Andorra

General Council

Political system
Parliamentary system
Structure of parliament
Unicameral
IPU membership
Yes

Data on women

Information on the current and historical representation of women in the parliament. Consult the 'Elections' tab to see how women have fared in elections or renewals.

Current representation

Women's representation in the current parliament or chamber

Current number of members
28
Women
14
Percentage of women
50.0%

Speaker

No information available

Secretary general

No information available

Chairs of specialized bodies

Specialized body Theme Name Sex Age
Legislative Commission for Social Affairs and Equality Gender equality Noemí Amador Pérez Female 40
Foreign Affairs Committee Foreign affairs Berna Coma González Female 54

Data on age at the start of the legislature

Number of members, by age (2023-04)
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
Male 0 1 5 2 4 2 1 0 0 0 15
Female 0 0 4 1 3 4 1 0 0 0 13
Totals per age interval 0 1 9 3 7 6 2 0 0 0 28
Total <= 45: 13 Total >= 46: 15
Percentage of members, by age
Age at the last election or renewal Overall Male Female
Percentage of MPs 30 years of age or younger
3.6% 3.6% 0.0%
Percentage of MPs 40 years of age or younger
35.7% 21% 14.3%
Percentage of MPs 45 years of age or younger
46.4% 29% 17.9%

Reserved seats and quotas

There are reserved seats in parliament for certain groups
No
Electoral quota for women
Yes

Notes: Article 16 of Law 44/2022 stipulates: The proportion of men and women candidates running in parliamentary and local elections must be balanced, so that each gender makes up at least 40% of candidates across any list as a whole. Where there are fewer than five seats at stake, the aim should be for the proportion of men and women candidates to be as numerically balanced as possible. The rules set out above are to be applied to lists of alternate candidates.

Sources:

https://www.idea.int/data-tools/data/gender-quotas-database/country?country=6

Law 44/2022 (12 December 2022): qualified consolidated text on the electoral system and referendums (https://www.bopa.ad/bopa/035004/Pagines/CGL20230109_12_40_16.aspx).

First woman in parliament

Year of first woman in parliament
1993

Notes: 1993: Before recognition of Andorra's sovereignty in 1993; the first time a woman was elected to Parliament was in 1985.

First woman speaker

Year of first woman speaker
2019

Women’s suffrage

Date of independence
1993
Women’s right to vote
1970
Restricted or universal suffrage
Universal
Women's right to stand for election
1973
Restricted or universal
No information available

Notes: Decree adopted on 5 September and entered into force on 8 September

Women's caucus

Women's caucuses or parliamentary groups that bring together women parliamentarians to strengthen cooperation and amplify their voices. For other parliamentary bodies or committees that have a specific mandate to address gender equality matters, see the ‘Specialized body – Gender equality’ tab.

Historical data for IPU membership

Historical data for IPU membership
Year IPU membership
2020-09
List of values for 2020-09
No
2019-04
List of values for 2019-04
No
2018-06
List of values for 2018-06
No