Saint Kitts and Nevis

National Assembly

Political system
Parliamentary system
Structure of parliament
Unicameral
IPU membership
No

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
16
Women
5
Percentage of women
31.3%

Speaker

Speaker
Lanein Blanchette (Female)
Date of birth: 08 Dec 1986
Additional information

Elected on 25 Oct. 2022.

Secretary general

Secretary General
Trevlyn Stapleton (Female)

Data on age at the start of the legislature

Number of members, by age (2022-10)
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 3 0 3 3 1 0 0 0 10
Female 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
Totals per age interval 0 0 5 1 3 3 1 0 0 0 13
Total <= 45: 6 Total >= 46: 7
Percentage of members, by age
Age at the last election or renewal Overall Male Female
Percentage of MPs 30 years of age or younger
0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Percentage of MPs 40 years of age or younger
38.5% 23% 15.4%
Percentage of MPs 45 years of age or younger
46.2% 23% 23.1%

Reserved seats and quotas

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

First woman in parliament

Year of first woman in parliament
1984

First woman speaker

Year of first woman speaker
2004

Women’s suffrage

Date of independence
1983
Women’s right to vote
1983
Restricted or universal suffrage
Universal

Notes: Prior to independence, under British administration, women were granted the right to vote on 19 September, 1951. This right was confirmed at independence.

Women's right to stand for election
1983
Restricted or universal
Universal

Notes: Prior to independence, under British administration, women were granted the right to vote and stand for election on 19 September, 1951. 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.

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