Algeria
National People's Assembly
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Political system
Political systems: Presidential, Parliamentary, Presidential-Parliamentary, Monarchy, Communist, Transitional.
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Presidential-Parliamentary
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Structure of parliament
Structure of parliament: Unicameral, bicameral
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Bicameral
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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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407
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Women
The number of female parliamentarians who currently hold seats in parliament.
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32
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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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7.9%
Speaker
No information available
Secretary general
No information available
Data on age at the start of the legislature
Number of members, by age (2021-07)
| 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 | 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 | ||||||||||
| Age at the last election or renewal | Overall | Male | Female |
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| 3.7% | 2.7% | 1.0% | |
| 30.7% | 27% | 3.4% | |
| 46.4% | 41% | 5.4% |
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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No
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Electoral quota for women
Quotas to promote gender-balanced representation in parliament
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Yes
Notes:
Legislated candidate quotas. 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.*
In order 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:
*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)
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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1962
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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1962
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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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1944
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Restricted or universal suffrage
Suffrage: Restricted or Universal
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Restricted
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Detail of restrictions
Suffrage: Restrictions detail
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No Muslim women
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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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Restricted
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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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1962
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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 who were christian and french citizens living in Algeria were granted the right to vote in 1944. The french framework law (Loi-Cadre Deferre) of 1956 extended the right to vote to Muslim women; it was imposed by de Gaulle through ordonnance in july 1958. This right was confirmed at independence.
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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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1944
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Restricted or universal
Stand for Election : Restricted or Universal
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Restricted
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Detail of restrictions
Stand for Election: Restrictions detail
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No Muslim women
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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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1962
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Restricted or universal
Stand for Election : Restricted or Universal
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No information available
Notes: Prior to independence, under French administration, women who were christian and french citizens living in Algeria were granted the right to vote and stand for election in 1944. The french framework law (Loi-Cadre Deferre) of 1956 extended the right to vote to Muslim women; it was imposed by de Gaulle through ordonnance in july 1958. These rights were confirmed at independence.
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.