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National Assembly of the People's Power

Political system Political systems: Presidential, Parliamentary, Presidential-Parliamentary, Monarchy, Communist, Transitional.
Communist system
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Structure of parliament Structure of parliament: Unicameral, bicameral
Unicameral
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IPU membership Current membership status
Yes
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Data on women

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Basic information > About parliament

Speaker

Speaker
Juan Esteban Lazo Hernández (Male)
Year of birth
1944
Additional information
Elected on 24 Feb. 2013, re-elected on 18 Apr. 2018 and on 19 Apr. 2023.
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Secretary general

Secretary General
Homero Acosta Alvarez (Male)
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Elected on 10 Oct. 2019, re-elected on 19 Apr. 2023.

Members

Current number of members, by sex
Men The number of male parliamentarians who currently hold seats in parliament.
208
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Women The number of female parliamentarians who currently hold seats in parliament.
262
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Percentage of women Calculated by dividing the current number of women by the current number of members.
55.74% See historical data for this field.

Age

Average age of all members Age at the time of the last election or renewal.
46.20
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Youngest member (years) Age at the time of the last election or renewal.
20
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Youngest member
Yarisleidis Cirilo Duboys (Female)
Oldest member (years) Age at the time of the last election or renewal.
95
Oldest member
Guillermo García Frías (Male)
Total number of MPs, 45 years of age or younger
233 See historical data for this field.
Total number of MPs, 46 years of age or older
237 See historical data for this field.
Total per sex
Total of male
208 See historical data for this field.
Total of female
262 See historical data for this field.
Total per age interval
18-20
1 See historical data for this field.
21-30
36 See historical data for this field.
31-40
130 See historical data for this field.
41-45
66 See historical data for this field.
46-50
77 See historical data for this field.
51-60
121 See historical data for this field.
61-70
19 See historical data for this field.
71-80
10 See historical data for this field.
81-90
6 See historical data for this field.
91 and over
4 See historical data for this field.
Number of members, by age
Breakdown of members by age and gender
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 1 36 130 66 77 121 19 10 6 4
Total <= 45: 233 Total >= 46: 237
Male 0 17 43 23 30 65 12 9 5 4 208
Female 1 19 87 43 47 56 7 1 1 0 262
Percentage of members, by age
Age as last election or renewalOverallMaleFemale
Percentage of MPs 30 years of age or younger7.87%3.62%4.26%
Percentage of MPs 40 years of age or younger35.53%12.77%22.77%
Percentage of MPs 45 years of age or younger49.57%17.66%31.91%

Reserved seats and quotas

Electoral quota for women Quotas to promote the representation of women in parliament.
No
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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".
470
Number of female candidates Number of female candidates
260
Percentage of women candidates The percentage is calculated by dividing the number of women candidates by the total number of candidates.
55.32%
Number of candidates, by sex
Number of female candidates Number of female candidates
260
Percentage of women candidates The percentage is calculated by dividing the number of women candidates by the total number of candidates.
55.32%

Results

Members elected, by sex
Number of men elected
208
Number of women elected
262
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.
55.74%
Number of women after election or renewal, by mode of designation
Women Directly Elected
262

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.
208
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.
262
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.
Juan Esteban Lazo Hernández (Male)
Date of election
19.04.2023
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
1934
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
1934
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
1940
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