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Morocco

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House of Representatives

This is a bicameral parliament. Switch to theHouse of Councillors
Monarchy
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Structure of parliament Structure of parliament: Unicameral, bicameral
Bicameral
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IPU membership Current membership status
Yes
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Data on youth

Basic information > About parliament

Basic information > About parliament

Speaker

Year of birth
1946

Age

Average age of all members
Not available
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Youngest member (years) Age at the time of the last election or renewal.
24
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Youngest member
Yassine RADI (Male)
Oldest member (years) Age at the time of the last election or renewal.
84
Oldest member
Miloud CHAABI (Male)
Total number of MPs, 45 years of age or younger
111
Total number of MPs, 46 years of age or older
276
Total per sex
Total of male
318
Total of female
69
Total per age interval
18-20
0
21-30
6
31-40
51
41-45
54
46-50
55
51-60
155
61-70
66
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 6 51 54 55 155 66 0 0 0
Total <= 45: 111 Total >= 46: 276
Male 0 6 40 44 46 130 52 0 0 0 318
Female 0 0 11 10 9 25 14 0 0 0 69
Percentage of members, by age
Age as last election or renewalOverallMaleFemale
Percentage of MPs 30 years of age or younger1.55%1.55%0%
Percentage of MPs 40 years of age or younger14.73%11.89%2.84%
Percentage of MPs 45 years of age or younger28.68%23.26%5.43%

Reserved seats and quotas

Number of reserved seats, by group
Youth
30
Electoral quota for youth Quotas to promote the representation of youth in parliament.
Yes
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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
Elections > Election system

Eligibility and voting

Minimum age of eligibility The minimum age to become a member of parliament may be different for each chamber of bicameral parliaments. The age of eligibility is often higher than the minimum age for voting.
18
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Minimum age for voting in parliamentary elections What is the minimum age for voting in parliamentary elections?
18
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