Jamaica

House of RepresentativesSenate

House of Representatives

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
No
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Data on women

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Basic information > About parliament

Speaker

Speaker
Marisa Dalrymple-Philibert (Female)
Year of birth
1956
Additional information
Elected on 15 Sep. 2020.
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Secretary general

Secretary General
Valrie Curtis (Female)
Notes Additional information about the Secretary General, in particular regarding their term.
Appointed on 23 July 2021.

Members

Current number of members, by sex
Men The number of male parliamentarians who currently hold seats in parliament.
45
Women The number of female parliamentarians who currently hold seats in parliament.
18
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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
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Youngest member (years) Age at the time of the last election or renewal.
28
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Youngest member
Dayton Ricardo Campbell (Male)
Oldest member (years) Age at the time of the last election or renewal.
76
Oldest member
Lester Michael Henry (Male)
Total number of MPs, 45 years of age or younger
13
Total number of MPs, 46 years of age or older
50
Total per sex
Total of male
45
Total of female
18
Total per age interval
18-20
0
21-30
0
31-40
6
41-45
7
46-50
12
51-60
19
61-70
15
71-80
3
81-90
1
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 0 6 7 12 19 15 3 1 0
Total <= 45: 13 Total >= 46: 50
Male 0 0 3 4 8 15 12 2 1 0 45
Female 0 0 3 3 4 4 3 1 0 0 18
Percentage of members, by age
Age as last election or renewalOverallMaleFemale
Percentage of MPs 30 years of age or younger0%0%0%
Percentage of MPs 40 years of age or younger9.52%4.76%4.76%
Percentage of MPs 45 years of age or younger20.63%11.11%9.52%

Reserved seats and quotas

Electoral quota for women Quotas to promote the representation of women in parliament.
No
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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".
152
Number of female candidates Number of female candidates
26
Percentage of women candidates The percentage is calculated by dividing the number of women candidates by the total number of candidates.
17.11%
Number of candidates, by sex
Number of female candidates Number of female candidates
26
Percentage of women candidates The percentage is calculated by dividing the number of women candidates by the total number of candidates.
17.11%

Results

Members elected, by sex
Number of men elected
52
Number of women elected
11
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.
17.46%
Number of women after election or renewal, by mode of designation
Women Directly Elected
11

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.
52
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.
11
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.
Pearnel Charles (Male)
Political party
Jamaica Labour Party (JLP)
Date of election
10.03.2016
Elections > Historical data on women

Women's suffrage

Date of independence For countries that become independent after 1940
1962
Women’s right to vote
Women’s right to vote Year in which women obtained the right to vote
1962
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 after a long period of direct British colonial rule, Jamaica gained a degree of local political control in the late 1930s, and held its first election under full universal adult suffrage on 20 November 1944. 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
1962
Notes Stand for Election: Additional Notes on right to stand for election
Prior to independence after a long period of direct British colonial rule, Jamaica gained a degree of local political control in the late 1930s, and held its first election under full universal adult suffrage on 20 November 1944. This right was confirmed at independence.
First woman in parliament
First woman in parliament Year in which first woman entered parliament
1967
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.
1984