Zambia
National Assembly
Data on women
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Basic information > About parliament
Speaker
Speaker
Nelly Butete
Kashumba Mutti
(Female)
Year of birth
1956
Additional information
Elected on 3 Sep. 2021.
Secretary general
Secretary General
Roy
Ngulube
(Male)
Notes
Additional information about the Secretary General, in particular regarding their term.
Appointed on 9 Aug. 2022.
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
Age at the time of the last election or renewal.
Youngest member (years)
Age at the time of the last election or renewal.
Youngest member
Imanga Wamunyima (Male)
Oldest member (years)
Age at the time of the last election or renewal.
72
Oldest member
Mutinta C. Makoza (Female)
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
61-70
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 | 1 | 22 | 29 | 35 | 46 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total <= 45: 52 | Total >= 46: 96 | ||||||||||
| Male | 0 | 1 | 18 | 25 | 32 | 38 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 125 |
| Female | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23 |
Reserved seats and quotas
Electoral quota for women
Quotas to promote the representation of women in parliament.
Elections > Election results
Candidates
Total number of candidates
Total number of people who registered as candidates for election. Does not include people who stood as candidates to become "substitute members".
810
Results
Members elected, by sex
Number of men elected
136
Number of women elected
20
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.
12.82%
Note on the Distribution of seats according to sex
As at 30 September 2021, there were a total of 25 women out of 166 members as follows:
- the Speaker;
- the Vice President and Leader of Government Business in the House;
- the First Deputy Speaker;
- two women appointed by the President (out of eight members);
- 20 women directly elected out of 155 members.
One of the 156 directly elected seats remained vacant until deferred elections were held on 21 October 2021. A male candidate won the seat. The number of women remained unchanged.
- the Speaker;
- the Vice President and Leader of Government Business in the House;
- the First Deputy Speaker;
- two women appointed by the President (out of eight members);
- 20 women directly elected out of 155 members.
One of the 156 directly elected seats remained vacant until deferred elections were held on 21 October 2021. A male candidate won the seat. The number of women remained unchanged.
Number of women after election or renewal, by mode of designation
Women Directly Elected
20
Women Appointed
2
Women Other
3
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.
142
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.
25
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.
Nelly Butete
Kashumba Mutti
(Female)
Date of election
03.09.2021
Elections > Historical data on women
Women's suffrage
Date of independence
For countries that become independent after 1940
1964
Women’s right to vote
Women’s right to vote
Year in which women obtained the right to vote
1962
National or local
Suffrage: National or Local
National
Notes
Suffrage: Additional Notes on right of suffrage
Prior to independence, women voted for the first time in the elections of 30 October 1962, leading to the indpendence of Zambia. This right was confirmed at independence.
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
1964
National or local
Stand for Election: National or Local
National
Notes
Stand for Election: Additional Notes on right to stand for election
Prior to independence, women voted and stood for election for the first time in the elections of 30 October 1962, leading to the indpendence of Zambia. These rights were confirmed at independence.
First woman in parliament
First woman in parliament
Year in which first woman entered parliament
1964
Specialized body - Women's caucus
Zambia Women Parliamentarians Caucus (ZWPC)
(January 1997)
Formal or informal
Informal
The caucus is open to male MPs
Yes
The caucus is cross-party
Yes
There are rules governing the functioning of the caucus
Yes
Link to rules
Activities
Issues dealt with by the caucus
Commitment to promoting gender equality, especially increasing the number of women in political leadership positions, and empowering women and girls. It is also involved in pioneering judicial and educational programs for the advancement of human rights.
Other initiatives include training on gender-responsive budgeting and legislation on ending violence against women
Other initiatives include training on gender-responsive budgeting and legislation on ending violence against women
The caucus has a strategic plan or plan of action
Yes
The caucus has a communication plan
No
Contact information for the Committee
Address
National Assembly of Zambia
P.O Box 31299,
10101 Lusaka
Zambia
Phone
+260-955794206
Fax number
+260-211292252