Burundi
Data on women
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Basic information > About parliament
Speaker
Speaker
Emmanuel
Sinzohagera
(Male)
Year of birth
1974
Additional information
Elected on 25 Aug. 2020.
Secretary general
Secretary General
Rénovat
Niyonzima
(Male)
Notes
Additional information about the Secretary General, in particular regarding their term.
Appointed on 5 May 2014.
Members
Current number of members, by sex
Men
The number of male parliamentarians who currently hold seats in parliament.
23
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
Spéciose Niteretse (Female)
Oldest member (years)
Age at the time of the last election or renewal.
66
Oldest member
Jean Bosco Kurisansuma (Male)
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
21-30
0
31-40
51-60
71-80
0
81-90
0
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 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total <= 45: 16 | Total >= 46: 23 | ||||||||||
| Male | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 |
| Female | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
Reserved seats and quotas
Electoral quota for women
Quotas to promote the representation of women in parliament.
Notes
One in four candidates on electoral lists must be a woman. If the quotas for reserved seats are not met following an election, the Electoral Administration co-opts (adds) the additional seats needed to do so.
Elections > Election results
Results
Members elected, by sex
Number of men elected
21
Number of women elected
15
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.
41.67%
Note on the Distribution of seats according to sex
As at 5 August 2020, the Senate comprised a total of 16 women out of 39 senators as follows.
- 15 women among 36 senators indirectly elected (two senators from each of the 18 provinces);
- One woman among three Twa co-opted senators.
- 15 women among 36 senators indirectly elected (two senators from each of the 18 provinces);
- One woman among three Twa co-opted senators.
Number of women after election or renewal, by mode of designation
Women Indirectly Elected
15
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.
23
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.
16
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.
Emmanuel
Sinzohagera
(Male)
Political party
National Council for the Defense of Democracy - Front for the Defense of Democracy (CNDD-FDD)
Date of election
25.08.2020
Elections > Historical data on women
Women's suffrage
Date of independence
For countries that become independent after 1940
1962
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
Restricted or unrestricted suffrage
Suffrage: Restricted or Universal
Universal
Notes
Suffrage: Additional Notes on right of suffrage
Prior to independence, the Legislative Decree of Rwanda - Urundi (L.D.R.U.) N° 02/269, issued by the Belgian administration of the UN Trust territory on 17 August 1961 granted universal suffrage to women. 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
1961
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
1982
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.
2005
Specialized body - Women's caucus
Association of Women Parliamentarians of Burundi (AFEPABU)
(January 2006)
Formal or informal
Formal
The caucus is open to male MPs
No
The caucus is cross-party
No
There are rules governing the functioning of the caucus
Yes
Activities
Issues dealt with by the caucus
- The Constitution of the Republic of Burundi of 18 March 2005, Revision of the Electoral Code in September 2009. Law of 25 January 2010 on the organization of communal administration. Revision of the Penal Code of 22 April 2009. Workshop to raise awareness about the elimination of violence against women. Capacity building workshop for women parliamentarians in the areas of leadership, communication and advocacy. Consultative seminar on gender-based violence in Burundi. Workshop for the exchange of experiences with respect to gender and governance between women in parliament and the administration. Training for representatives of parliament (women parliamentarians), the government, civil society and the media in advocating and raising awareness about resolution 1325, for the development of strategies and a network for sharing information. Meetings and consultations in three regions of Burundi between women parliamentarians and local elected officials on the rights of women and the problem of gender-based violence.
- Law of 5 January 2011 creating the Independent National Commission on Human Rights (CNDH).
- Law of 5 January 2011 creating the Independent National Commission on Human Rights (CNDH).
The caucus has a strategic plan or plan of action
Yes
The caucus has a communication plan
No