Ecuador
National Assembly
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Political system
Political systems: Presidential, Parliamentary, Presidential-Parliamentary, Monarchy, Communist, Transitional.
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Presidential 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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137
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Women
The number of female parliamentarians who currently hold seats in parliament.
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59
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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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43.1%
Speaker
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Secretary general
No information available
Chairs of specialized bodies
| Specialized body | Theme | Name | Sex | Age |
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| Finance Committee | Finance | Nathaly Estefania Farinango Delgado | Female | 24 |
| Occasional Commission for the Treatment of the Comprehensive Organic Law Project to Prevent and Eradicate Violence against Women | Gender equality | Monica Rocío Alemán Marble | Female | 43 |
| Defence Committee | Defence | Inés Margarita Alarcón Bueno | Female | - |
| Commission of Constitutional Guarantees, Human Rights, Collective Rights and Interculturality | Human rights | Janeth Paola Cabezas Castillo | Female | 45 |
Data on age at the start of the legislature
Number of members, by age (2021-05 - 2023-07)
| 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 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 23 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 83 |
| Female | 0 | 4 | 23 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 |
| Totals per age interval | 0 | 7 | 39 | 28 | 20 | 29 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 137 |
| Total <= 45: 74 | Total >= 46: 63 | ||||||||||
| Age at the last election or renewal | Overall | Male | Female |
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| 5.1% | 2.2% | 2.9% | |
| 33.6% | 14% | 19.7% | |
| 54.0% | 25% | 29.2% |
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. For the elections through the system of proportional representation, the names of men and women candidates shall alternate. Candidate lists for elections to the National Assembly, the Andean and Latin American Parliament, the regional councils, as well as the district, municipal and rural councils, shall be formed with an equal number sequence (woman–man or man–woman) to complete the total number of principal and alternative candidates.
Sources: Constitution, art. 116; Electoral Law 2009, art. 99 (1) and 160.
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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1960
Notes: 1960: One woman parliamentarian wasl elected as substitute member in 1956. As such she sat only occasionally;
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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2013
Women’s suffrage
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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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1929
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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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1967
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Restricted or universal suffrage
Suffrage: Restricted or Universal
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Universal
Notes: In 1967 it became compulsory for both sexes.
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.