Data on women
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Basic information > About parliament
Speaker
Speaker
Elżbieta
Witek
(Female)
Year of birth
1957
Additional information
Elected on 9 Aug. 2019, re-elected on 12 Nov. 2019.
Secretary general
Secretary General
Agnieszka
Kaczmarska
(Female)
Notes
Additional information about the Secretary General, in particular regarding their term.
Appointed on 4 Oct. 2016.
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
Robert Gonatarz (Male)
Oldest member (years)
Age at the time of the last election or renewal.
78
Oldest member
Iwona Śledzińska - Katarasińska (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
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 | 20 | 83 | 67 | 53 | 136 | 96 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total <= 45: 170 | Total >= 46: 290 | ||||||||||
| Male | 0 | 16 | 62 | 42 | 37 | 99 | 68 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 328 |
| Female | 0 | 4 | 21 | 25 | 16 | 37 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 132 |
Reserved seats and quotas
Electoral quota for women
Quotas to promote the representation of women in parliament.
Notes
Legislated candidate quotas. The number of candidates who are women cannot be less than 35% of all candidates on the list. The number of candidates who are men cannot be less than 35 % of all candidates on the list.
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".
5,111
Number of female candidates
Number of female candidates
2,152
Percentage of women candidates
The percentage is calculated by dividing the number of women candidates by the total number of candidates.
42.11%
Number of candidates, by sex
Number of female candidates
Number of female candidates
2152
Percentage of women candidates
The percentage is calculated by dividing the number of women candidates by the total number of candidates.
42.11%
Results
Members elected, by sex
Number of men elected
328
Number of women elected
132
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.
28.7%
Number of women after election or renewal, by mode of designation
Women Directly Elected
132
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.
328
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.
132
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.
Elżbieta
Witek
(Female)
Political party
Law and Justice (PiS)
Date of election
12.11.2019
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
1918
National or local
Suffrage: National or Local
National
Restricted or unrestricted suffrage
Suffrage: Restricted or Universal
Universal
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
1918
National or local
Stand for Election: National or Local
National
Notes
Stand for Election: Additional Notes on right to stand for election
Decree N° 19694 (5 May 1931)
First woman in parliament
First woman in parliament
Year in which first woman entered parliament
1919
Notes
First woman speaker
Year of first woman speaker
Date at which, for the first time in the country's parliamentary history, a woman became Presiding Officer of Parliament or of one of its Houses.
1997
Specialized body - Women's caucus
Parliamentary Group of Women
(January 1991)
Formal or informal
Formal
The caucus is open to male MPs
Yes
The caucus is cross-party
Yes
Notes
The women’s parliamentary group is also open to former MPs and other groups. As of 4 May 2018 there are 41 members.
There are rules governing the functioning of the caucus
Yes
Activities
Issues dealt with by the caucus
Legislation on quotas, violence against women, women's health issues
Legislative process of adopting the draft Law on Equal Status of Women and Men
Children's issues
Involvement in amending the Family and Guardian’s Code and the liberalization of the abortion law
Legislative process of adopting the draft Law on Equal Status of Women and Men
Children's issues
Involvement in amending the Family and Guardian’s Code and the liberalization of the abortion law
The caucus has a strategic plan or plan of action
Yes
Contact information for the Committee
Address
Parlamentarna Grupa Kobiet
ul. Wiejska 4/6/8
00-902 Warszawa
Poland