South Africa

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National Council of Provinces

Data on youth

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Basic information > About parliament

Speaker

Year of birth
1953
See historical data for this field.

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.

Youngest member (years) Age at the time of the last election or renewal.
Youngest member
Nkagisang Koni (Female)
Oldest member (years) Age at the time of the last election or renewal.
74
Oldest member
Mohammed Dangor (Male)
Total number of MPs, 45 years of age or younger
Total number of MPs, 46 years of age or older
41
Total per sex
Total of male
33
Total of female
20
Total per age interval
18-20
0
21-30
1
31-40
7
41-45
4
46-50
14
51-60
16
61-70
10
71-80
1
81-90
0
91 and over
0
Number of members, by age
Breakdown of members by age and gender
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 7 4 14 16 10 1 0 0
Total <= 45: 12 Total >= 46: 41
Male 0 1 5 3 9 11 3 1 0 0 33
Female 0 0 2 1 5 5 7 0 0 0 20
Percentage of members, by age
Age as last election or renewalOverallMaleFemale
Percentage of MPs 30 years of age or younger1.89%1.89%0%
Percentage of MPs 40 years of age or younger15.09%11.32%3.77%
Percentage of MPs 45 years of age or younger22.64%16.98%5.66%

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 for voting in parliamentary elections What is the minimum age for voting in parliamentary elections?