Yemen
Data on women
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Basic information > About parliament
Speaker
Speaker
Ahmed Obeid
Bin Daghr
(Male)
Year of birth
1952
Additional information
Appointed on 15 Jan. 2021.
Secretary general
Secretary General
Abdo Saeed Mohsen
Al-Mughalles
(Male)
Notes
Additional information about the Secretary General, in particular regarding their term.
Appointed on 5 May 2021.
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.
Reserved seats and quotas
Electoral quota for women
Quotas to promote the representation of women in parliament.
Elections > Election results
Results
Members elected, by sex
Number of men elected
109
Number of women elected
2
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.
1.8%
Number of women after election or renewal, by mode of designation
Women Appointed
2
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.
109
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.
2
Elections > Historical data on women
Women's suffrage
Date of independence
For countries that become independent after 1940
1967
Women’s right to vote
Women’s right to vote
Year in which women obtained the right to vote
1967
National or local
Suffrage: National or Local
National
Notes
Suffrage: Additional Notes on right of suffrage
Prior to the unification, women were granted the right to vote in 1967 in the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen and 1970 in the Arab Republic of Yemen, that became indepedent in the respective years. This right was confirmed at unification.
Women’s right to vote
Year in which women obtained the right to vote
1970
National or local
Suffrage: National or Local
National
Notes
Suffrage: Additional Notes on right of suffrage
Prior to the unification, women were granted the right to vote in 1967 in the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen and 1970 in the Arab Republic of Yemen, that became indepedent in the respective years. This right was confirmed at unification.
Women’s right to vote
Year in which women obtained the right to vote
1990
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
Prior to the unification, women were granted the right to vote in 1967 in the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen and 1970 in the Arab Republic of Yemen, that became indepedent in 1967 and 1918 respectively. This right was confirmed at unification.
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
1990
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
Prior to the unification, women were granted the right to vote and stand for election in 1967 in the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen and 1970 in the Arab Republic of Yemen, that became indepedent in 1967 and 1918 respectively. These rights were confirmed at unification.
First woman in parliament
First woman in parliament
Year in which first woman entered parliament
1990