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Congress of DeputiesSenate

Congress of Deputies

Data on women

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Basic information > About parliament

Speaker

Speaker
Francina Armengol (Female)
Year of birth
1971
Additional information
Elected on 17 Aug. 2023.
See historical data for this field.

Secretary general

Secretary General
Fernando Galindo (Male)
Notes Additional information about the Secretary General, in particular regarding their term.
Elected on 3 Nov. 2023.

Members

Current number of members, by sex
Men The number of male parliamentarians who currently hold seats in parliament.
195
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Women The number of female parliamentarians who currently hold seats in parliament.
155
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Percentage of women Calculated by dividing the current number of women by the current number of members.
44.29% See historical data for this field.

Age

Average age of all members Age at the time of the last election or renewal.
47.00
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Youngest member (years) Age at the time of the last election or renewal.
Youngest member
Ada Santana Ruiz (Female)
Oldest member (years) Age at the time of the last election or renewal.
71
Oldest member
Cristina Narbona Ruiz (Female)
Total number of MPs, 45 years of age or younger
97 See historical data for this field.
Total number of MPs, 46 years of age or older
253 See historical data for this field.
Total per sex
Total of male
195 See historical data for this field.
Total of female
155 See historical data for this field.
Total per age interval
18-20
0 See historical data for this field.
21-30
7 See historical data for this field.
31-40
47 See historical data for this field.
41-45
43 See historical data for this field.
46-50
62 See historical data for this field.
51-60
141 See historical data for this field.
61-70
48 See historical data for this field.
71-80
2 See historical data for this field.
81-90
0 See historical data for this field.
91 and over
0 See historical data for this field.
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 7 47 43 62 141 48 2 0 0
Total <= 45: 97 Total >= 46: 253
Male 0 4 24 23 36 79 27 2 0 0 195
Female 0 3 23 20 26 62 21 0 0 0 155
Percentage of members, by age
Age as last election or renewalOverallMaleFemale
Percentage of MPs 30 years of age or younger2%1.14%0.86%
Percentage of MPs 40 years of age or younger15.43%8%7.43%
Percentage of MPs 45 years of age or younger27.71%14.57%13.14%

Reserved seats and quotas

Electoral quota for women Quotas to promote the representation of women in parliament.
Notes
Legislated candidate quotas. Candidate lists must have a balanced proportion of women and men, so that candidates of either sex make up at least 40% of total membership. Where the number of seats to be covered is less than five, the balance between women and men shall be as even as possible.
Elections > Historical data on women

Women's suffrage

Women’s right to vote
Women’s right to vote Year in which women obtained the right to vote
1931
National or local Suffrage: National or Local
National
Restricted or unrestricted suffrage Suffrage: Restricted or Universal
Universal
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
1931
National or local Stand for Election: National or Local
National
First woman in parliament
First woman in parliament Year in which first woman entered parliament
1931
First woman speaker
Year of first woman speaker Date at which, for the first time in the country's parliamentary history, a woman became Presiding Officer of Parliament or of one of its Houses.
1999