Sao Tome and Principe
National Assembly
Data on youth
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Speaker
Speaker
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Age
Data on the age of parliamentarians is collected at the start of the legislature, following the most recent elections. This data is not updated during the legislature, except when parliament notifies the IPU of a change in the youngest or oldest member.
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
Edmilson Amoco (Male)
Oldest member (years)
Age at the time of the last election or renewal.
66
Oldest member
Guilherme Octaviano Viegas dos Ramos (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
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 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total <= 45: 21 | Total >= 46: 34 | ||||||||||
| Male | 0 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 |
| Female | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
Reserved seats and quotas
Electoral quota for youth
Quotas to promote the representation of youth in parliament.
Elections > Election system
Eligibility and voting
Minimum age of eligibility
The minimum age to become a member of parliament, or to run in parliamentary elections, may be different for each chamber in bicameral parliaments. The age of eligibility is sometimes higher than the minimum age for voting.
Minimum age for voting in parliamentary elections
What is the minimum age for voting in parliamentary elections?