Morocco
Data on women
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Basic information > About parliament
Speaker
Speaker
Rachid
Talbi El Alami
(Male)
Year of birth
1958
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
Secretary General
Najib
El Khadi
(Male)
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
Click for historical data
See historical data for this field.
Youngest member (years)
Age at the time of the last election or renewal.
Youngest member
Wiam El Mharchi (Female)
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
21-30
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 | 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 |
Reserved seats and quotas
Number of reserved seats, by group
Women
60
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).
Elections > Election results
Results
Members elected, by sex
Number of men elected
305
Number of women elected
90
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.
22.78%
Number of women after election or renewal, by mode of designation
Women Directly Elected
90
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.
305
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.
90
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.
Rachid
Talbi El Alami
(Male)
Political party
National Rally of Independents (RNI)
Date of election
09.10.2021
Elections > Historical data on women
Women's suffrage
Date of independence
For countries that become independent after 1940
1956
Women’s right to vote
Women’s right to vote
Year in which women obtained the right to vote
1959
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
The right to vote was granted for both the local and national levels on 1 September 1959. This right was first exercised on 18 June 1963.
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
1959
National or local
Stand for Election: National or Local
National
Restricted or unrestricted suffrage
Stand for Election : Restricted or Universal
Universal
Notes
Stand for Election: Additional Notes on right to stand for election
The right to vote was granted for both the local and national levels on 1 September 1959. This right was first exercised on 18 June 1963.
First woman in parliament
First woman in parliament
Year in which first woman entered parliament
1993
Specialized body - Women's caucus
Forum of Moroccan Women Parliamentarians
(May 2005)
Formal or informal
Formal
The caucus is open to male MPs
Yes
The caucus is cross-party
Yes
Activities
Issues dealt with by the caucus
-Defend the legal, political, economic and social rights of all women.
-To support and strengthen women's gains in all areas, and work to enhance them, whether at the level of decision-making centers or in the legislative field, and to strengthen joint work ties with other civil, legal and political community bodies in order to advance the status of women, and to create participatory relations with the institutions active in the international system Working in the field of human rights.
-To support and strengthen women's gains in all areas, and work to enhance them, whether at the level of decision-making centers or in the legislative field, and to strengthen joint work ties with other civil, legal and political community bodies in order to advance the status of women, and to create participatory relations with the institutions active in the international system Working in the field of human rights.