
Percentage of MPs 45 years of age or younger59.77%55.17%4.6%

Reserved seats and quotas

Electoral quota for women Quotas to promote the representation of women in parliament.
No
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Elections > Election results

Results

Members elected, by sex
Number of men elected
83
Number of women elected
4
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.
4.6%
Number of women after election or renewal, by mode of designation
Women Directly Elected
4

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.
83
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.
4
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.
Mohamed Nasheed (Male)
Political party
Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP)
Date of election
28.05.2019
Elections > Historical data on women

Women's suffrage

Date of independence For countries that become independent after 1940
1965
Women’s right to vote
Women’s right to vote Year in which women obtained the right to vote
1965
National or local Suffrage: National or Local
National
Restricted or unrestricted suffrage Suffrage: Restricted or Universal
Universal
Notes Suffrage: Additional Notes on right of suffrage
Prior to independence, under British administration women were granted the right to vote in 1932. This right was confirmed at independence.
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
1965
National or local Stand for Election: National or Local
National
Notes Stand for Election: Additional Notes on right to stand for election
Prior to independence, under British administration women were granted the right to vote and stand for election in 1932. These rights were confirmed at independence.
First woman in parliament
First woman in parliament Year in which first woman entered parliament
1979