Nigeria
-House of Representatives
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Data on women
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Basic information > About parliament
Speaker
Speaker
Femi
Gbajabiamila
(Male)
Year of birth
1962
Additional information
Elected on 11 June 2019.
Secretary general
Secretary General
Mohammed Ataba
Sani-Omolori
(Male)
Notes
Additional information about the Secretary General, in particular regarding their term.
Appointed on 15 Aug. 2016.
Secretary General
Abdulkadir
Adamu
(Male)
Notes
Additional information about the Secretary General, in particular regarding their term.
Appointed on 29 Aug. 2017.
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
Total number of MPs, 46 years of age or older
267
Total per sex
Total of male
347
Total of female
13
Total per age interval
18-20
0
21-30
0
31-40
40
41-45
53
46-50
100
51-60
150
61-70
13
71-80
4
81-90
0
91 and over
0
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 | 0 | 40 | 53 | 100 | 150 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total <= 45: 93 | Total >= 46: 267 | ||||||||||
| Male | 0 | 0 | 40 | 50 | 93 | 147 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 347 |
| Female | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
Reserved seats and quotas
Electoral quota for women
Quotas to promote the representation of women in parliament.
Elections > Election results
Candidates
Total number of candidates
Total number of people who registered as candidates for election. Does not include people who stood as candidates to become "substitute members".
5,208
Number of female candidates
Number of female candidates
528
Percentage of women candidates
The percentage is calculated by dividing the number of women candidates by the total number of candidates.
10.14%
Number of candidates, by sex
Number of female candidates
Number of female candidates
528
Percentage of women candidates
The percentage is calculated by dividing the number of women candidates by the total number of candidates.
10.14%
Results
Members elected, by sex
Number of men elected
343
Number of women elected
12
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.
3.33%
Note on the Distribution of seats according to sex
Following the February 2019 elections, there were initially 12 women out of 355 members of the House of Representative (with five vacant seats) as indicated in the “Members elected, by sex” section.
The results for several seats were subsequently invalidated and elections were repeated for those seats.
“Parties or coalitions winning seats” above refers to the full composition – after the repeated elections – of the 360-member House of Representatives, of whom 13 were women.
Two members then passed away. As at 19 February 2020, therefore, 13 of the 358 members were women.
Number of women after election or renewal, by mode of designation
Women Directly Elected
12
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.
343
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.
12
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.
Femi
Gbajabiamila
(Male)
Political party
All Progressives Congress (APC)
Date of election
11.06.2019
Elections > Historical data on women
Women's suffrage
Date of independence
For countries that become independent after 1940
1960
Women’s right to vote
Women’s right to vote
Year in which women obtained the right to vote
1960
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, as of 1958 suffrage was granted to some women in some particular regions. This right was extended and 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
1960
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
Prior to independence, under British administration, as of 1958 suffrage was granted to some women in some particular regions. This right was extended and confirmed at independence.
First woman in parliament
Parliamentary bodies > Caucuses
Women
Caucus name
Nigeria Female Parliamentarians
The caucus is open to male MPs
No
The caucus is cross-party
No
There are rules governing the functioning of the caucus
No
The caucus has a strategic plan or plan of action
No
The caucus has a communication plan
No