Togo

About parliament

Basic information such as the official name of parliament and details of its structure and leadership. Also includes the current breakdown of MPs by sex and age, and provisions for quotas and reserved seats.

Parliament name

Parliament

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Chamber name

Sénat (Senate)

Structure & status of parliament

This field is to indicate lower/upper in the back end.

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Upper chamber

Parliamentary term (years)

Length of the parliamentary term in years

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6

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IPU membership

Affiliation periods

from 1981

IPU Geopolitical Group/s

IPU Geopolitical Groups: African Group, Arab Group, Asia-Pacific Group, Eurasia Group, Group of Latin America and the Caribbean (GRULAC), Twelve Plus Group.

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African Group

Speaker

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Official title

The Speaker may for example be known as the Presiding Officer, President, Chairman/Chairperson, etc.

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President of the Senate

Speaker

Barry Moussa Barqué (Male)

Term

Start (and end) of the term of the Speaker

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02 Apr 2025

Additional information

Elected on 2 April 2025.

Speaker terms

No information available

Secretary general

Official title

This post is most commonly called Secretary General or Clerk. It may also be called Secretary, Head/Chief of the Secretariat, Director General, etc.

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Secretary General

The post of Secretary General is currently vacant

Yes

Members

Statutory number of members

Statutory number of members, as defined in the constitution or other fundamental law.

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61

Notes:

- Two thirds of senators (41) are indirectly elected by representatives of local authorities (regional and municipal councillors)
- One third (20) are appointed by the President of the Council

Former Presidents of the Republic and former Presidents of the Council are senators by right and for life, unless they waive their right to be so. They cannot be members of the Senate bureau.

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Principal mode of designation of members

Indirectly elected

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Directly elected members

Directly elected by citizens.

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41

Appointed members

Appointed, for example, by the Head of State.

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20

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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61

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Men

The number of male parliamentarians who currently hold seats in parliament.

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46

Women

The number of female parliamentarians who currently hold seats in parliament.

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15

Percentage of women

Calculated by dividing the current number of women by the current number of members.

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24.6%

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Statutory number of members per country

As defined in the constitution or other fundamental laws. Combines the number of parliamentarians in both chambers in bicameral parliaments.

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174

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Population (in thousands)

Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects.

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9,304

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Inhabitants per parliamentarian

Calculated by dividing the population by the statutory number of parliamentarians.

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102,242

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Age

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.

Average age of all members

Average age of members, for which data is available, at the time of the last election or renewal.

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No information available

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Number of members, by age

Members for whom data is available

Number of members, at the start of the legislature, for whom age data is available

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No information available

Reserved seats and quotas

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 information available

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Electoral quota for women

Quotas to promote gender-balanced representation in parliament

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No information available

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Youth quota

Quotas to promote the representation of youth in parliament.

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No information available

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Links to additional information

Parliamentary website

Link(s) to parliamentary web site in English, French and/or local languages.

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No information available

List of members

Link(s) to list of members on the parliamentary web site.

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No information available

Rules of procedure/Standing Orders

Link(s) to Rules of procedure on the parliamentary web site in English, French and/or local language.

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No information available

Constitution

Official links to the Constitution in English, French and/or original language is provided. Links to unofficial translations where no other source is available.

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https://assemblee-nationale.tg/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/TOGO-Constitution-du-6-mai-2024-1.pdf