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Lithuania
-Parliament
Data on women
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Basic information > About parliament
Speaker
Speaker
Viktoras
Pranckietis
(Male)
Year of birth
1954
Secretary general
Secretary general
Daiva
Raudoniene
(Female)
Notes
Additional information about the Secretary General, in particular regarding their term.
Appointed on 18 Dec. 2014.
Members
Current number of members, by sex
Women
The number of female parliamentarians who currently hold seats in parliament.
30
Percentage of women
Calculated by dividing the current number of women by the current number of members.
Age
Youngest member (years)
Age at the time of the last election or renewal.
25
Youngest member
Viktoras Fiodorovas (Male)
Oldest member (years)
Age at the time of the last election or renewal.
76
Oldest member
Vida Marija ČIGRIEJIENĖ (Female)
Total number of MPs, 46 years of age or older
114
Total per sex
Total of male
108
Total of female
33
Total per age interval
18-20
0
21-30
1
31-40
16
41-45
10
46-50
10
51-60
63
61-70
34
71-80
7
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 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 63 | 34 | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total <= 45: 27 | Total >= 46: 114 | ||||||||||
| Male | 0 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 49 | 25 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 108 |
| Female | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 33 |
Reserved seats and quotas
Electoral quota for women
Quotas to promote the representation of women in parliament.
Yes
Notes
Voluntary political party quotas.
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".
1,415
Number of female candidates
Number of female candidates
442
Percentage of women candidates
The percentage is calculated by dividing the number of women candidates by the total number of candidates.
31.24%
Number of candidates, by sex
Number of female candidates
Number of female candidates
442
Percentage of women candidates
The percentage is calculated by dividing the number of women candidates by the total number of candidates.
31.24%
Results
Members elected, by sex
Number of men elected
111
Number of women elected
30
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.
21.28%
Number of women after election or renewal, by mode of designation
Women Directly Elected
30
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.
111
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.
30
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.
Viktoras
Pranckietis
(Male)
Political party
Lithuanian Peasant and Green Union (LVZS)
Date of election
14.11.2016
Elections > Historical data on women
Women's suffrage
Date of independence
For countries that become independent after 1940
1990
Women’s right to vote
Right to vote
Year in which women obtained the right to vote
1919
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
When Lithuania was first independent, women were granted the right to vote in 1919. Under Soviet administration, women had equally the right to vote and this right was confirmed at independence, in 1990.
Women’s right to stand for election
Right to stand for election
Year in which women obtained the right to stand for election
1919
National or local
Stand for Election: National or Local
National
Restricted or unrestricted suffrage
Stand for Election : Restricted or Universal
Universal
Notes
Stand for Election: Additional Notes on right to stand for election
When Lithuania was first independent, women were granted the right to vote and stand for election in 1919. Under Soviet administration, women also had the right to vote and stand for election; these rights were confirmed at independence, in 1990.
First woman in parliament
First woman in parliament
Year in which first woman entered parliament
1920
Parliamentary bodies > Caucuses
Women
Caucus name
Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania Women’s Parliamentary Group
Date of creation
01.2005
Formal or informal
Formal
The caucus is open to male MPs
Yes
The caucus is cross-party
No
Notes
The First group was set up on 01.03.2005. Due to ideological reasons a part of members left the group after 1 year. The Second group was re-established on 22.11.2012
There are rules governing the functioning of the caucus
Yes
Issues dealt with by the caucus
- Law on Protection against Domestic Violence; protesting against Law on Life in Prenatal Phase (known as the bill pertaining to abortion ban); Organized joined conference on Best Mentoring Practices for Legislative Leaders. A Letter of concern to President and Prime Minister of the Republic of Lithuania on signing of the Istanbul Convention
The caucus has a strategic plan or plan of action
Yes
The caucus has a communication plan
No