Haiti
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Basic information > About parliament
Speaker
Additional information
13 Jan. 2020 -
Secretary general
Secretary General
Guy
Gérard Georges
(Male)
Notes
Additional information about the Secretary General, in particular regarding their term.
Appointed on 4 Sep. 2017.
Members
Current number of members, by sex
Women
The number of female parliamentarians who currently hold seats in parliament.
Age
Average age of all members
Click for historical data
See historical data for this field.
Reserved seats and quotas
Electoral quota for women
Quotas to promote the representation of women in parliament.
Notes
The quota for institutions was increased to 30%.
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".
1,621
Number of female candidates
Number of female candidates
129
Percentage of women candidates
The percentage is calculated by dividing the number of women candidates by the total number of candidates.
7.96%
Number of candidates, by sex
Number of female candidates
Number of female candidates
129
Percentage of women candidates
The percentage is calculated by dividing the number of women candidates by the total number of candidates.
7.96%
Results
Members elected, by sex
Number of men elected
115
Number of women elected
3
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.
2.52%
Note on the Distribution of seats according to sex
No women were elected in the 2015 elections. 92 of the 119 members were sworn in in January 2016.
Delayed elections to the remaining seats were held in parallel with the regular renewal of the Senate in 2016.
As at 22 March 2017, there were three women out of 118 members. There are no women candidates for the remaining seat. The final number of women will thus remain at three.
Delayed elections to the remaining seats were held in parallel with the regular renewal of the Senate in 2016.
As at 22 March 2017, there were three women out of 118 members. There are no women candidates for the remaining seat. The final number of women will thus remain at three.
Number of women after election or renewal, by mode of designation
Women Directly Elected
3
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.
115
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.
3
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.
Cholzer
Chancy
(Male)
Political party
Ayiti an aksyon (AAA)
Date of election
11.01.2016
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
1950
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
The Constitution of 1985 extended the right to vote to all citizens and established equality between the sexes.
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
1957
National or local
Stand for Election: National or Local
National
Notes
Stand for Election: Additional Notes on right to stand for election
Right to stand for election granted after the 6 December 1950 elections and confirmed in article 16 of the 1957 Constitution.
First woman in parliament
First woman in parliament
Year in which first woman entered parliament
1961
Specialized body - Women's caucus
Group of Haitian Women Parliamentarians
(June 2011)
Formal or informal
Formal