Guyana

National Assembly

Political system Political systems: Presidential, Parliamentary, Presidential-Parliamentary, Monarchy, Communist, Transitional.
Presidential-Parliamentary
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Structure of parliament Structure of parliament: Unicameral, bicameral
Unicameral
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IPU membership Current membership status
Yes
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Data on women

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Basic information > About parliament

Speaker

Speaker
Manzoor Nadir (Male)
Year of birth
1955
Additional information
Elected on 1 Sep. 2020.
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Secretary general

Secretary General
Sherlock E. Isaacs (Male)

Members

Current number of members, by sex
Men The number of male parliamentarians who currently hold seats in parliament.
45
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Women The number of female parliamentarians who currently hold seats in parliament.
25
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Percentage of women Calculated by dividing the current number of women by the current number of members.
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Age

Average age of all members Age at the time of the last election or renewal.
47.83
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Youngest member (years) Age at the time of the last election or renewal.
28
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Youngest member
Sarah Browne (Female)
Oldest member (years) Age at the time of the last election or renewal.
68
Oldest member
Gail Teixeira (Female)
Total number of MPs, 45 years of age or younger
31
Total number of MPs, 46 years of age or older
36
Total per sex
Total of male
43
Total of female
24
Total per age interval
18-20
0
21-30
1
31-40
20
41-45
10
46-50
8
51-60
16
61-70
12
71-80
0
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 1 20 10 8 16 12 0 0 0
Total <= 45: 31 Total >= 46: 36
Male 0 0 13 6 3 11 10 0 0 0 43
Female 0 1 7 4 5 5 2 0 0 0 24
Percentage of members, by age
Age as last election or renewalOverallMaleFemale
Percentage of MPs 30 years of age or younger1.49%0%1.49%
Percentage of MPs 40 years of age or younger31.34%19.4%11.94%
Percentage of MPs 45 years of age or younger46.27%28.36%17.91%

Reserved seats and quotas

Number of reserved seats, by group
Women
21
Electoral quota for women Quotas to promote the representation of women in parliament.
No
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Elections > Election results

Results

Number of women after election or renewal, by mode of designation
Women Appointed
0
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Women's suffrage

Date of independence For countries that become independent after 1940
1966
Women’s right to vote
Women’s right to vote Year in which women obtained the right to vote
1966
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, on 16 April 1953, universal suffrage was granted to both men and women 20 years and over. Women were already given the right in 1945 to vote under the Legislature of British Guyana. 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
1966
National or local Stand for Election: National or Local
National
Notes Stand for Election: Additional Notes on right to stand for election
Prior to independence, under British administration, on 16 April 1953, universal suffrage was granted to both men and women 20 years and over. Women were already given the right in 1945 to vote under the Legislature of British Guyana. This right was confirmed at independence.
First woman in parliament
First woman in parliament Year in which first woman entered parliament
1964