Algeria

National People's Assembly

Political system
Presidential-Parliamentary
Structure of parliament
Bicameral
IPU membership
Yes

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
Barlaman (Parliament)
Chamber name
Al-Majlis Al-Chaabi Al-Watani (National People's Assembly)
Structure & status of parliament
Lower chamber
Parliamentary term (years)
5

IPU membership

Affiliation periods
from 1977 to 1990
from 1993
IPU Geopolitical Group/s
African Group
Arab group

Notes: Geopolitical group affiliation in case of elections: African Group

Speaker

Official title
President of the National People's Assembly
Speaker
Brahim Boughali (Male)
Date of birth: 03 Mar 1963
Term
08 Jul 2021
Additional information

Elected on 8 July 2021.

Speaker terms

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Secretary general

Official title
Secretary General
Secretary General
Djalal Salim (Male)
Term
07 Oct 2023
Notes

Appointed on 7 Oct. 2023.

Members

Statutory number of members
407

Notes:

In accordance with Article 122 of the constitutional amendments adopted following a referendum in November 2020, the parliamentary mandate will be limited to a maximum of two terms, consecutive or separate. This limit takes into account all terms served or being served by members elected to the National People's Assembly before the 2020 constitutional amendments.

Eight seats are reserved for Algerians residing abroad.

Principal mode of designation of members
Directly elected
Directly elected members
407
Current number of members
407
Men
375
Women
32
Percentage of women
7.9%
Statutory number of members per country 
581
Population (in thousands)
46,164
Inhabitants per parliamentarian
79,456

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
46.7
(2021-07)
Youngest member
Abdel Moumene Bechlaghem (Male)
Youngest member (years)
25
Oldest member
Abdelwahab Ait Menguellet (Male)
Oldest member (years)
74
Number of members, by age (2021-07)
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 11 100 56 65 116 23 4 0 0 375
Female 0 4 10 8 4 5 1 0 0 0 32
Totals per age interval 0 15 110 64 69 121 24 4 0 0 407
Total <= 45: 189 Total >= 46: 218
Percentage of members, by age
Age at the last election or renewal Overall Male Female
Percentage of MPs 30 years of age or younger
3.7% 2.7% 1.0%
Percentage of MPs 40 years of age or younger
30.7% 27% 3.4%
Percentage of MPs 45 years of age or younger
46.4% 41% 5.4%

Reserved seats and quotas

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

Notes:

Legislated quota. The law prescribes the following quotas in relation to the magnitude of the electoral constituencies: 20% for the constituencies with 4 seats; 30% for those with 5 or more seats; 35% for those with 14 or more seats; 40% for those with 32 or more seats; and 50% for the constituencies abroad.*

To be accepted, the list of candidates must take gender parity into account, at least half (1/2) of the list must be reserved for candidates under the age of forty (40) years old, and at least one-third (1/3) of candidates must be educated to university level.**

Sources:

https://www.idea.int/data-tools/data/gender-quotas-database/country?country=4

*C.f. Article 2 of the 2012 Law for the Representation of Women.

**Article 191 of Ordonnance No. 21-01 dated 10 March 2021 establishing an organic law on the electoral system (https://www.joradp.dz/FTP/jo-msmms/F2021017.pdf, http://www.droit-afrique.com/uploads/Algerie-Code-2021-electoral.pdf).

Youth quota
Yes

Notes: To be accepted, the list of candidates must take gender parity into account, at least half (1/2) of the list must be reserved for candidates under the age of forty (40) years old, and at least one-third (1/3) of candidates must be educated to university level.

Sources: Article 191 of Ordonnance No. 21-01 dated 10 March 2021 establishing an organic law on the electoral system (https://www.joradp.dz/FTP/jo-msmms/F2021017.pdf, http://www.droit-afrique.com/uploads/Algerie-Code-2021-electoral.pdf).

Links to additional information

Parliamentary website
List of members
Rules of procedure/Standing Orders
Constitution

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