Ethiopia
Data on women
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Basic information > About parliament
Speaker
Speaker
Tagesse
Chaffo
(Male)
Year of birth
1970
Additional information
Elected on 17 Oct. 2018, re-elected on 4 Oct. 2021.
Secretary general
Secretary General
Mesrak Mekonnen
Yetneberk
(Female)
Notes
Additional information about the Secretary General, in particular regarding their term.
Appointed on 8 June 2018.
Members
Current number of members, by sex
Men
The number of male parliamentarians who currently hold seats in parliament.
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
Age at the time of the last election or renewal.
Youngest member (years)
Age at the time of the last election or renewal.
Youngest member
Fayima Sh/Jamaal Aba Maca (Female)
Oldest member (years)
Age at the time of the last election or renewal.
71
Oldest member
Dr. Dima Nagao Sarboo (Male)
Total number of MPs, 45 years of age or younger
Total number of MPs, 46 years of age or older
Total per sex
Total of male
Total of female
Total per age interval
18-20
0
21-30
31-40
41-45
46-50
51-60
71-80
1
81-90
0
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 | 18 | 223 | 94 | 73 | 54 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Total <= 45: 335 | Total >= 46: 135 | ||||||||||
Male | 0 | 4 | 95 | 67 | 52 | 49 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 275 |
Female | 0 | 14 | 128 | 27 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 195 |
Reserved seats and quotas
Electoral quota for women
Quotas to promote the representation of women in parliament.
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".
1,817
Number of female candidates
Number of female candidates
289
Percentage of women candidates
The percentage is calculated by dividing the number of women candidates by the total number of candidates.
15.91%
Number of candidates, by sex
Number of female candidates
Number of female candidates
289
Percentage of women candidates
The percentage is calculated by dividing the number of women candidates by the total number of candidates.
15.91%
Results
Members elected, by sex
Number of men elected
275
Number of women elected
195
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.
35.65%
Note on the Distribution of seats according to sex
Following the June 2021 elections, parliament initially reported 181 women out of 425 members. In January 2022, it updated these figures to 176 women out of 426 members.
In the delayed election held on 30 September 2021, 44 members, including 19 women, were elected. In total, therefore, 195 women were elected out of 470 members.
In the delayed election held on 30 September 2021, 44 members, including 19 women, were elected. In total, therefore, 195 women were elected out of 470 members.
Number of women after election or renewal, by mode of designation
Women Directly Elected
195
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.
275
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.
195
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.
Tagesse
Chaffo
(Male)
Political party
Prosperity Party
Date of election
04.10.2021
Elections > Historical data on women
Women's suffrage
Date of independence
For countries that become independent after 1940
1941
Women’s right to vote
Women’s right to vote
Year in which women obtained the right to vote
1955
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
1955
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
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.
1995
Specialized body - Women's caucus
Women's Parliamentary Caucus
(January 2003 - July 2021)
Formal or informal
Formal
The caucus is open to male MPs
Yes
The caucus is cross-party
No
There are rules governing the functioning of the caucus
Yes
Activities
Issues dealt with by the caucus
- Capacity building on women MPs on legislation and oversight activities; women empowerment, full participation and engagement in all spheres of the country's development.
The caucus has a strategic plan or plan of action
Yes
The caucus has a communication plan
Yes