Congo
Data on women
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Basic information > About parliament
Speaker
Speaker
Pierre
Ngolo
(Male)
Year of birth
1954
Secretary general
Secretary General
Bienvenue
Ewoko
(Male)
Members
Current number of members, by sex
Men
The number of male parliamentarians who currently hold seats in parliament.
56
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
Total number of MPs, 46 years of age or older
71
Total per sex
Total of male
56
Total of female
15
Total per age interval
18-20
0
21-30
0
31-40
0
41-45
0
46-50
5
51-60
19
61-70
32
71-80
14
81-90
1
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 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 19 | 32 | 14 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total <= 45: 0 | Total >= 46: 71 | ||||||||||
| Male | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 28 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 56 |
| Female | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15 |
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
57
Number of women elected
14
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.
21.21%
Number of women after election or renewal, by mode of designation
Women Indirectly Elected
14
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.
57
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.
14
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.
Pierre
Ngolo
(Male)
Date of election
12.09.2017
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
1960
National or local
Suffrage: National or Local
National
Restricted or unrestricted suffrage
Suffrage: Restricted or Universal
Restricted
Detail of restrictions
Suffrage: Restrictions detail
Universal suffrage was granted for Europeans and literate Africans only. In 1951 the right to vote was extended to all those with a credible titre d'identité
Notes
Suffrage: Additional Notes on right of suffrage
Prior to independence, under French administration, Congolese women acquired the right to vote under the 29 August 1947 law (N° 47-1629) on territorial assemblies. This electoral system was renewed in 1952 and eventually replaced in 1957 when the framework law (Loi-cadre Deferre) of 1956 was entered into force. According to the CEDAW report, article 4 of the 2 March 1961 Constitution recognized the aforementioned rights.
Women’s right to vote
Year in which women obtained the right to vote
1961
National or local
Suffrage: National or Local
National
Restricted or unrestricted suffrage
Suffrage: Restricted or Universal
Universal
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
1963
National or local
Stand for Election: National or Local
National
Notes
Stand for Election: Additional Notes on right to stand for election
The right for women to stand for election was recognized by the Constitution adopted on 8 December 1963.
First woman in parliament
First woman in parliament
Year in which first woman entered parliament
1963