Kuwait
National Assembly
Data on women
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Basic information > About parliament
Speaker
Additional information
2 Aug. 2022 -
Secretary general
Secretary General
Adel
Al-Lougani
(Male)
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
Youngest member (years)
Age at the time of the last election or renewal.
Youngest member
Nasser Sa’ad Alduosari (Male)
Oldest member (years)
Age at the time of the last election or renewal.
75
Oldest member
Saif Alharshani (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
46-50
51-60
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 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 20 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total <= 45: 16 | Total >= 46: 49 | ||||||||||
| Male | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 20 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 65 |
Reserved seats and quotas
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".
395
Number of female candidates
Number of female candidates
33
Percentage of women candidates
The percentage is calculated by dividing the number of women candidates by the total number of candidates.
8.35%
Number of candidates, by sex
Number of female candidates
Number of female candidates
33
Percentage of women candidates
The percentage is calculated by dividing the number of women candidates by the total number of candidates.
8.35%
Results
Members elected, by sex
Number of men elected
50
Number of women elected
0
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.
0%
Number of women after election or renewal, by mode of designation
Women Directly Elected
0
Women Other
1
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.
64
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.
1
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.
Marzouq Ali M.
Al-Ghanim
(Male)
Date of election
15.12.2020
Elections > Historical data on women
Women's suffrage
Date of independence
For countries that become independent after 1940
1961
Women’s right to vote
Women’s right to vote
Year in which women obtained the right to vote
2005
National or local
Suffrage: National or Local
National
Restricted or unrestricted suffrage
Suffrage: Restricted or Universal
Universal
Detail of restrictions
Suffrage: Restrictions detail
Under the condition that women "abide by Islamic Law"
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
2005
National or local
Stand for Election: National or Local
National
Notes
Stand for Election: Additional Notes on right to stand for election
Under the condition that women stay in line with Islamic traditions
First woman in parliament
First woman in parliament
Year in which first woman entered parliament
2008