Egypt
Data on women
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Basic information > About parliament
Speaker
Speaker
Abdel Wahab
Abdel Razeq
(Male)
Year of birth
1948
Additional information
Elected on 18 Oct. 2020.
Secretary general
Secretary General
Mahmoud Ismail
Etman
(Male)
Notes
Additional information about the Secretary General, in particular regarding their term.
Appointed on 18 Oct. 2020.
Members
Current number of members, by sex
Men
The number of male parliamentarians who currently hold seats in parliament.
260
Women
The number of female parliamentarians who currently hold seats in parliament.
40
Reserved seats and quotas
Number of reserved seats, by group
Women
30
Electoral quota for women
Quotas to promote the representation of women in parliament.
Notes
At least 10% of the Senate membership should be women in accordance with Article 1 of Law No. 141 of July 2020 (Law No. 141 of 2020 Issuing the Senate Law) which stipulates “The Senate shall be formed of 300 members; two thirds of its members shall be elected by direct secret ballot; the President shall appoint the remaining third, provided that at least 10% of the total number of seats shall be dedicated to women.”
Article 4 of the same law stipulates “Every list of 15 seats shall include at least three women, while every list of 35 seats shall include at least seven women” and “Any list not fulfilling any of the conditions and provisions […] shall not be accepted”.
Article 4 of the same law stipulates “Every list of 15 seats shall include at least three women, while every list of 35 seats shall include at least seven women” and “Any list not fulfilling any of the conditions and provisions […] shall not be accepted”.
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".
897
Notes
797 candidates, including 91 women, for the 100 seats to be filled under the majority system, and one list comprising 100 candidates (which was elected unopposed)
Results
Members elected, by sex
Number of men elected
180
Number of women elected
20
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.
10%
Number of women after election or renewal, by mode of designation
Women Directly Elected
20
Women Appointed
20
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.
260
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.
40
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.
Abdel Wahab
Abdel Razeq
(Male)
Date of election
18.10.2020
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