Seychelles
National Assembly
Data on women
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Basic information > About parliament
Speaker
Speaker
Roger
Mancienne
(Male)
Year of birth
1947
Additional information
Elected on 28 Oct. 2020.
Secretary general
Secretary General
Tania
Isaac
(Female)
Notes
Additional information about the Secretary General, in particular regarding their term.
Appointed on 4 Aug. 2020.
Members
Current number of members, by sex
Men
The number of male parliamentarians who currently hold seats in parliament.
27
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
Sathyanarayanan Naidu (Male)
Oldest member (years)
Age at the time of the last election or renewal.
72
Oldest member
Roger Mancienne (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
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 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total <= 45: 15 | Total >= 46: 20 | ||||||||||
| Male | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 27 |
| Female | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
Reserved seats and quotas
Electoral quota for women
Quotas to promote the representation of women in parliament.
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".
75
Results
Members elected, by sex
Number of men elected
27
Number of women elected
8
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.
22.86%
Number of women after election or renewal, by mode of designation
Women Directly Elected
8
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.
27
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.
Roger
Mancienne
(Male)
Political party
Seychelles Democratic Alliance (Linyon Demokratik Seselwa, LDS)
Date of election
28.10.2020
Elections > Historical data on women
Women's suffrage
Date of independence
For countries that become independent after 1940
1976
Women’s right to vote
Women’s right to vote
Year in which women obtained the right to vote
1945
National or local
Suffrage: National or Local
Local
Women’s right to vote
Year in which women obtained the right to vote
1976
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 British administration, women were granted the right to vote at the local level in 1945 and on 6 August 1948 at the national level. 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
1976
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
Prior to independence, under British administration, women were granted the right to vote and stand for election at the local level in 1945 and on 6 August 1948 at the national level. These rights were confirmed at independence.
First woman in parliament
First woman in parliament
Year in which first woman entered parliament
1976
Specialized body - Women's caucus
Women's Parliamentary Caucus (WPC)
(October 2016)
Formal or informal
Formal
The caucus is open to male MPs
No
The caucus is cross-party
Yes
Notes
The vision of the WPC is a unified caucus working together irrespective of political party affiliation, to ensure equality for all, especially women, children and the vulnerable, by advocating, enacting and monitoring gender- and child-sensitive laws in Seychelles. To provide an opportunity for women to exchange and ensure the cross-fertilization of ideas, to form collective platforms on particular policies and actions, and to support one another on issues and areas of common concern.
There are rules governing the functioning of the caucus
Yes
Activities
Issues dealt with by the caucus
Anything to do with women, children, families and vulnerable groups.
The objective of the Caucus is to strengthen the voice of the women legislators in the Assembly.
To promote solidarity among women in general and among women parliamentarians in particular;
To influence policy and legislation from a gender perspective;
To raise awareness of gender equality issues in parliament;
To enhance the capacity of women parliamentarians as effective legislators and representatives;
To ensure that gender equality policy and legislation is effectively implemented;
To lobby for support from non-governmental and inter-governmental organizations.
The objective of the Caucus is to strengthen the voice of the women legislators in the Assembly.
To promote solidarity among women in general and among women parliamentarians in particular;
To influence policy and legislation from a gender perspective;
To raise awareness of gender equality issues in parliament;
To enhance the capacity of women parliamentarians as effective legislators and representatives;
To ensure that gender equality policy and legislation is effectively implemented;
To lobby for support from non-governmental and inter-governmental organizations.
The caucus has a strategic plan or plan of action
No
The caucus has a communication plan
No
Contact information for the Committee
Address
Ms. Samia Lebon
Secretary to Women’s Parliamentary Caucus & Senior Hansard Officer
Hon. Regina Esparon
Chairperson
Phone
+248-4285600