Jordan
Data on women
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Basic information > About parliament
Speaker
Speaker
Ahmad
Al Safadi
(Male)
Year of birth
1967
Additional information
Elected on 13 Nov. 2022.
Secretary general
Secretary General
Awwad
AlGhuwairi
(Male)
Notes
Additional information about the Secretary General, in particular regarding their term.
Appointed on 3 January 2023.
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
Yazan Al Shdaifat (Male)
Oldest member (years)
Age at the time of the last election or renewal.
74
Oldest member
Nawwaf Al Khawaldeh (Male)
Total number of MPs, 46 years of age or older
100
Total per sex
Total of male
115
Total of female
15
Total per age interval
18-20
0
21-30
0
31-40
15
41-45
15
46-50
27
51-60
51
61-70
19
71-80
3
81-90
0
91 and over
0
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 | 15 | 15 | 27 | 51 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total <= 45: 30 | Total >= 46: 100 | ||||||||||
| Male | 0 | 0 | 9 | 12 | 25 | 47 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 115 |
| Female | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
Reserved seats and quotas
Number of reserved seats, by group
Women
15
Electoral quota for women
Quotas to promote the representation of women in parliament.
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".
1,674
Number of female candidates
Number of female candidates
360
Percentage of women candidates
The percentage is calculated by dividing the number of women candidates by the total number of candidates.
21.51%
Number of candidates, by sex
Number of female candidates
Number of female candidates
360
Percentage of women candidates
The percentage is calculated by dividing the number of women candidates by the total number of candidates.
21.51%
Results
Members elected, by sex
Number of men elected
115
Number of women elected
15
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.
11.54%
Number of women after election or renewal, by mode of designation
Women Other
15
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.
15
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.
Abdul Muneim
Odat
(Male)
Political party
Independents
Date of election
10.12.2020
Elections > Historical data on women
Women's suffrage
Date of independence
For countries that become independent after 1940
1946
Women’s right to vote
Women’s right to vote
Year in which women obtained the right to vote
1974
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
At the local level, women were granted the right to vote in 1982. Women exercised their right to vote for the first time in 1989
Women’s right to vote
Year in which women obtained the right to vote
1982
National or local
Suffrage: National or Local
Local
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
1974
National or local
Stand for Election: National or Local
National
Notes
Stand for Election: Additional Notes on right to stand for election
The right was exercised for the first time in 1989.
First woman in parliament
First woman in parliament
Year in which first woman entered parliament
1989
Specialized body - Women's caucus
Women's Parliamentary Caucus
(August 2013)
Formal or informal
Formal
The caucus is cross-party
Yes
There are rules governing the functioning of the caucus
Yes
Activities
Issues dealt with by the caucus
Violence against women
Rights of citizenship and nationality of Jordanian women and their children
Empowering women politically, economically and politically
Defending human rights, individual and collective freedoms
Improving women's image in the media
Rights of citizenship and nationality of Jordanian women and their children
Empowering women politically, economically and politically
Defending human rights, individual and collective freedoms
Improving women's image in the media
The caucus has a strategic plan or plan of action
Yes
The caucus has a communication plan
Yes