Burkina Faso
Transitional Legislative Assembly
About parliament
Basic information such as the official name of parliament and details of its structure and leadership. Also includes the current breakdown of MPs by sex and age, and provisions for quotas and reserved seats.
Parliament name
Parlement (Parliament)
Chamber name
Assemblée législative de la transition (Transitional Legislative Assembly)
Parliament is in transitional status
Parliament is in a transitional status, pending the establishment of a new full-fledged parliament.
IPU membership
Affiliation periods
from 1972 to 1974
from 1979 to 1981
from 1993
IPU Geopolitical Group/s
IPU Geopolitical Groups: African Group, Arab Group, Asia-Pacific Group, Eurasia Group, Group of Latin America and the Caribbean (GRULAC), Twelve Plus Group.
African Group
Speaker
Official title
The Speaker may for example be known as the Presiding Officer, President, Chairman/Chairperson, etc.
President of the Transitional Legislative Assembly
Speaker
Ousmane
Bougouma
(Male)
Year of birth
1981
Term
11.11.2022
Additional information
Elected on 11 Nov. 2022.
Secretary General
Official title
This post is most commonly called Secretary General or Clerk. It may also be called Secretary, Head/Chief of the Secretariat, Director General, etc.
Secretary General
Secretary General
Valérie
Simporé Soubeiga
(Female)
Notes
Additional information about the Secretary General, in particular regarding their term.
Appointed on 24 Aug. 2022.
Members
Statutory number of members
Statutory number of members, as defined in the constitution or other fundamental law.
Principal mode of designation of members
Other members
For example, ex-officio members of parliament, such as Cabinet members, members of the royal family, Attorney General, Speaker if appointed from outside parliament.
71
Note on the statutory number of members
Members are designated by the following persons/groups, as foreseen by the Transitional Charter promulgated in October 2022, and their credentials are validated by a commission of inquiry and deliberation.
• Head of State: 20
• Prominent regional stakeholders (one person per region): 13
• Political parties: 12
• Security and defence forces: 16
• Civil society organizations: 10
See historical data for this field.
• Head of State: 20
• Prominent regional stakeholders (one person per region): 13
• Political parties: 12
• Security and defence forces: 16
• Civil society organizations: 10
Current number of members
Number of members who currently hold seats in parliament. May be lower or higher than the statutory number of members.
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.
Statutory number of members per country
As defined in the constitution or other fundamental laws. Combines the number of parliamentarians in both chambers in bicameral parliaments.
Population (in thousands)
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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.
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
Séphorah Anita Soumai Traoré (Female)
Oldest member (years)
Age at the time of the last election or renewal.
72
Oldest member
Boureima Traoré (Male)
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 | 4 | 22 | 7 | 10 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total <= 45: 33 | Total >= 46: 38 | ||||||||||
| Male | 0 | 3 | 18 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 59 |
| Female | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
Members for whom data is available
71
Reserved seats and quotas
There are reserved seats in parliament for certain groups
Reserved seats are a means to ensure the parliamentary representation of certain groups in society.
Number of reserved seats, by group
Women
2
Youth
2
Persons with disabilities
2
Electoral quota for women
Quotas to promote the representation of women in parliament.
Notes
The 2020 law regarding quotas and procedures for the positioning of candidates (LOI N°003-2020/AN) aims to ensure a minimum of 30% of candidates of both sexes in the list of candidates of every political party, coalition, or independent group competing in an electoral constituency.
In legislative and municipal lists of candidates, the sex of candidates must alternate at least for the first two thirds of all candidates. Female and male candidates and alternates must alternate in their respective lists of candidates and lists of alternates. The head of a list of candidates and a list of alternates cannot be of the same sex.
Political parties, group of political parties, or group of independents that comply with these provisions benefit from a 20% increase in public funding for electoral campaigning.
In legislative and municipal lists of candidates, the sex of candidates must alternate at least for the first two thirds of all candidates. Female and male candidates and alternates must alternate in their respective lists of candidates and lists of alternates. The head of a list of candidates and a list of alternates cannot be of the same sex.
Political parties, group of political parties, or group of independents that comply with these provisions benefit from a 20% increase in public funding for electoral campaigning.
Legal source
Legal text that stipulates the quota, such as the Constitution or electoral law.
Reserved seats: Article 14, the Transitional Charter of 15 October 2022.
Quotas: Articles 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 10 of the Law establishing quotas and procedures for the positioning of candidates in legislative and municipal elections in Burkina Faso (LOI N°003-2020/AN portant fixation de quota et modalités de positionnement des candidates et candidats aux élections législatives et municipales au Burkina Faso: https://www.assembleenationale.bf/IMG/pdf/loi_no003_quota_genres.pdf).
Quotas: Articles 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 10 of the Law establishing quotas and procedures for the positioning of candidates in legislative and municipal elections in Burkina Faso (LOI N°003-2020/AN portant fixation de quota et modalités de positionnement des candidates et candidats aux élections législatives et municipales au Burkina Faso: https://www.assembleenationale.bf/IMG/pdf/loi_no003_quota_genres.pdf).
Electoral quota for youth
Quotas to promote the representation of youth in parliament.
Links to additional information
Parliamentary website
Link(s) to parliamentary web site in English, French and/or local languages.