Burkina Faso
Transitional Legislative Assembly
Data on women
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Basic information > About parliament
Speaker
Speaker
Ousmane
Bougouma
(Male)
Year of birth
1981
Additional information
Elected on 11 Nov. 2022.
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
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
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See historical data for this field.
Reserved seats and quotas
Number of reserved seats, by group
Women
2
Electoral quota for women
Quotas to promote the representation of women in parliament.
Elections > Election results
Results
Number of women after election or renewal, by mode of designation
Women Directly Elected
13
Women Indirectly Elected
0
Women Appointed
0
Elections > Historical data on women
Women's suffrage
Date of independence
For countries that become independent after 1940
1960
Women’s right to vote
Women’s right to vote
Year in which women obtained the right to vote
1958
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 independence, under French administration, women were granted the right to vote on 23 June 1956 , by a framework law (Loi-cadre Deferre). This right was confirmed at independence, in the 1958 constitution.
Women’s right to stand for election
First woman in parliament
First woman in parliament
Year in which first woman entered parliament
1978
Specialized body - Women's caucus
Gender Caucus of the National Assembly
(January 2005)
The caucus is open to male MPs
No
The caucus is cross-party
Yes
Notes
The caucus conducts consultations with political parties, women's organizations, civil society, and the Executive on the advantages of establishing a quota system in the context of legislative elections.
The caucus develops an annual plan of activities to promote greater involvement of women in development and good governance in Burkina Faso.
The caucus develops an annual plan of activities to promote greater involvement of women in development and good governance in Burkina Faso.
There are rules governing the functioning of the caucus
Yes
Activities
Issues dealt with by the caucus
-Responsible for promoting the equitable involvement of women and men in the life of Parliament and in the political life of Burkina Faso
-Adoption of the Quota Law in 2009
-Inclusion of the principle of gender equality in the Constitution (2012)
-Adoption of the Law on Violence against Women (2015)
-Adoption of the Quota Law in 2009
-Inclusion of the principle of gender equality in the Constitution (2012)
-Adoption of the Law on Violence against Women (2015)