Lebanon
National Assembly
Data on women
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Basic information > About parliament
Speaker
Speaker
Nabih
Berry
(Male)
Year of birth
1938
Secretary general
Secretary General
Adnan
Daher
(Male)
Members
Current number of members, by sex
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
Kazem EL-KHAIR (Male)
Oldest member (years)
Age at the time of the last election or renewal.
83
Oldest member
Abel Latif EL-ZEIN (Male)
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".
976
Number of female candidates
Number of female candidates
111
Percentage of women candidates
The percentage is calculated by dividing the number of women candidates by the total number of candidates.
11.37%
Number of candidates, by sex
Number of female candidates
Number of female candidates
111
Percentage of women candidates
The percentage is calculated by dividing the number of women candidates by the total number of candidates.
11.37%
Results
Members elected, by sex
Number of men elected
122
Number of women elected
6
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.
4.69%
Number of women after election or renewal, by mode of designation
Women Directly Elected
6
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.
122
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.
6
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.
Nabih
Berry
(Male)
Political party
Development and Liberation
Date of election
23.05.2018
Elections > Historical data on women
Women's suffrage
Date of independence
For countries that become independent after 1940
1943
Women’s right to vote
Women’s right to vote
Year in which women obtained the right to vote
1926
National or local
Suffrage: National or Local
National
Restricted or unrestricted suffrage
Suffrage: Restricted or Universal
Restricted
Detail of restrictions
Suffrage: Restrictions detail
Women must show proof of education
Notes
Suffrage: Additional Notes on right of suffrage
Article 7 of Constitution. However, no specific affirmation of women's rights
Women’s right to vote
Year in which women obtained the right to vote
1952
National or local
Suffrage: National or Local
National
Restricted or unrestricted suffrage
Suffrage: Restricted or Universal
Restricted
Detail of restrictions
Suffrage: Restrictions detail
Voting is "compulsory for all males; authorized for women at age 21 with elementary education" (CIA factbook 2008).
Notes
Suffrage: Additional Notes on right of suffrage
Prior to independence, under the administration of the French Trust Territory, equality of all citizens before the law was enshrined in Article 7 of the constitution of 26 May 1926 without specific affirmation of women's rights. The electoral law was amended between 1952 and 1953 to introduce full women's suffrage.
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
1952
National or local
Stand for Election: National or Local
National
Notes
Stand for Election: Additional Notes on right to stand for election
Prior to independence, under the administration of the French Trust Territory, equality of all citizens before the law was enshrined in Article 7 of the constitution of 26 May 1926 without specific affirmation of women's rights. The electoral law was amended between 1952 and 1953 to introduce full women's suffrage.
First woman in parliament
First woman in parliament
Year in which first woman entered parliament
1963