Cambodia
Data on women
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Basic information > About parliament
Speaker
Speaker
Say
Chhum
(Male)
Year of birth
1945
Secretary general
Secretary General
Oum
Sarith
(Male)
Members
Current number of members, by sex
Men
The number of male parliamentarians who currently hold seats in parliament.
52
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
Sat Nady (Male)
Members for whom no data is available
IPU does not contain age and gender data for all chambers of parliament.
5
Total number of MPs, 46 years of age or older
Total per sex
Total of male
Total of female
10
Total per age interval
18-20
0
21-30
0
61-70
71-80
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 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 33 | 15 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total <= 45: 2 | Total >= 46: 55 | ||||||||||
| Male | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 26 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 47 |
| Female | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
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
50
Number of women elected
8
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.
13.79%
Note on the Distribution of seats according to sex
As at 23 April 2018, there were 11 women out of the 62 members
- Eight women were indirectly elected;
- Two women were appointed by the King;
- One woman was elected by the National Assembly.
- Eight women were indirectly elected;
- Two women were appointed by the King;
- One woman was elected by the National Assembly.
Number of women after election or renewal, by mode of designation
Women Indirectly Elected
9
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.
51
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.
11
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.
Say
Chhum
(Male)
Date of election
23.04.2018
Elections > Historical data on women
Women's suffrage
Date of independence
For countries that become independent after 1940
1953
First woman in parliament
First woman in parliament
Year in which first woman entered parliament
1958
Specialized body - Women's caucus
Women Senators’ Group
(May 2018)
Formal or informal
Formal
The caucus is open to male MPs
No
The caucus is cross-party
Yes
There are rules governing the functioning of the caucus
Yes
Activities
Issues dealt with by the caucus
Issues dealt with depends on necessity and is at the discretion of female Senators
The caucus has a strategic plan or plan of action
Yes
The caucus has a communication plan
Yes
Contact information for the Committee
Address
Preah Norodom Blvd
Chamkarmon State building
Phnom Penh
Cambodia
Phone
+855-12852211
E-mail