Libya

House of Representatives

Political system Political systems: Presidential, Parliamentary, Presidential-Parliamentary, Monarchy, Communist, Transitional.
Transitional system
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Structure of parliament Structure of parliament: Unicameral, bicameral
Unicameral
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IPU membership Current membership status
Yes
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Data on women

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Basic information > About parliament

Speaker

Speaker
Aguila Salah Issa (Male)
Year of birth
1944

Secretary general

Secretary General
Abdullah Al-Masray (Male)

Members

Current number of members, by sex
Men The number of male parliamentarians who currently hold seats in parliament.
142
Women The number of female parliamentarians who currently hold seats in parliament.
28
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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

Youngest member (years) Age at the time of the last election or renewal.
30
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Youngest member
MUSAB M.A. ABOUALQASIM (Male)
Oldest member (years) Age at the time of the last election or renewal.
75
Oldest member
AGILA SALEH ESSA (Male)
Total number of MPs, 45 years of age or younger
50
Total number of MPs, 46 years of age or older
120
Total per sex
Total of male
142
Total of female
28
Total per age interval
18-20
0
21-30
0
31-40
23
41-45
27
46-50
27
51-60
56
61-70
28
71-80
9
81-90
0
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 23 27 27 56 28 9 0 0
Total <= 45: 50 Total >= 46: 120
Male 0 0 17 21 21 47 27 9 0 0 142
Female 0 0 6 6 6 9 1 0 0 0 28
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 younger13.53%10%3.53%
Percentage of MPs 45 years of age or younger29.41%22.35%7.06%

Reserved seats and quotas

Number of reserved seats, by group
Women
32
Electoral quota for women Quotas to promote the representation of women in parliament.
Yes
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Elections > Historical data on women

Women's suffrage

Date of independence For countries that become independent after 1940
1951
Women’s right to vote
Women’s right to vote Year in which women obtained the right to vote
1964
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
1964
National or local Stand for Election: National or Local
National
First woman in parliament

Specialized body - Women's caucus

Order of Women MPs in Libya
(February 2017)
Formal or informal
Formal
The caucus is open to male MPs
Yes
The caucus is cross-party
Yes
Notes
The door to membership is open to women in parliament unconditionally.
There are rules governing the functioning of the caucus
Yes

Activities

Issues dealt with by the caucus
Objectives include advocacy for family, women and persons with disabilities. The caucus is working to amend some laws related to women, the draft law to combat violence against women, and support a 30% campaign to support and empower women.
The caucus has a strategic plan or plan of action
Yes
The caucus has a communication plan
Yes

Contact information for the Committee

Address
Libya
Phone
+218-917692070
E-mail
[email protected]