Morocco
About parliament
Basic information such as the official name of parliament and details of its structure and leadership. Also includes the current breakdown of MPs by sex and age, and provisions for quotas and reserved seats.
Parliament name
Barlaman (Parliament)
Chamber name
Majliss-annouwab (House of Representatives)
Structure & Status of parliament
This field is to indicate lower/upper in the back end.
Lower chamber
Parliamentary term (years)
5
IPU membership
Affiliation periods
from 1964 to 1965
from 1971 to 1973
from 1978
IPU Geopolitical Group/s
IPU Geopolitical Groups: African Group, Arab Group, Asia-Pacific Group, Eurasia Group, Group of Latin America and the Caribbean (GRULAC), Twelve Plus Group.
African Group
Arab group
Speaker
Official title
The Speaker may for example be known as the Presiding Officer, President, Chairman/Chairperson, etc.
Président de la Chambre des représentants
Speaker
Rachid
Talbi El Alami
(Male)
Year of birth
1958
Term
09.10.2021
Additional information
Elu le 9 oct. 2021.
Conformément aux articles 62 et 65 de la Constitution de 2011, le Président du parlement est élu au début de la nouvelle législature (qui commence le deuxième vendredi d’octobre), puis, pour le reste de la législature, lors de la session d’avril (qui s’ouvre le deuxième vendredi d’avril) dans le courant de la troisième année.
Conformément aux articles 62 et 65 de la Constitution de 2011, le Président du parlement est élu au début de la nouvelle législature (qui commence le deuxième vendredi d’octobre), puis, pour le reste de la législature, lors de la session d’avril (qui s’ouvre le deuxième vendredi d’avril) dans le courant de la troisième année.
Secretary General
Official title
This post is most commonly called Secretary General or Clerk. It may also be called Secretary, Head/Chief of the Secretariat, Director General, etc.
Secretary General
Secretary General
Najib
El Khadi
(Male)
Members
Statutory number of members
Statutory number of members, as defined in the constitution or other fundamental law.
Principal mode of designation of members
Directly elected
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Directly elected members
Directly elected by citizens.
395
Current number of members
Number of members who currently hold seats in parliament. May be lower or higher than the statutory number of members.
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.
Statutory number of members per country
As defined in the constitution or other fundamental laws. Combines the number of parliamentarians in both chambers in bicameral parliaments.
Population (in thousands)
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Age
Data on the age of parliamentarians is collected at the start of the legislature, following the most recent elections. This data is not updated during the legislature, except when parliament notifies the IPU of a change in the youngest or oldest member.
Average age of all members
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Youngest member (years)
Age at the time of the last election or renewal.
Youngest member
Wiam El Mharchi (Female)
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 | 18 | 51 | 43 | 68 | 129 | 70 | 14 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total <= 45: 112 | Total >= 46: 283 | ||||||||||
| Male | 0 | 3 | 26 | 29 | 57 | 106 | 63 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 300 |
| Female | 0 | 15 | 25 | 14 | 11 | 23 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 95 |
Members for whom data is available
Reserved seats and quotas
There are reserved seats in parliament for certain groups
Reserved seats are a means to ensure the parliamentary representation of certain groups in society.
Number of reserved seats, by group
Women
60
Youth
30
Electoral quota for women
Quotas to promote the representation of women in parliament.
Notes
Moroccan legislation encourages women and young people to run for legislative office by establishing national lists for 90 of the 395 seats in the Assembly of Representatives (with a national list of women candidates for 60 seats and a list of young candidates for 30 seats).
Legal source
Legal text that stipulates the quota, such as the Constitution or electoral law.
Organic Law 27-11 with respect to the Assembly of Representatives, Promulgated by Dahir 1-11-165 of 14 October 2011.
Electoral quota for youth
Quotas to promote the representation of youth in parliament.
Notes
Reserved seat. Moroccan legislation encourages women and young people to run for legislative office by establishing national lists for 90 of the 395 seats in the Assembly of Representatives. For these 90 seats, there is a national list for young candidates under 40 years of age for 30 seats and a list of women candidates for 60 seats.
Legal source
Legal text that stipulates the quota, such as the Constitution or electoral law.
Organic Law 27-11, September 2011
Links to additional information
Parliamentary website
Link(s) to parliamentary web site in English, French and/or local languages.
Rules of procedure/Standing Orders
Link(s) to Rules of procedure on the parliamentary web site in English, French and/or local language.
Constitution
Official links to the Constitution in English, French and/or original language is provided. Links to unofficial translations where no other source is available.