Portugal

Assembly of the Republic

Political system: Parliamentary system
Structure of parliament: Unicameral
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: 230
Women: 75
Percentage of women: 32.6%

Speaker

No information available

Secretary general

No information available

Chairs of specialized bodies

Specialized body	Theme	Name	Sex	Age
Subcommittee for Equality and Non-discrimination of the Committee on Constitutional Affairs, Rights, Freedoms and Guarantees	Gender equality	Lina Lopes	Female	62

Data on age at the start of the legislature

Number of members, by age (2024-03)

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	-	-	-

Reserved seats and quotas

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

Notes: Legislated candidate quotas. Candidate lists must include a minimum of 33% women and 33% men.

Sources: Cf. Organic Law 3 of 2006 (Lei Orgânica n.º 3/2006).

First woman in parliament

Year of first woman in parliament: 1934

Notes: 1934: No details on total number of seats

First woman speaker

Year of first woman speaker: 2011

Women’s suffrage

Women’s right to vote: 1931
Restricted or universal suffrage: Restricted
Detail of restrictions: Women must have completed secondary or higher studies, while literacy was the only condition for men

Women’s right to vote: 1934
Restricted or universal suffrage: Restricted
Detail of restrictions: Literacy required

Women’s right to vote: 1976
Restricted or universal suffrage: Universal

Notes: Equality proclaimed the Constitution of 2 June 1976

Women's right to stand for election: 1931
Restricted or universal: Restricted
Detail of restrictions: Upon completion of at least secondary education. Men only had to be literate

Women's right to stand for election: 1934
Restricted or universal: Restricted
Detail of restrictions: Literacy

Women's right to stand for election: 1968
Restricted or universal: Restricted
Detail of restrictions: Equal political rights for men and women but maintained some restrictions on elections to certain local administrative bodies

Women's right to stand for election: 1976
Restricted or universal: Universal

Notes: Full equality achived with the Constitution of 1976

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.

Updated at	Current number of members
2022-03	230
2022-01	228
1991-01	230
1979-01	250
1976-01	263
1973-01	148
1961-01	130
1945-01	120

Updated at	Women
2024-03	75
2023-12	84
2022-12	83
2022-03	85
2022-01	84
2019-12	92
2019-10	89
2019-01	80
2018-12	82
2015-11	80
2014-01	72
2012-01	61
2011-12	66
2011-06	61
2010-01	63
2009-09	64
2008-01	49
2007-01	65
2005-02	49
2002-03	44
1999-01	43
1995-01	30
1991-01	20
1987-01	19
1985-01	16
1983-01	18
1979-01	17
1976-01	13
1973-01	9
1965-01	4
1961-01	3
1945-01	2

Updated at	Percentage of women
2024-03	32.6%
2023-12	36.5%
2022-12	36.1%
2022-03	37.0%
2022-01	36.8%
2019-12	40.0%
2019-10	38.7%
2019-01	34.8%
2018-12	35.7%
2015-11	34.8%
2014-01	31.3%
2012-01	26.5%
2011-12	28.7%
2011-06	26.5%
2010-01	27.4%
2009-09	27.8%
2008-01	21.3%
2007-01	28.3%
2005-02	21.3%
2002-03	19.1%
1999-01	18.7%
1995-01	13.0%
1991-01	8.7%
1987-01	7.6%
1985-01	6.4%
1983-01	7.2%
1979-01	6.8%
1976-01	4.9%
1973-01	6.1%
1965-01	3.1%
1961-01	2.3%
1945-01	1.7%