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Suriname

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National Assembly

Political system Political systems: Presidential, Parliamentary, Presidential-Parliamentary, Monarchy, Communist, Transitional.
Presidential system
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Structure of parliament Structure of parliament: Unicameral, bicameral
Unicameral
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IPU membership Current membership status
Yes
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Data on women

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Basic information > About parliament

Speaker

Speaker
Jennifer Geerlings-Simons (Female)
Year of birth
1953
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Secretary general

Secretary general
Ruth L. de Windt (Female)
Notes Additional information about the Secretary General, in particular regarding their term.
Sworn in on 3 June 2014.

Members

Current number of members, by sex
Men The number of male parliamentarians who currently hold seats in parliament.
36
Women The number of female parliamentarians who currently hold seats in parliament.
15
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Percentage of women Calculated by dividing the current number of women by the current number of members.
29.41% See historical data for this field.

Age

Youngest member (years) Age at the time of the last election or renewal.
31
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Youngest member
Melvin Waldie Joy Bouva (Male)
Oldest member (years) Age at the time of the last election or renewal.
77
Oldest member
Runaldo Ronald Venetiaan (Male)
Total number of MPs, 45 years of age or younger
20 See historical data for this field.
Total number of MPs, 46 years of age or older
31 See historical data for this field.
Total per sex
Total of male
37 See historical data for this field.
Total of female
14 See historical data for this field.
Total per age interval
18-20
0
21-30
3 See historical data for this field.
31-40
9 See historical data for this field.
41-45
8 See historical data for this field.
46-50
12 See historical data for this field.
51-60
14 See historical data for this field.
61-70
4 See historical data for this field.
71-80
1 See historical data for this field.
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 3 9 8 12 14 4 1 0 0
Total <= 45: 20 Total >= 46: 31
Male 0 1 4 5 11 12 3 1 0 0 37
Female 0 2 5 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 14
Percentage of members, by age
Age as last election or renewalOverallMaleFemale
Percentage of MPs 30 years of age or younger5.88%1.96%3.92%
Percentage of MPs 40 years of age or younger23.53%9.8%13.73%
Percentage of MPs 45 years of age or younger39.22%19.61%19.61%

Reserved seats and quotas

Electoral quota for women Quotas to promote the representation of women in parliament.
No
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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".
387
Number of female candidates Number of female candidates
128
Percentage of women candidates The percentage is calculated by dividing the number of women candidates by the total number of candidates.
33.07%
Number of candidates, by sex
Number of female candidates Number of female candidates
128
Percentage of women candidates The percentage is calculated by dividing the number of women candidates by the total number of candidates.
33.07%

Results

Members elected, by sex
Number of men elected
38
Number of women elected
13
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.
25.49%
Number of women after election or renewal, by mode of designation
Women Directly Elected
13

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.
38
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.
13
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.
Jennifer Geerlings-Simons (Female)
Political party
National Democratic Party (NDP)
Date of election
30.06.2015
Elections > Historical data on women

Women's suffrage

Date of independence For countries that become independent after 1940
1975
Women’s right to vote
Right to vote Year in which women obtained the right to vote
1975
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 Dutch administration, women were granted the right to vote on 9 December 1948. This right was confirmed at independence.
Women’s right to stand for election
Right to stand for election Year in which women obtained the right to stand for election
1975
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 Dutch administration, women were granted the right to vote on and stand for election 9 December 1948. These rights were confirmed at independence.
First woman in parliament
First woman in parliament Year in which first woman entered parliament
1975