Italy
Data on women
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Basic information > About parliament
Speaker
Speaker
Ignazio
La Russa
(Male)
Year of birth
1947
Additional information
Elected on 13 Oct. 2022.
Secretary general
Secretary General
Elisabetta
Serafin
(Female)
Notes
Additional information about the Secretary General, in particular regarding their term.
Appointed on 9 Feb. 2011.
Members
Current number of members, by sex
Men
The number of male parliamentarians who currently hold seats in parliament.
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
Age at the time of the last election or renewal.
Youngest member (years)
Age at the time of the last election or renewal.
Youngest member
Francesca Tubetti (Female)
Oldest member (years)
Age at the time of the last election or renewal.
97
Oldest member
Giorgio Napolitano (Male)
Total number of MPs, 45 years of age or younger
Total number of MPs, 46 years of age or older
Total per sex
Total of male
Total of female
Total per age interval
18-20
0
21-30
0
41-45
46-50
51-60
61-70
71-80
81-90
3
91 and over
Number of members, by age
| 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 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 52 | 78 | 43 | 10 | 3 | 2 | |
| Total <= 45: 18 | Total >= 46: 188 | ||||||||||
| Male | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 26 | 52 | 33 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 135 |
| Female | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 26 | 26 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 71 |
Reserved seats and quotas
Electoral quota for women
Quotas to promote the representation of women in parliament.
Notes
Under penalty of ineligibility, the lists of candidates for the Senate in multi-member districts must comprise candidates of both genders in alternating order (known as a zebra list).
The lists of candidates in single-member districts at a regional level should not comprise more than 60% of candidates of either gender.
No more that 60% of candidates at the top of lists presented in multi-member districts at a regional level should be of either gender. The Regional Elections Office ensures compliance with such provisions.
The lists of candidates in single-member districts at a regional level should not comprise more than 60% of candidates of either gender.
No more that 60% of candidates at the top of lists presented in multi-member districts at a regional level should be of either gender. The Regional Elections Office ensures compliance with such provisions.
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".
1,630
Number of female candidates
Number of female candidates
719
Percentage of women candidates
The percentage is calculated by dividing the number of women candidates by the total number of candidates.
44.11%
Number of candidates, by sex
Number of female candidates
Number of female candidates
719
Percentage of women candidates
The percentage is calculated by dividing the number of women candidates by the total number of candidates.
44.11%
Results
Members elected, by sex
Number of men elected
131
Number of women elected
69
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.
34.5%
Note on the Distribution of seats according to sex
After the 2022 elections, there were 206 members of the Senate, of whom 71 were women. The composition of the chamber broke down as follows:
- 200 directly elected senators, of whom 69 were women;
- five senators appointed by the President, of whom two were women;
- one male former President of the Republic, who is an ex-officio member of the Senate.
- 200 directly elected senators, of whom 69 were women;
- five senators appointed by the President, of whom two were women;
- one male former President of the Republic, who is an ex-officio member of the Senate.
Number of women after election or renewal, by mode of designation
Women Directly Elected
69
Women Appointed
2
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.
135
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.
71
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.
Ignazio
La Russa
(Male)
Political party
Brothers of Italy (FdI)
Date of election
13.10.2022
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