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Ethiopia

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House of Peoples' Representatives

This is a bicameral parliament. Switch to theHouse of the Federation
Parliamentary 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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Basic information > About parliament

Basic information > About parliament

Speaker

Year of birth
1972

Age

Average age of all members
Not available
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Youngest member (years) Age at the time of the last election or renewal.
21
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Youngest member
Nashto Hirsi Jimail (Female)
Oldest member (years) Age at the time of the last election or renewal.
66
Oldest member
Ass. Prof. Ayalew Zeleke Sasse (Male)
Total number of MPs, 45 years of age or younger
313
Total number of MPs, 46 years of age or older
179
Total per sex
Total of male
357
Total of female
135
Total per age interval
18-20
0
21-30
30
31-40
144
41-45
139
46-50
97
51-60
69
61-70
12
71-80
1
81-90
0
91 and over
0
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 30 144 139 97 69 12 1 0 0
Total <= 45: 313 Total >= 46: 179
Male 0 12 85 104 80 63 12 1 0 0 357
Female 0 18 59 35 17 6 0 0 0 0 135
Percentage of members, by age
Age as last election or renewalOverallMaleFemale
Percentage of MPs 30 years of age or younger6.1%2.44%3.66%
Percentage of MPs 40 years of age or younger35.37%19.72%15.65%
Percentage of MPs 45 years of age or younger63.62%40.85%22.76%
Elections > Election system

Eligibility and voting

Minimum age of eligibility The minimum age to become a member of parliament may be different for each chamber of bicameral parliaments. The age of eligibility is often higher than the minimum age for voting.
18
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Minimum age for voting in parliamentary elections What is the minimum age for voting in parliamentary elections?
18
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