Burkina Faso

Transitional Legislative Assembly

Political system
Transitional system
Structure of parliament
Unicameral
IPU membership
Yes
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About parliament

Basic information such as the official name of parliament and details of its structure and leadership. Also includes the current breakdown of MPs by sex and age, and provisions for quotas and reserved seats.

Parliament name
Parlement (Parliament)
Chamber name
Assemblée législative de la transition (Transitional Legislative Assembly)
Structure & status of parliament
Lower chamber
Parliamentary term (years)
-

Notes:

Transitional period

The Transitional Charter, adopted in October 2022, provided for a 21-month transitional period from October 2022 (i.e., until July 2024). The amended Transitional Charter, adopted at a national forum in May 2024, extends the transitional period by 60 months as of 2 July 2024 (i.e., until July 2029).

Transitional status
Yes

IPU membership

Affiliation periods
from 1972 to 1973
from 1979 to 1980
from 1993
IPU Geopolitical Group/s
African Group

Speaker

Official title
President of the Transitional Legislative Assembly
Speaker
Ousmane Bougouma (Male)
Date of birth: 31 Dec 1981
Term
11 Nov 2022
Additional information

Elected on 11 Nov. 2022.

Speaker terms

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Secretary general

Official title
Secretary General
Secretary General
Valérie Simporé Soubeiga (Female)
Term
24 Aug 2022
Notes

Appointed on 24 Aug. 2022.

Members

Statutory number of members
71

Notes:

Members are designated by the following persons/groups, as foreseen by the Transitional Charter promulgated in October 2022, and their credentials are validated by a commission of inquiry and deliberation.

• Head of State: 20

• Prominent regional stakeholders (one person per region): 13

• Political parties: 12

• Security and defence forces: 16

• Civil society organizations: 10

Principal mode of designation of members
Other
Other members
71
Current number of members
71
Men
58
Women
13
Percentage of women
18.3%
Statutory number of members per country
71
Population (in thousands)
23,026
Inhabitants per parliamentarian
324,310

Age

Data on the age of parliamentarians is collected at the start of the legislature, following the most recent elections. This data is not updated during the legislature, except when parliament notifies the IPU of a change in the youngest or oldest member.

Average age of all members
46.0
(2022-11)
Youngest member
Séphorah Anita Soumai Traoré (Female)
Youngest member (years)
25
Oldest member
Boureima Traoré (Male)
Oldest member (years)
72
Number of members, by age (2022-11)
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 3 18 7 9 15 6 1 0 0 59
Female 0 1 4 0 1 5 1 0 0 0 12
Totals per age interval 0 4 22 7 10 20 7 1 0 0 71
Total <= 45: 33 Total >= 46: 38
Percentage of members, by age
Age at the last election or renewal Overall Male Female
Percentage of MPs 30 years of age or younger
5.6% 4.2% 1.4%
Percentage of MPs 40 years of age or younger
36.6% 30% 7.0%
Percentage of MPs 45 years of age or younger
46.5% 39% 7.0%

Reserved seats and quotas

There are reserved seats in parliament for certain groups
Yes

Notes: Article 14, the Transitional Charter of 15 October 2022.

Women
2
Youth
2
Persons with disabilities
2
Electoral quota for women
Yes

Notes:

The law regarding quotas and procedures for the positioning of candidates (LOI N°003-2020/AN du 22 janvier 2020) aims to ensure a minimum of 30% of candidates of both sexes in the list of candidates of every political party, coalition, or independent group competing in an electoral constituency.

In legislative and municipal lists of candidates, the sex of candidates must alternate at least for the first two thirds of all candidates. Female and male candidates and alternates must alternate in their respective lists of candidates and lists of alternates. The head of a list of candidates and a list of alternates cannot be of the same sex.

Political parties, group of political parties, or group of independents that comply with these provisions benefit from a 20% increase in public funding for electoral campaigning.

Sources:

https://www.idea.int/data-tools/data/gender-quotas-database/country?country=36

Articles 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 10 of the Law establishing quotas and procedures for the positioning of candidates in legislative and municipal elections in Burkina Faso (LOI N°003-2020/AN portant fixation de quota et modalités de positionnement des candidates et candidats aux élections législatives et municipales au Burkina Faso).

Youth quota
No

Links to additional information

Parliamentary website
List of members
No information available
Rules of procedure/Standing Orders
No information available
Constitution
No information available

Historical data for IPU membership

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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