Dominican Republic

Chamber of Deputies

Political system
Presidential system
Structure of parliament
Bicameral
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
190
Women
70
Percentage of women
36.8%

Speaker

No information available

Secretary general

Secretary General
Francisca Ivonny Mota Del Jesús (Female)

Chairs of specialized bodies

Specialized body Theme Name Sex Age
Standing Committee on Issues of Gender Equality Gender equality Brenda Mercedes Ogando Campos Female 37

Data on age at the start of the legislature

Number of members, by age (2024-08)
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 20 18 20 33 23 5 0 0 120
Female 0 1 18 10 11 16 12 2 0 0 70
Totals per age interval 0 2 38 28 31 49 35 7 0 0 190
Total <= 45: 68 Total >= 46: 122
Percentage of members, by age
Age at the last election or renewal Overall Male Female
Percentage of MPs 30 years of age or younger
1.1% 0.5% 0.5%
Percentage of MPs 40 years of age or younger
21.1% 11% 10.0%
Percentage of MPs 45 years of age or younger
35.8% 21% 15.3%

Reserved seats and quotas

There are reserved seats in parliament for certain groups
Yes
Women
40
Electoral quota for women
Yes

Notes: 25% are reserved for women to be nominated to congressional or municipal posts.

Sources:

https://www.idea.int/data-tools/data/gender-quotas-database/country?country=64

Electoral Law No. 275-97

First woman in parliament

Year of first woman in parliament
1942

First woman speaker

Year of first woman speaker
1999

Women’s suffrage

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.

There is currently no women's caucus in this chamber.

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