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.
Speaker of the House of Representatives
Speaker
Habib
El Malki
(Male)
Year of birth
1946
Term
16.01.2017
Additional information
Elected on 16 Jan. 2017, re-elected on 12 April 2019.
In accordance with Article 62 of the 2011 Constitution, the Speaker is elected at the beginning of the new legislature and subsequently in the third year of the legislature, in the April session, for the rest of the legislature.
In accordance with Article 62 of the 2011 Constitution, the Speaker is elected at the beginning of the new legislature and subsequently in the third year of the legislature, in the April session, for the rest of the legislature.
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.
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)
Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects.
Inhabitants per parliamentarian
Calculated by dividing the population by the statutory number of parliamentarians.
Age
Data on the age of parliamentarians is collected at start of the legislature, following the most recent elections. This data is not updated during the legislature.
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
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 | 8 | 43 | 46 | 63 | 138 | 81 | 14 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total <= 45: 97 | Total >= 46: 298 | ||||||||||
| Male | 0 | 3 | 22 | 36 | 51 | 116 | 72 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 315 |
| Female | 0 | 5 | 21 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 80 |
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.
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.