Uruguay

House of RepresentativesSenate

Senate

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
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
Beatriz Argimón (Female)
Year of birth
1961
Additional information
Vice-President of the Republic
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Secretary general

Secretary General
Gustavo Sánchez Piñeiro (Male)
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Elected on 15 April 2020 for the 49th Legislature (2020 - 2025).

Members

Current number of members, by sex
Men The number of male parliamentarians who currently hold seats in parliament.
22
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Women The number of female parliamentarians who currently hold seats in parliament.
9
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Percentage of women Calculated by dividing the current number of women by the current number of members.
29.03% See historical data for this field.

Age

Average age of all members Age at the time of the last election or renewal.
61.23
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Youngest member (years) Age at the time of the last election or renewal.
39
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Youngest member
Juan José Sartori Piñeyro (Male)
Total number of MPs, 45 years of age or younger
3 See historical data for this field.
Total number of MPs, 46 years of age or older
27 See historical data for this field.
Total per sex
Total of male
21 See historical data for this field.
Total of female
9 See historical data for this field.
Total per age interval
18-20
0
21-30
0
31-40
1 See historical data for this field.
41-45
2 See historical data for this field.
46-50
2 See historical data for this field.
51-60
9 See historical data for this field.
61-70
10 See historical data for this field.
71-80
4 See historical data for this field.
81-90
2 See historical data for this field.
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 0 1 2 2 9 10 4 2 0
Total <= 45: 3 Total >= 46: 27
Male 0 0 1 2 2 4 7 3 2 0 21
Female 0 0 0 0 0 5 3 1 0 0 9
Percentage of members, by age
Age as last election or renewalOverallMaleFemale
Percentage of MPs 30 years of age or younger0%0%0%
Percentage of MPs 40 years of age or younger3.33%3.33%0%
Percentage of MPs 45 years of age or younger10%10%0%

Reserved seats and quotas

Electoral quota for women Quotas to promote the representation of women in parliament.
Yes
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Notes
Legislated candidate quotas. Candidates of both sexes must be represented in every three places on electoral lists, either throughout the entire list or in the first fifteen places. Where only two seats are contested, one of the two candidates must be a woman
Elections > Election results

Results

Members elected, by sex
Number of men elected
22
Number of women elected
8
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.
26.67%
Number of women after election or renewal, by mode of designation
Women Directly Elected
8
Women Other
1

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.
22
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.
9
Elections > Historical data on women

Women's suffrage

Women’s right to vote
Women’s right to vote Year in which women obtained the right to vote
1932
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
1932
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
1942
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.
1963

Specialized body - Women's caucus

Bicameral Women's Caucus
(March 2000)
Formal or informal
Informal
The caucus is open to male MPs
Yes
The caucus is cross-party
Yes
Notes
Membership is open to all Deputies, Senators and their alternates, across parties, with interest in the topic.
There are rules governing the functioning of the caucus
No

Activities

Issues dealt with by the caucus
Main themes: gender violence, women's health, budget, trafficking and sexual exploitation, the National Integrated Care System, and political participation.

A big success has been the approval of a law against domestic violence - legislators worked to educate men to pass this law (there were only 10% of women in parliament when this law was passed).

The caucus has a strategic plan or plan of action
No
The caucus has a communication plan
No

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