Paraguay
Data on women
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Basic information > About parliament
Speaker
Speaker
Carlos
María López
(Male)
Year of birth
1969
Secretary general
Secretary General
Carlos
A. Samudio
(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
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
Carlos Enrique Silva Rivas (Male)
Oldest member (years)
Age at the time of the last election or renewal.
69
Oldest member
Celso Maldon Ado (Male)
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
68
Total of female
12
Total per age interval
18-20
0
31-40
41-45
46-50
51-60
23
71-80
0
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 | 1 | 22 | 17 | 13 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Total <= 45: 40 | Total >= 46: 40 | ||||||||||
Male | 0 | 1 | 20 | 15 | 10 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 68 |
Female | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
Reserved seats and quotas
Electoral quota for women
Quotas to promote the representation of women in parliament.
Notes
Legislated candidate quotas. Parties are required to ensure the participation of no less than 20 percent women in elective offices, and one of every five candidates must be a woman.
Elections > Election results
Results
Number of women after election or renewal, by mode of designation
Women Directly Elected
0
Women Indirectly Elected
0
Women Appointed
0
Elections > Historical data on women
Women's suffrage
Women’s right to vote
Women’s right to vote
Year in which women obtained the right to vote
1961
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
Law N° 704
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
1961
National or local
Stand for Election: National or Local
National
First woman in parliament
First woman in parliament
Year in which first woman entered parliament
1963