Sao Tome and Principe
National Assembly
Data on women
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Basic information > About parliament
Speaker
Speaker
Delfim
Neves
(Male)
Year of birth
1965
Additional information
Elected on 22 Nov. 2018.
Secretary general
Secretary General
Samora
da Costa César Ferreira
(Male)
Notes
Additional information about the Secretary General, in particular regarding their term.
Appointed on 5 Feb. 2019.
Members
Current number of members, by sex
Men
The number of male parliamentarians who currently hold seats in parliament.
42
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
Youngest member (years)
Age at the time of the last election or renewal.
Youngest member
Ayza Fortes da Silva (Female)
Oldest member (years)
Age at the time of the last election or renewal.
66
Oldest member
Sebastião Lopes Pinheiro (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
Total of female
Total per age interval
31-40
46-50
51-60
61-70
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 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total <= 45: 20 | Total >= 46: 35 | ||||||||||
| Male | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 |
| Female | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
Reserved seats and quotas
Electoral quota for women
Quotas to promote the representation of women in parliament.
Notes
Au moins 30 % des candidats sur les listes doivent être des femmes.
Elections > Election results
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.
47
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.
8
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.
Delfim
Neves
(Male)
Political party
Democratic Convergence Party (PCD)
Date of election
22.11.2018
Elections > Historical data on women
Women's suffrage
Date of independence
For countries that become independent after 1940
1975
Women’s right to vote
Women’s right to vote
Year in which women obtained the right to vote
1975
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
1975
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
1975
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.
1980
Specialized body - Women's caucus
Network of Women Parliamentarians of São Tomé and Príncipe (RMP)
Formal or informal
Formal
The caucus is open to male MPs
No
The caucus is cross-party
Yes
There are rules governing the functioning of the caucus
Yes
Activities
Issues dealt with by the caucus
A forum to discuss drafting legislation on Parity, Gender-Based Violence (GBV) and on Alcohol Abuse, among others concerning gender equity.
The caucus has a strategic plan or plan of action
Yes
The caucus has a communication plan
No
Contact information for the Committee
Address
Palácio dos Congressos , Vila Maria - S. Tomé
Phone
+239-9903510
+239-2221700
E-mail