Burkina Faso
Transitional Legislative Assembly
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Political system
Political systems: Presidential, Parliamentary, Presidential-Parliamentary, Monarchy, Communist, Transitional.
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Transitional system
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Structure of parliament
Structure of parliament: Unicameral, bicameral
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Unicameral
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IPU membership
Current membership status
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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
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Current number of members
Number of members who currently hold seats in parliament. May be lower or higher than the statutory number of members.
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71
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Women
The number of female parliamentarians who currently hold seats in parliament.
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12
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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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16.9%
Speaker
No information available
Secretary general
- Secretary General
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Valérie Simporé Soubeiga (Female)
Chairs of specialized bodies
| Specialized body | Theme | Name | Sex | Age |
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| Committee on General, Institutional and Human Rights Affairs | Human rights | Lassina Guiti | Female | 48 |
| Commission on Gender, Social Action and Health | Gender equality | Marie Angèle Tiendrebéogo-Kalenzaga | Female | 55 |
Data on age at the start of the legislature
Number of members, by age (2022-11)
| 18 - 20 | 21 - 30 | 31 - 40 | 41 - 45 | 46 - 50 | 51 - 60 | 61 - 70 | 71 - 80 | 81 - 90 | 91 and over | Totals per gender | |
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| 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 | ||||||||||
| Age at the last election or renewal | Overall | Male | Female |
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| 5.6% | 4.2% | 1.4% | |
| 36.6% | 30% | 7.0% | |
| 46.5% | 39% | 7.0% |
Reserved seats and quotas
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There are reserved seats in parliament for certain groups
Reserved seats are a means to ensure the parliamentary representation of certain groups in society.
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Yes
Notes: Article 14, the Transitional Charter of 15 October 2022.
- Women
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2
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Electoral quota for women
Quotas to promote gender-balanced representation in parliament
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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: 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).
First woman in parliament
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Year of first woman in parliament
Year in which the first woman entered parliament
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1978
First woman speaker
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Year of first woman speaker
Date at which, for the first time in the country's parliamentary history, a woman became Presiding Officer of Parliament or of one of its Houses.
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Not applicable
Notes: No woman has occupied the function of Speaker in the country.
Women’s suffrage
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Date of independence
For countries that become independent after 1940.
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1960
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Women’s right to vote
Year in which women obtained the right to vote. More than one year may be displayed depending on the status of the right: restricted or universal and changes in status.
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1958
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Restricted or universal suffrage
Suffrage: Restricted or Universal
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Universal
Notes: Prior to independence, under French administration, women were granted the right to vote on 23 June 1956 , by a framework law (Loi-cadre Deferre). This right was confirmed at independence, in the 1958 constitution.
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Women's right to stand for election
Year in which women obtained the right to stand for election. More than one year may be displayed based on the status of the right: restricted or universal and shifts to the status.
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No information available
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Restricted or universal
Stand for Election : Restricted or Universal
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No information available
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.