Gabon

Transitional National Assembly Transitional Senate

Transitional National Assembly

Political system: Transitional system
Structure of parliament: Bicameral
IPU membership: Yes

Data on youth

Data on youth representation and age of parliamentarians, as well as mechanisms and structures that encourage or enhance the participation of young people in national parliaments.

Eligibility and voting

Minimum age of eligibility: -

Notes: No minimum age is specified in the Transitional Charter published in September 2023.
Minimum age for voting in parliamentary elections: 18
Members of this parliament/chamber are not directly elected.: Yes

Reserved seats and quotas

Youth quota: Yes

Notes: Under the 2025 Electoral Code, at least 20% of candidates for the National Assembly, local councils, and boards must be young people. This requirement applies to all political parties and independent candidate lists. For Senate elections, the quota applies only to women. While Law No. 009/2016 defined a young person as aged 18 to 40, the 2025 Code aligns with the African Youth Charter, defining youth as 35 or younger.

Sources:
2025 Organic law on the electoral code in the Gabonese Republic, art. 83

Law No. 009/2016 of September 2016 establishing quotas for access by women and young people to political elections and that of women to senior government positions
There are reserved seats in parliament for certain groups: No

Representation at the start of the current legislature

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.

Representation in Parliament

Number of members, by age

Breakdown of members by age and gender
	18 - 20	46 - 50
Male	No information available
Female	No information available
	Total <= 45: -	Total >= 46: -

Percentage of members, by age
Age at the last election or renewal	Overall	Male	Female
Percentage of MPs 30 years of age or younger	-	-	-
Percentage of MPs 40 years of age or younger	-	-	-
Percentage of MPs 45 years of age or younger	-	-	-

Historical data for Political system
Updated at	Political system
2023-10	Transitional system
2005-01	Presidential-Parliamentary

Historical data for Political system

Updated at

Political system

2023-10

Transitional system

2005-01

Presidential-Parliamentary

Historical data for Minimum age of eligibility
Updated at	Minimum age of eligibility	Notes
2023-12	No information available	No minimum age is specified in the Transitional Charter published in September 2023.
2023-10	No information available
2023-04	18
-	21

Historical data for Minimum age of eligibility

Updated at

Minimum age of eligibility

Notes

2023-12

No information available

No minimum age is specified in the Transitional Charter published in September 2023.

2023-10

No information available

2023-04

Historical data for Youth quota
Updated at	Youth quota	Notes	Sources
2025-01	Yes	Under the 2025 Electoral Code, at least 20% of candidates for the National Assembly, local councils, and boards must be young people. This requirement applies to all political parties and independent candidate lists. For Senate elections, the quota applies only to women. While Law No. 009/2016 defined a young person as aged 18 to 40, the 2025 Code aligns with the African Youth Charter, defining youth as 35 or younger.	2025 Organic law on the electoral code in the Gabonese Republic, art. 83 Law No. 009/2016 of September 2016 establishing quotas for access by women and young people to political elections and that of women to senior government positions
2016-09	Yes	At least 20% of candidates in political elections must be young people, defined as individuals of either sex aged between 18 and 40 years inclusive. This quota applies to titular candidacies and to the nomination of candidates for positions in the offices of the National Assembly, the Senate, local councils, and parliamentary committees, whether presented by a single political party or a coalition. Non-compliance may result in suspension from the election or a reduction of up to 50% in public campaign funding.	Law No. 009/2016 of September 2016 establishing quotas for access by women and young people to political elections and that of women to senior government positions
2013-01	No

Historical data for Youth quota

Updated at

Youth quota

Notes

Sources

2025-01

Yes

Under the 2025 Electoral Code, at least 20% of candidates for the National Assembly, local councils, and boards must be young people. This requirement applies to all political parties and independent candidate lists. For Senate elections, the quota applies only to women. While Law No. 009/2016 defined a young person as aged 18 to 40, the 2025 Code aligns with the African Youth Charter, defining youth as 35 or younger.

2025 Organic law on the electoral code in the Gabonese Republic, art. 83

Law No. 009/2016 of September 2016 establishing quotas for access by women and young people to political elections and that of women to senior government positions

2016-09

Yes

At least 20% of candidates in political elections must be young people, defined as individuals of either sex aged between 18 and 40 years inclusive. This quota applies to titular candidacies and to the nomination of candidates for positions in the offices of the National Assembly, the Senate, local councils, and parliamentary committees, whether presented by a single political party or a coalition. Non-compliance may result in suspension from the election or a reduction of up to 50% in public campaign funding.

Law No. 009/2016 of September 2016 establishing quotas for access by women and young people to political elections and that of women to senior government positions

2013-01

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	0	5	15	17	34	28	6	0	0	105
Female	0	0	1	1	6	6	0	0	0	0	14
Totals per age interval	0	0	6	16	23	40	28	6	0	0	119
	Total <= 45: 22	Total >= 46: 97

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

105

Female

Totals per age interval

119

Total <= 45: 22

Total >= 46: 97

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	0	9	9	21	38	23	2	0	0	102
Female	0	0	1	0	5	6	2	0	0	0	14
Totals per age interval	0	0	10	9	26	44	25	2	0	0	116
	Total <= 45: 19	Total >= 46: 97

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

102

Female

Totals per age interval

116

Total <= 45: 19

Total >= 46: 97

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

105

Female

Totals per age interval

119

Total <= 45: 22

Total >= 46: 97

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

102

Female

Totals per age interval

116

Total <= 45: 19

Total >= 46: 97

Gabon

Transitional National Assembly

Data on youth

Eligibility and voting

Reserved seats and quotas

Representation at the start of the current legislature

Representation in Parliament

Number of members, by age

Historical data for IPU membership

Historical data for Political system

Historical data for Minimum age of eligibility

Historical data for Youth quota

Historical data for Breakdown of members by age and sex

Gabon

Transitional National Assembly

Data on youth

Eligibility and voting

Reserved seats and quotas

Representation at the start of the current legislature

Representation in Parliament

Number of members, by age See historical data for this field

Historical data for IPU membership

Historical data for Political system

Historical data for Minimum age of eligibility

Historical data for Youth quota

Historical data for Breakdown of members by age and sex

Number of members, by age