Eswatini

House of AssemblySenate

Senate

Political system Political systems: Presidential, Parliamentary, Presidential-Parliamentary, Monarchy, Communist, Transitional.
Monarchy
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Structure of parliament Structure of parliament: Unicameral, bicameral
Bicameral
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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
Lindiwe Dlamini (Female)
Year of birth
1965
Additional information
Elected on 23 Oct. 2018.
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Secretary general

Secretary General
Benedict Xaba (Male)
Secretary General
Bhukumusa Cusana Shongwe (Male)

Members

Current number of members, by sex
Men The number of male parliamentarians who currently hold seats in parliament.
18
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Women The number of female parliamentarians who currently hold seats in parliament.
12
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Percentage of women Calculated by dividing the current number of women by the current number of members.
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Age

Average age of all members
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Youngest member (years) Age at the time of the last election or renewal.
39
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Youngest member
Sen. Khanyisile Malambe (Female)
Oldest member (years) Age at the time of the last election or renewal.
85
Oldest member
Prince Mahlaba Dlamini (Male)

Reserved seats and quotas

Number of reserved seats, by group
Women
10
Electoral quota for women Quotas to promote the representation of women in parliament.
Yes
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Notes
At least half of the 10 senators elected by members of the chamber shall be female. At least eight of the twenty Senators appointed by the King should be female.
(Constitution 2005, Art. 94, par 2, 3)
Elections > Historical data on women

Women's suffrage

Date of independence For countries that become independent after 1940
1968
Women’s right to vote
Women’s right to vote Year in which women obtained the right to vote
1968
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
1968
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
1972
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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.
2006