Uganda

Parliament

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 youth

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Speaker

Speaker
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Age

Data on the age of parliamentarians is collected at start of the legislature, following the most recent elections. This data is not updated during the legislature.

 

Average age of all members Age at the time of the last election or renewal.
46.85
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Youngest member (years) Age at the time of the last election or renewal.
24
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Youngest member
Kabuye Frank (Male)
Oldest member (years) Age at the time of the last election or renewal.
78
Oldest member
Peninah Businge Kabingani (Male)
Total number of MPs, 45 years of age or younger
253 See historical data for this field.
Total number of MPs, 46 years of age or older
269 See historical data for this field.
Total per sex
Total of male
342 See historical data for this field.
Total of female
180 See historical data for this field.
Total per age interval
18-20
0 See historical data for this field.
21-30
20 See historical data for this field.
31-40
107 See historical data for this field.
41-45
126 See historical data for this field.
46-50
103 See historical data for this field.
51-60
118 See historical data for this field.
61-70
31 See historical data for this field.
71-80
17 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 20 107 126 103 118 31 17 0 0
Total <= 45: 253 Total >= 46: 269
Male 0 8 68 82 71 79 23 11 0 0 342
Female 0 12 39 44 32 39 8 6 0 0 180
Percentage of members, by age
Age as last election or renewalOverallMaleFemale
Percentage of MPs 30 years of age or younger3.83%1.53%2.3%
Percentage of MPs 40 years of age or younger24.33%14.56%9.77%
Percentage of MPs 45 years of age or younger48.47%30.27%18.2%

Reserved seats and quotas

Number of reserved seats, by group
Youth
5
Electoral quota for youth Quotas to promote the representation of youth in parliament.
Yes
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Notes
Reserved seat. Five reserved seats for youth MPs, law adopted in 1993. The youth MPs are selected by the National Youth Delegates Conference. Recently challenged as unconstitutional.
Legal source Legal text that stipulates the quota, such as the Constitution or electoral law.
Article 78 of the Uganda Constitution, Section 15 of the National Youth Council Act
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Eligibility and voting

Minimum age of eligibility The minimum age to become a member of parliament, or to run in parliamentary elections, may be different for each chamber in bicameral parliaments. The age of eligibility is sometimes higher than the minimum age for voting.
18
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Minimum age for voting in parliamentary elections What is the minimum age for voting in parliamentary elections?
18
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