Egypt
-House of Representatives
Data on women
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Basic information > About parliament
Speaker
Speaker
Ali Abdel
Aal Sayed Ahmed
(Male)
Year of birth
1948
Secretary general
Secretary General
Mahmoud
Fawzi
(Male)
Notes
Additional information about the Secretary General, in particular regarding their term.
Appointed on 1 Oct. 2019.
Members
Current number of members, by sex
Men
The number of male parliamentarians who currently hold seats in parliament.
506
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
Youngest member (years)
Age at the time of the last election or renewal.
Youngest member
Hassan Hassanein (Male)
Oldest member (years)
Age at the time of the last election or renewal.
79
Oldest member
Dr. Bahaa Ahu Shaka (Male)
Reserved seats and quotas
Electoral quota for women
Quotas to promote the representation of women in parliament.
Notes
Only pertaining to the 2015 elections, each list for which 15 seats were allocated should have included at least 7 women and each list which 45 seats were allocated should have included at least 21 women. It is unclear if this will be the case in future elections
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".
5,420
Number of female candidates
Number of female candidates
308
Percentage of women candidates
The percentage is calculated by dividing the number of women candidates by the total number of candidates.
5.68%
Number of candidates, by sex
Number of female candidates
Number of female candidates
308
Percentage of women candidates
The percentage is calculated by dividing the number of women candidates by the total number of candidates.
5.68%
Results
Members elected, by sex
Number of men elected
507
Number of women elected
89
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.
15.67%
Note on the Distribution of seats according to sex
Seventy-five women were directly elected and 14 others were appointed by the President.
Number of women after election or renewal, by mode of designation
Women Directly Elected
75
Women Appointed
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.
507
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.
89
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.
Ali Abd Elall
Sayed Ahmed
(Male)
Political party
In Love of Egypt (Fi Hob Misr)
Date of election
10.01.2016
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
1956
National or local
Suffrage: National or Local
National
Restricted or unrestricted suffrage
Suffrage: Restricted or Universal
Restricted
Notes
Suffrage: Additional Notes on right of suffrage
Until 1979, men were automatically put on the electoral list, while women were only included on demand
Women’s right to vote
Year in which women obtained the right to vote
1979
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
1956
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
1957