Dominican Republic

Chamber of DeputiesSenate

Senate

Political system Political systems: Presidential, Parliamentary, Presidential-Parliamentary, Monarchy, Communist, Transitional.
Presidential system
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Structure of parliament Structure of parliament: Unicameral, bicameral
Bicameral
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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
Ricardo De Los Santos (Male)
Year of birth
1965
Additional information
Elected on 16 Aug. 2023.
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Secretary general

Secretary General
José Domingo Carrasco Estévez (Male)

Members

Current number of members, by sex
Men The number of male parliamentarians who currently hold seats in parliament.
28
Women The number of female parliamentarians who currently hold seats in parliament.
4
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Percentage of women Calculated by dividing the current number of women by the current number of members.
12.5% See historical data for this field.

Age

Average age of all members Age at the time of the last election or renewal.
56.49
Youngest member (years) Age at the time of the last election or renewal.
41
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Youngest member
Faride Virginia Raful (Female)
Oldest member (years) Age at the time of the last election or renewal.
70
Oldest member
Ginnette Altagracia Bournigal (Female)
Total number of MPs, 45 years of age or younger
4
Total number of MPs, 46 years of age or older
26 See historical data for this field.
Total per sex
Total of male
27 See historical data for this field.
Total of female
3 See historical data for this field.
Total per age interval
18-20
0 See historical data for this field.
21-30
0 See historical data for this field.
31-40
0 See historical data for this field.
41-45
4 See historical data for this field.
46-50
1 See historical data for this field.
51-60
16 See historical data for this field.
61-70
9 See historical data for this field.
71-80
0 See historical data for this field.
81-90
0 See historical data for this field.
91 and over
0 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 0 0 0 4 1 16 9 0 0 0
Total <= 45: 4 Total >= 46: 26
Male 0 0 0 3 1 15 8 0 0 0 27
Female 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 3
Percentage of members, by age
Age as last election or renewalOverallMaleFemale
Percentage of MPs 30 years of age or younger0%0%0%
Percentage of MPs 40 years of age or younger0%0%0%
Percentage of MPs 45 years of age or younger13.33%10%3.33%

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

Results

Members elected, by sex
Number of men elected
28
Number of women elected
4
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.
12.5%
Number of women after election or renewal, by mode of designation
Women Directly Elected
4

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.
28
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.
4
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.
Eduardo Estrella (Male)
Political party
Dominicans for Change (DXC)
Date of election
16.08.2020
Elections > Historical data on women

Women's suffrage

First woman in parliament
First woman in parliament Year in which first woman entered parliament
1942
Notes
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.
1999