Italy

Chamber of DeputiesSenate

Chamber of Deputies

Political system Political systems: Presidential, Parliamentary, Presidential-Parliamentary, Monarchy, Communist, Transitional.
Parliamentary system
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Structure of parliament Structure of parliament: Unicameral, bicameral
Bicameral
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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
Lorenzo Fontana (Male)
Year of birth
1980
Additional information
Elected on 14 Oct. 2022
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Secretary general

Secretary General
Fabrizio Castaldi (Male)
Notes Additional information about the Secretary General, in particular regarding their term.
Appointed on 29 Dec. 2021 for a seven-year term effective from 9 Jan. 2022.

Members

Current number of members, by sex
Men The number of male parliamentarians who currently hold seats in parliament.
271
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Women The number of female parliamentarians who currently hold seats in parliament.
129
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Percentage of women Calculated by dividing the current number of women by the current number of members.
32.25% See historical data for this field.

Age

Average age of all members Age at the time of the last election or renewal.
49.92
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Youngest member (years) Age at the time of the last election or renewal.
25
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Youngest member
Rachele Scarpa (Female)
Oldest member (years) Age at the time of the last election or renewal.
81
Oldest member
Umberto Bossi (Male)
Total number of MPs, 45 years of age or younger
140 See historical data for this field.
Total number of MPs, 46 years of age or older
260 See historical data for this field.
Total per sex
Total of male
271 See historical data for this field.
Total of female
129 See historical data for this field.
Total per age interval
18-20
0
21-30
5 See historical data for this field.
31-40
60 See historical data for this field.
41-45
75 See historical data for this field.
46-50
75 See historical data for this field.
51-60
118 See historical data for this field.
61-70
54 See historical data for this field.
71-80
12 See historical data for this field.
81-90
1 See historical data for this field.
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 5 60 75 75 118 54 12 1 0
Total <= 45: 140 Total >= 46: 260
Male 0 1 32 47 51 87 43 9 1 0 271
Female 0 4 28 28 24 31 11 3 0 0 129
Percentage of members, by age
Age as last election or renewalOverallMaleFemale
Percentage of MPs 30 years of age or younger1.25%0.25%1%
Percentage of MPs 40 years of age or younger16.25%8.25%8%
Percentage of MPs 45 years of age or younger35%20%15%

Reserved seats and quotas

Electoral quota for women Quotas to promote the representation of women in parliament.
Yes
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Notes
Under penalty of ineligibility, the lists of candidates for the Chamber of Deputies in multi-member districts must comprise candidates of both genders in alternating order (known as a zebra list). &#13;
The lists of candidates in single-member districts at a national level should not comprise more than 60% of candidates of either gender.&#13;
No more that 60% of candidates at the top of lists presented in multi-member districts at a national level should be of either gender. The National Central Office ensures compliance with such provisions.&#13;
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".
3,145
Number of female candidates Number of female candidates
1,396
Percentage of women candidates The percentage is calculated by dividing the number of women candidates by the total number of candidates.
44.39%
Number of candidates, by sex
Number of female candidates Number of female candidates
1396
Percentage of women candidates The percentage is calculated by dividing the number of women candidates by the total number of candidates.
44.39%

Results

Members elected, by sex
Number of men elected
271
Number of women elected
129
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.
32.25%
Number of women after election or renewal, by mode of designation
Women Directly Elected
129

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.
271
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.
129
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.
Lorenzo Fontana (Male)
Political party
Coalition Brothers of Italy (FdI) - Lega - Forza Italia - Us Moderates (Noi moderati, NM)
Date of election
14.10.2022
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
1945
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
1945
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
1946
First woman speaker
Year of first woman speaker Date at which, for the first time in the country's parliamentary history, a woman became Presiding Officer of Parliament or of one of its Houses.
1979