Morocco

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House of Representatives

Political system: Monarchy
Structure of parliament: Bicameral
IPU membership: 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

Current number of members: 395
Women: 96
Percentage of women: 24.3%

Speaker

No information available

Secretary general

No information available

Chairs of specialized bodies

Specialized body	Theme	Name	Sex	Age
Thematic working group on equality and parity	Gender equality	Fatima Al-Zahra Nazih	Female	-
Foreign Affairs and Defence Committee	Foreign affairs, Defence	Nadia Bouaida	Female	-

Data on age at the start of the legislature

Number of members, by age (2021-10)

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	3	26	29	57	106	63	14	2	0	300
Female	0	15	25	14	11	23	7	0	0	0	95
Totals per age interval	0	18	51	43	68	129	70	14	2	0	395
	Total <= 45: 112				Total >= 46: 283

Percentage of members, by age
Age at the last election or renewal	Overall	Male	Female
Percentage of MPs 30 years of age or younger	4.6%	0.8%	3.8%
Percentage of MPs 40 years of age or younger	17.5%	7%	10.1%
Percentage of MPs 45 years of age or younger	28.4%	15%	13.7%

Reserved seats and quotas

There are reserved seats in parliament for certain groups: Yes
Women: 60
Electoral quota for women: Yes

Notes: Moroccan legislation encourages women and young people to run for legislative office by establishing national lists for 90 of the 395 seats in the Assembly of Representatives (with a national list of women candidates for 60 seats and a list of young candidates for 30 seats).

Sources: Organic Law 27-11 with respect to the Assembly of Representatives, Promulgated by Dahir 1-11-165 of 14 October 2011.

First woman in parliament

Year of first woman in parliament: 1993

First woman speaker

Year of first woman speaker: Not applicable

Notes: No woman has occupied the function of Speaker in the country.

Women’s suffrage

Date of independence: 1956

Women’s right to vote: 1959
Restricted or universal suffrage: Universal

Notes: The right to vote was granted for both the local and national levels on 1 September 1959. This right was first exercised on 18 June 1963.

Women's right to stand for election: 1959
Restricted or universal: Universal