Ghana
Parliament
Data on women
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Basic information > About parliament
Speaker
Speaker
Mike
Aaron Oquaye
(Male)
Year of birth
1944
Secretary general
Secretary General
Emmanuel
K. Anyimadu
(Male)
Members
Current number of members, by sex
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
Alhassan Sualihu Dandaawa (Male)
Oldest member (years)
Age at the time of the last election or renewal.
71
Oldest member
Dominic Kwaku Fobih (Male)
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".
1,158
Number of female candidates
Number of female candidates
137
Percentage of women candidates
The percentage is calculated by dividing the number of women candidates by the total number of candidates.
11.83%
Number of candidates, by sex
Number of female candidates
Number of female candidates
137
Percentage of women candidates
The percentage is calculated by dividing the number of women candidates by the total number of candidates.
11.83%
Results
Members elected, by sex
Number of men elected
240
Number of women elected
35
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.
12.73%
Number of women after election or renewal, by mode of designation
Women Directly Elected
35
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.
240
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.
35
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.
Mike Aaron
Ocquaye
(Male)
Political party
New Patriotic Party (NPP)
Date of election
07.01.2017
Elections > Historical data on women
Women's suffrage
Date of independence
For countries that become independent after 1940
1957
Women’s right to vote
Women’s right to vote
Year in which women obtained the right to vote
1954
National or local
Suffrage: National or Local
National
Restricted or unrestricted suffrage
Suffrage: Restricted or Universal
Universal
Notes
Suffrage: Additional Notes on right of suffrage
Prior to independence, under British administration women were granted the right to vote in 1954, under British administration. This right was confirmed at independence.
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
1954
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
1960
Parliamentary bodies > Caucuses
Women
Caucus name
Parliamentarian Women Caucus
Date of creation
01.1993
The caucus is open to male MPs
No
The caucus is cross-party
No
There are rules governing the functioning of the caucus
No
The caucus has a strategic plan or plan of action
No
The caucus has a communication plan
No