Liberia
-House of Representatives
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Data on women
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Basic information > About parliament
Speaker
Speaker
Bhofal
Chambers
(Male)
Secretary general
Secretary General
Mildred
N. Sayon
(Female)
Notes
Additional information about the Secretary General, in particular regarding their term.
10 Jan. 2012 -
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.
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".
1,000
Number of female candidates
Number of female candidates
165
Percentage of women candidates
The percentage is calculated by dividing the number of women candidates by the total number of candidates.
16.5%
Number of candidates, by sex
Number of female candidates
Number of female candidates
165
Percentage of women candidates
The percentage is calculated by dividing the number of women candidates by the total number of candidates.
16.5%
Results
Members elected, by sex
Number of men elected
64
Number of women elected
9
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.
12.33%
Number of women after election or renewal, by mode of designation
Women Directly Elected
9
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.
9
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.
Bhofal
Chambers
(Male)
Political party
Congress for Democratic Change (CDC)
Date of election
15.01.2018
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
1946
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
1946
National or local
Stand for Election: National or Local
National
First woman in parliament
Parliamentary bodies > Caucuses
Women
Caucus name
Women’s Legislative Caucus of Liberia (WLCL)
Date of creation
01.2006
Formal or informal
Formal
The caucus is open to male MPs
Yes
The caucus is cross-party
Yes
Notes
Article 4, Section 1, Line 2 of the WLCL Constitution states male counterparts (lawmakers) can become Associate members upon admission of a two-thirds decision of the members
The WLCL does not have a formal communication plan. However, it has a functional Facebook Page. The development of communication is part of the Plan of Action in 2019. See: https://www.facebook.com/pg/womenlegislativecaucusofliberia/posts/
There are rules governing the functioning of the caucus
Yes
The caucus has a strategic plan or plan of action
Yes
The caucus has a communication plan
No
Caucus contact details
Address
Women’s Legislative Caucus of Liberia
Capital Building, Capitol Hill 10
1000 Monrovia
Liberia
Phone number
+231-886558492
+231-770558492