Chile
Data on women
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Basic information > About parliament
Speaker
Speaker
Vlado
Mirosevic
(Male)
Year of birth
1987
Additional information
Elected on 7 Nov 2022.
Secretary general
Secretary General
Miguel
Landeros Perkic
(Male)
Members
Current number of members, by sex
Men
The number of male parliamentarians who currently hold seats in parliament.
100
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
Chiara Barchiesi Chávez (Female)
Oldest member (years)
Age at the time of the last election or renewal.
79
Oldest member
María Luisa Cordero Velásquez (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
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 | 9 | 40 | 21 | 30 | 30 | 18 | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total <= 45: 70 | Total >= 46: 85 | ||||||||||
| Male | 0 | 3 | 25 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| Female | 0 | 6 | 15 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 55 |
Reserved seats and quotas
Electoral quota for women
Quotas to promote the representation of women in parliament.
Notes
Voluntary political party quotas.
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".
960
Number of female candidates
Number of female candidates
397
Percentage of women candidates
The percentage is calculated by dividing the number of women candidates by the total number of candidates.
41.35%
Number of candidates, by sex
Number of female candidates
Number of female candidates
397
Percentage of women candidates
The percentage is calculated by dividing the number of women candidates by the total number of candidates.
41.35%
Results
Members elected, by sex
Number of men elected
120
Number of women elected
35
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.
22.58%
Number of women after election or renewal, by mode of designation
Women Directly Elected
35
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.
120
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.
35
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.
Maya
Fernández Allende
(Female)
Political party
Socialist Party
Date of election
11.03.2017
Elections > Historical data on women
Women's suffrage
Women’s right to vote
Women’s right to vote
Year in which women obtained the right to vote
1931
National or local
Suffrage: National or Local
Local
Restricted or unrestricted suffrage
Suffrage: Restricted or Universal
Universal
Women’s right to vote
Year in which women obtained the right to vote
1949
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
Women were given the right to vote in local elections on 30 May 1931.
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
1931
National or local
Stand for Election: National or Local
Local
Restricted or unrestricted suffrage
Stand for Election : Restricted or Universal
Universal
Women's right to stand for election
Year in which women obtained the right to stand for election
1949
National or local
Stand for Election: National or Local
National
Restricted or unrestricted suffrage
Stand for Election : Restricted or Universal
Universal
First woman in parliament
First woman in parliament
Year in which first woman entered parliament
1951
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.
2002
Specialized body - Women's caucus
Women's Caucus
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
No
Activities
Issues dealt with by the caucus
Gender equality
The caucus has a strategic plan or plan of action
No
The caucus has a communication plan
No
Contact information for the Committee
E-mail