Senegal
National Assembly
Data on women
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Basic information > About parliament
Speaker
Speaker
Moustapha
Niasse
(Male)
Year of birth
1939
Secretary general
Secretary General
Marie
Joséphine Diallo
(Female)
Members
Current number of members, by sex
Men
The number of male parliamentarians who currently hold seats in parliament.
94
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
Aminata Diao (Female)
Oldest member (years)
Age at the time of the last election or renewal.
78
Oldest member
Moustapha Niasse (Male)
Total number of MPs, 46 years of age or older
110
Total per sex
Total of male
79
Total of female
62
Total per age interval
18-20
0
21-30
0
31-40
16
41-45
15
46-50
21
51-60
45
61-70
36
71-80
7
81-90
1
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 | 16 | 15 | 21 | 45 | 36 | 7 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total <= 45: 31 | Total >= 46: 110 | ||||||||||
| Male | 0 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 24 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 79 |
| Female | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 21 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 62 |
Reserved seats and quotas
Electoral quota for women
Quotas to promote the representation of women in parliament.
Notes
Quotas de candidats inscrits dans la loi. Les listes de candidats doivent être constituées alternativement d’hommes et de femmes. Comme le Sénégal a un système électoral parallèle, les dispositions sur la parité s’appliquent à la fois aux listes de candidats briguant des mandats électifs à la proportionnelle et aux listes présentées dans des scrutins majoritaires concernant des circonscriptions plurinominales. Par exemple, dans une circonscription plurinominale à cinq sièges, un parti doit présenter au moins deux femmes sur sa liste de cinq candidats.
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.
96
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.
69
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.
Moustapha
Niasse
(Male)
Political party
Benno Bokk Yaakaar
Date of election
14.09.2017
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 French administration, women gained the right to vote by the decree of 19 February 1945 which states that there is no difference between Senegalese women and French women in their right to vote. "les femmes sénégalaises sont électrices et éligibles dans les mêmes conditions que les femmes orginaires de France." In 1956 women were granted the right to vote to local elections by the loi-cadre Deferre. This right was 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
Women gained the right to stand for electiom at the national level in 1960 with the first Constitution of Senegal. According to the decree of 19 February 1945, the same conditions apply to the political rights of both Senagalese and French women. "Les femmes sénégalaises sont électrices et éligibles dans les mêmes conditions que les femmes orginaires de France."
First woman in parliament
First woman in parliament
Year in which first woman entered parliament
1963
Parliamentary bodies > Caucuses
Women
Caucus name
Women Parliamentarians' Collective
Date of creation
01.2002
Formal or informal
Informal
The caucus is open to male MPs
No
The caucus is cross-party
No
There are rules governing the functioning of the caucus
Yes
Issues dealt with by the caucus
- The caucus of women parliamentarians has dealt with such issues as female circumcision, child abuse and capacity building for women
The caucus has a strategic plan or plan of action
Yes
The caucus has a communication plan
Yes