United Republic of Tanzania

National Assembly

Data on youth

Basic information > About parliament

Basic information > About parliament

Speaker

Year of birth
1976
See historical data for this field.

Age

Data on the age of parliamentarians is collected at the start of the legislature, following the most recent elections. This data is not updated during the legislature, except when parliament notifies the IPU of a change in the youngest or oldest member.

Youngest member (years) Age at the time of the last election or renewal.
Youngest member
Ng'wasi Damas Kamani (Female)
Oldest member (years) Age at the time of the last election or renewal.
74
Oldest member
Margaret Simwanza Sitta (Female)
Total number of MPs, 45 years of age or younger
157 See historical data for this field.
Total number of MPs, 46 years of age or older
191 See historical data for this field.
Total per sex
Total of male
215 See historical data for this field.
Total of female
133 See historical data for this field.
Total per age interval
18-20
0
21-30
17 See historical data for this field.
31-40
79 See historical data for this field.
41-45
61 See historical data for this field.
46-50
61 See historical data for this field.
51-60
92 See historical data for this field.
61-70
35 See historical data for this field.
71-80
3 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 17 79 61 61 92 35 3 0 0
Total <= 45: 157 Total >= 46: 191
Male 0 4 47 36 42 61 24 1 0 0 215
Female 0 13 32 25 19 31 11 2 0 0 133
Percentage of members, by age
Age as last election or renewalOverallMaleFemale
Percentage of MPs 30 years of age or younger4.89%1.15%3.74%
Percentage of MPs 40 years of age or younger27.59%14.66%12.93%
Percentage of MPs 45 years of age or younger45.11%25%20.11%

Reserved seats and quotas

Electoral quota for youth Quotas to promote the representation of youth in parliament.
Elections > Election system

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.
Minimum age for voting in parliamentary elections What is the minimum age for voting in parliamentary elections?