France
Data on women
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Basic information > About parliament
Speaker
Speaker
Richard
Ferrand
(Male)
Year of birth
1962
Secretary general
Secretary General
Michel
Moreau
(Male)
Notes
Additional information about the Secretary General, in particular regarding their term.
Appointed on 5 March 2016.
Secretary General
Bruno
Vieillefosse
(Male)
Notes
Additional information about the Secretary General, in particular regarding their term.
Appointed on 1 Jan. 2021.
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
Youngest member (years)
Age at the time of the last election or renewal.
Youngest member
Ludovic Pajot (Male)
Oldest member (years)
Age at the time of the last election or renewal.
79
Oldest member
Bernard Brochand (Male)
Total number of MPs, 46 years of age or older
364
Total per sex
Total of male
351
Total of female
226
Total per age interval
18-20
0
21-30
32
31-40
102
41-45
79
46-50
97
51-60
177
61-70
79
71-80
11
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 | 32 | 102 | 79 | 97 | 177 | 79 | 11 | 0 | 0 | |
Total <= 45: 213 | Total >= 46: 364 | ||||||||||
Male | 0 | 22 | 49 | 45 | 64 | 109 | 52 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 351 |
Female | 0 | 10 | 53 | 34 | 33 | 68 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 226 |
Reserved seats and quotas
Electoral quota for women
Quotas to promote the representation of women in parliament.
Notes
The principle of equal access is enshrined in the Constitution. Adjustment of public financial assistance to parties according to the electoral standing they accord to women. The law provides for alternation between male and female candidates on the electoral lists.
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".
7,877
Number of female candidates
Number of female candidates
3,342
Percentage of women candidates
The percentage is calculated by dividing the number of women candidates by the total number of candidates.
42.43%
Number of candidates, by sex
Number of female candidates
Number of female candidates
3342
Percentage of women candidates
The percentage is calculated by dividing the number of women candidates by the total number of candidates.
42.43%
Results
Members elected, by sex
Number of men elected
353
Number of women elected
224
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.
38.82%
Number of women after election or renewal, by mode of designation
Women Directly Elected
224
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.
353
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.
224
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.
François
de Rugy
(Male)
Political party
The Republic on the Move (REM)
Date of election
27.06.2017
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
1944
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
1944
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
1945
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