Tunisia
Assembly of People's Representatives
Data on women
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Basic information > About parliament
Speaker
Speaker
Brahim
Bouderbala
(Male)
Additional information
Elected on 13 March 2023.
Secretary general
Secretary General
Lotfi
Belazi
(Male)
Notes
Additional information about the Secretary General, in particular regarding their term.
Appointed on 10 March 2023.
Members
Current number of members, by sex
Men
The number of male parliamentarians who currently hold seats in parliament.
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
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See historical data for this field.
Youngest member (years)
Age at the time of the last election or renewal.
Youngest member
Ghassen Yamoun (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
18-20
0
31-40
41-45
46-50
51-60
81-90
0
91 and over
0
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 | 8 | 26 | 34 | 24 | 52 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total <= 45: 68 | Total >= 46: 85 | ||||||||||
| Male | 0 | 7 | 20 | 28 | 19 | 45 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 128 |
| Female | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
Reserved seats and quotas
Electoral quota for women
Quotas to promote the representation of women in parliament.
Notes
Decree-Law No. 2022-55 of September 15, 2022, amending Organic Law No. 2014-16 of May 26, 2014, relating to elections and referendums
Elections > Election results
Results
Members elected, by sex
Number of men elected
168
Number of women elected
49
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.
22.58%
Number of women after election or renewal, by mode of designation
Women Directly Elected
49
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.
168
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.
49
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.
Rached
Ghannouchi
(Male)
Political party
Ennahdha
Date of election
13.11.2019
Elections > Historical data on women
Women's suffrage
Date of independence
For countries that become independent after 1940
1956
Women’s right to vote
Women’s right to vote
Year in which women obtained the right to vote
1957
National or local
Suffrage: National or Local
Local
Notes
Suffrage: Additional Notes on right of suffrage
First time women participated in municipal elections
Women’s right to vote
Year in which women obtained the right to vote
1959
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
In May 1957, for the first time women took part in municipal elections by decree.
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
1959
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
In May 1957, for the first time women took part in municipal elections by decree.
First woman in parliament
First woman in parliament
Year in which first woman entered parliament
1959
Specialized body - Women's caucus
Caucus of Women Parliamentarians
(October 2018)
Formal or informal
Informal
The caucus is open to male MPs
Yes
The caucus is cross-party
Yes
Notes
The caucus was created under the tutelage of the Committee on Women, Family, Children, Youth and Seniors to neutralize any effect related to the appropriation of the caucus by any one political party.
There are rules governing the functioning of the caucus
No
Activities
Issues dealt with by the caucus
- Strengthening the political participation of women in Parliament and more generally in political life and institutions,
- The establishment of a roadmap with recommendations relating to the amendment of internal regulations and legislation (electoral law) for increased representation and political participation of women.
- The establishment of a roadmap with recommendations relating to the amendment of internal regulations and legislation (electoral law) for increased representation and political participation of women.
The caucus has a strategic plan or plan of action
Yes
The caucus has a communication plan
Yes
Contact information for the Committee
Phone
+216-98412985
E-mail