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
Results
Number of women after election or renewal, by mode of designation
Women Directly Elected
0
Women Indirectly Elected
0
Women Appointed
0
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
Committee of Women Parliamentarians
(January 2011)
Formal or informal
Formal
The caucus is open to male MPs
Yes
The caucus is cross-party
No
There are rules governing the functioning of the caucus
Yes
Activities
Issues dealt with by the caucus
- The Committee organized several activities:<br>
- a financial education and family budgetary session to help families better manage their budget given the rise in the cost of living; <br>
- talks with students to explore the young peoples’ knowledge and understanding on unplanned pregnancies and its consequences, to sensitize them on certain risky behaviours and its consequences such as HIV/AIDS.
The caucus has a strategic plan or plan of action
No
The caucus has a communication plan
No