Haiti
Data on women
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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
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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
Results
Number of women after election or renewal, by mode of designation
Women Directly Elected
0
Women Indirectly Elected
0
Women Appointed
0
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