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Croatian Parliament

Political system

Political systems: Presidential, Parliamentary, Presidential-Parliamentary, Monarchy, Communist, Transitional.

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Parliamentary system

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Structure of parliament

Structure of parliament: Unicameral, bicameral

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Unicameral

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IPU membership

Current membership status

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Yes

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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
Hrvatski Sabor (Croatian Parliament)
Chamber name
Hrvatski Sabor (Croatian Parliament)

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Structure & status of parliament

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

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Lower chamber
Parliamentary term (years)

Length of the parliamentary term in years

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4

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IPU membership

Affiliation periods
from 1992
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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Twelve Plus Group

Speaker

Official title

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

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Speaker of the Croatian Parliament
Speaker
Gordan Jandroković (Male)
Date of birth: 02 Aug 1967
Term

Start (and end) of the term of the Speaker

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05 May 2017
Additional information

Elected on 5 May 2017, re-elected on 22 July 2020, and on 16 May 2024.

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
Secretary General
Davor Orlovic (Male)
Term

Start (and end) of the term of the Secretary general

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14 Oct 2016
Notes

Additional information about the Secretary General, in particular regarding their term.

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Appointed on 14 Oct. 2016.

Members

Statutory number of members

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

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151

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Principal mode of designation of members
Directly elected

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Directly elected members

Directly elected by citizens.

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151
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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150

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Men

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

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101

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Women

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

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49

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Percentage of women

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

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32.7%

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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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151
Population (in thousands)

Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects.

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3,896

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Inhabitants per parliamentarian

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

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25,801

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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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Youngest member
Armin Hođić (Male)

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Youngest member (years)

Age is calculated at the time the member was elected/appointed to a new legislature. Data is not updated during the legislature unless the member is no longer a member.

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28

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Oldest member
Veselko Grabričević (Male)

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Oldest member (years)

Age is calculated at the time the member was elected/appointed to a new legislature. Data is not updated during the legislature unless the member is no longer a member.

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75

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Number of members, by age (2024-05)

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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 15 16 16 36 10 4 0 0 100
Female 0 0 11 11 12 11 4 2 0 0 51
Totals per age interval 0 3 26 27 28 47 14 6 0 0 151
Total <= 45: 56 Total >= 46: 95
Percentage of members, by age
Age at the last election or renewal Overall Male Female
Percentage of MPs 30 years of age or younger

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 2.0% 2.0% 0.0%
Percentage of MPs 40 years of age or younger

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 19.2% 12% 7.3%
Percentage of MPs 45 years of age or younger

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 37.1% 23% 14.6%
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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151
(2024-05)

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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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Yes

Notes:

Eight seats are reserved for the following ethnic minorities:

- Serbian minority: three seats

- Czech and Slovak minorities: one seat

- Italian minority: one seat

- Hungarian minority: one seat

- Austrian, Bulgarian, German, Polish, Roma, Romanian, Ruthenian, Russian, Turkish, Ukrainian, Vallachian and Jewish minorities: one seat

- Albanian, Bosnian, Montenegro, Macedonian and Slovenian minorities: one seat

Constitutional Law on the Right of National Minorities (of December 2002), art. 19

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Minorities
8
Electoral quota for women

Quotas to promote gender-balanced representation in parliament

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Yes

Notes: Legislated Candidate Quotas. Lists shall observe the principle of gender equality and seek to achieve the balance in terms of the representation of women and men.

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https://www.idea.int/data-tools/data/gender-quotas-database/country?country=56

The Act on Gender Equality, 2008, Article 12 and 15 (1).

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Youth quota

Quotas to promote the representation of youth in parliament.

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No

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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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List of members

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

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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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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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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

Historical data for Chamber name

Historical data for Chamber name
Updated at Chamber name
1992-08 Hrvatski Sabor (Croatian Parliament)
- Croatian Parliament

Historical data for Current number of members

Historical data for Current number of members
Updated at Current number of members
2025-12 150
2011-12 151
2007-11 153
2003-11 152
2000-01 151
1999-01 67
1995-10 127
1992-08 138

Historical data for Men

Historical data for Men
Updated at Men
2024-04 101
2023-12 100
2021-12 103
2020-09 104
2020-07 106
2019-12 122
2018-12 120

Historical data for Women

Historical data for Women
Updated at Women
2025-12 49
2024-04 50
2023-12 51
2021-12 48
2020-09 47
2020-07 45
2019-12 29
2018-12 31
2017-02 28
2016-12 30
2016-09 19
2015-11 23
2014-12 39
2013-01 36
2012-01 32
2009-01 36
2007-11 32
2003-11 27
2000-01 31
1995-10 10
1992-08 8

Historical data for Percentage of women

Historical data for Percentage of women
Updated at Percentage of women
2025-12 32.7%
2024-04 33.1%
2023-12 33.8%
2021-12 31.8%
2020-09 31.1%
2020-07 29.8%
2019-12 19.2%
2018-12 20.5%
2017-02 18.5%
2016-12 19.9%
2016-09 12.6%
2015-11 15.2%
2014-12 25.8%
2013-01 23.8%
2012-01 21.2%
2011-12 23.8%
2009-01 23.5%
2007-11 20.9%
2003-11 17.8%
2000-01 20.5%
1999-01 14.9%
1995-10 7.9%
1992-08 5.8%

Historical data for Population (in thousands)

Historical data for Population (in thousands)
Updated at Population (in thousands)
2023-01 3,896
2022-01 3,907
2021-01 3,925
2015-01 4,236
2014-01 4,258
2013-01 4,278
2012-01 4,297
2011-01 4,313
2010-01 4,328
2009-01 4,341
2008-01 4,352
2007-01 4,362
2006-01 4,371
2005-01 4,378
2004-01 4,384
2003-01 4,389
2002-01 4,396
2001-01 4,408
2000-01 4,428
1999-01 4,456
1998-01 4,492
1997-01 4,532
1996-01 4,575
1995-01 4,617
1994-01 4,658
1993-01 4,698
1992-01 4,733
1991-01 4,760
1990-01 4,776
1989-01 4,781
1988-01 4,774
1987-01 4,758
1986-01 4,738
1985-01 4,716
1984-01 4,693
1983-01 4,670
1982-01 4,645
1981-01 4,621
1980-01 4,598
1979-01 4,576
1978-01 4,555
1977-01 4,536
1976-01 4,518
1975-01 4,501
1974-01 4,485
1973-01 4,469
1972-01 4,454
1971-01 4,439
1970-01 4,423
1969-01 4,407
1968-01 4,389
1967-01 4,371
1966-01 4,351
1965-01 4,329
1964-01 4,305
1963-01 4,279
1962-01 4,251
1961-01 4,223
1960-01 4,193
1959-01 4,162
1958-01 4,130
1957-01 4,098
1956-01 4,065
1955-01 4,030
1954-01 3,995
1953-01 3,959
1952-01 3,923
1951-01 3,886
1945-01 3,850

Historical data for Inhabitants per parliamentarian

Historical data for Inhabitants per parliamentarian
Updated at Inhabitants per parliamentarian
2023-01 25,801
2022-01 25,874
2021-01 25,993
2015-01 28,053
2014-01 28,199
2013-01 28,331
2012-01 28,457
2011-01 28,563
2010-01 28,662
2009-01 28,748
2008-01 28,821
2007-01 28,887
2006-01 28,947
2005-01 28,993

Historical data for Average age of all members

Historical data for Average age of all members
Updated at Average age of all members
2015-12 No information available
2011-12 51.6

Historical data for Members for whom data is available

Historical data for Members for whom data is available
Updated at Members for whom data is available
2024-05 151
2020-07 151
2016-10 151
2015-12 No information available
- 151
Youngest member
Armin Hođić (Male)
Youngest member (years)

Age is calculated at the time the member was elected/appointed to a new legislature. Data is not updated during the legislature unless the member is no longer a member.

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28
Youngest member
Nikolina Baradić (Female)
Youngest member (years)

Age is calculated at the time the member was elected/appointed to a new legislature. Data is not updated during the legislature unless the member is no longer a member.

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29

Historical data for Youngest member

Historical data for Youngest member
Updated at Youngest member
2024-05
Youngest member
Armin Hođić (Male)
Youngest member (years)

Age is calculated at the time the member was elected/appointed to a new legislature. Data is not updated during the legislature unless the member is no longer a member.

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28
2020-07
Youngest member
Nikolina Baradić (Female)
Youngest member (years)

Age is calculated at the time the member was elected/appointed to a new legislature. Data is not updated during the legislature unless the member is no longer a member.

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29
Oldest member
Veselko Grabričević (Male)
Oldest member (years)

Age is calculated at the time the member was elected/appointed to a new legislature. Data is not updated during the legislature unless the member is no longer a member.

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75
Oldest member
Miroslav Tuđman (Male)
Oldest member (years)

Age is calculated at the time the member was elected/appointed to a new legislature. Data is not updated during the legislature unless the member is no longer a member.

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74

Historical data for Oldest member

Historical data for Oldest member
Updated at Oldest member
2024-05
Oldest member
Veselko Grabričević (Male)
Oldest member (years)

Age is calculated at the time the member was elected/appointed to a new legislature. Data is not updated during the legislature unless the member is no longer a member.

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75
2020-07
Oldest member
Miroslav Tuđman (Male)
Oldest member (years)

Age is calculated at the time the member was elected/appointed to a new legislature. Data is not updated during the legislature unless the member is no longer a member.

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74
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 15 16 16 36 10 4 0 0 100
Female 0 0 11 11 12 11 4 2 0 0 51
Totals per age interval 0 3 26 27 28 47 14 6 0 0 151
Total <= 45: 56 Total >= 46: 95
Percentage of members, by age
Age at the last election or renewal Overall Male Female
Percentage of MPs 30 years of age or younger

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 2.0% 2.0% 0.0%
Percentage of MPs 40 years of age or younger

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 19.2% 12% 7.3%
Percentage of MPs 45 years of age or younger

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 37.1% 23% 14.6%
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 22 14 19 34 13 2 0 0 104
Female 0 1 11 12 8 10 5 0 0 0 47
Totals per age interval 0 1 33 26 27 44 18 2 0 0 151
Total <= 45: 60 Total >= 46: 91
Percentage of members, by age
Age at the last election or renewal Overall Male Female
Percentage of MPs 30 years of age or younger

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 0.7% 0.0% 0.7%
Percentage of MPs 40 years of age or younger

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 22.5% 15% 7.9%
Percentage of MPs 45 years of age or younger

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 39.7% 24% 15.9%
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 21 27 23 35 11 2 0 0 122
Female 0 1 8 5 3 11 1 0 0 0 29
Totals per age interval 0 4 29 32 26 46 12 2 0 0 151
Total <= 45: 65 Total >= 46: 86
Percentage of members, by age
Age at the last election or renewal Overall Male Female
Percentage of MPs 30 years of age or younger

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 2.6% 2.0% 0.7%
Percentage of MPs 40 years of age or younger

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 21.9% 16% 6.0%
Percentage of MPs 45 years of age or younger

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 43.0% 34% 9.3%
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 1 12 17 14 51 19 1 0 0 115
Female 0 0 9 3 5 14 5 0 0 0 36
Totals per age interval 0 1 21 20 19 65 24 1 0 0 151
Total <= 45: 42 Total >= 46: 109
Percentage of members, by age
Age at the last election or renewal Overall Male Female
Percentage of MPs 30 years of age or younger

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 0.7% 0.7% 0.0%
Percentage of MPs 40 years of age or younger

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 14.6% 9% 6.0%
Percentage of MPs 45 years of age or younger

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 27.8% 20% 7.9%

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Historical data for Breakdown of members by age and sex
Updated at Breakdown of members by age and sex
2024-05
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 15 16 16 36 10 4 0 0 100
Female 0 0 11 11 12 11 4 2 0 0 51
Totals per age interval 0 3 26 27 28 47 14 6 0 0 151
Total <= 45: 56 Total >= 46: 95
Percentage of members, by age
Age at the last election or renewal Overall Male Female
Percentage of MPs 30 years of age or younger

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 2.0% 2.0% 0.0%
Percentage of MPs 40 years of age or younger

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 19.2% 12% 7.3%
Percentage of MPs 45 years of age or younger

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 37.1% 23% 14.6%
2020-07
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 22 14 19 34 13 2 0 0 104
Female 0 1 11 12 8 10 5 0 0 0 47
Totals per age interval 0 1 33 26 27 44 18 2 0 0 151
Total <= 45: 60 Total >= 46: 91
Percentage of members, by age
Age at the last election or renewal Overall Male Female
Percentage of MPs 30 years of age or younger

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 0.7% 0.0% 0.7%
Percentage of MPs 40 years of age or younger

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 22.5% 15% 7.9%
Percentage of MPs 45 years of age or younger

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 39.7% 24% 15.9%
2016-10
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 21 27 23 35 11 2 0 0 122
Female 0 1 8 5 3 11 1 0 0 0 29
Totals per age interval 0 4 29 32 26 46 12 2 0 0 151
Total <= 45: 65 Total >= 46: 86
Percentage of members, by age
Age at the last election or renewal Overall Male Female
Percentage of MPs 30 years of age or younger

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 2.6% 2.0% 0.7%
Percentage of MPs 40 years of age or younger

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 21.9% 16% 6.0%
Percentage of MPs 45 years of age or younger

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 43.0% 34% 9.3%
2015-12 No information available
2011-12
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 1 12 17 14 51 19 1 0 0 115
Female 0 0 9 3 5 14 5 0 0 0 36
Totals per age interval 0 1 21 20 19 65 24 1 0 0 151
Total <= 45: 42 Total >= 46: 109
Percentage of members, by age
Age at the last election or renewal Overall Male Female
Percentage of MPs 30 years of age or younger

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 0.7% 0.7% 0.0%
Percentage of MPs 40 years of age or younger

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 14.6% 9% 6.0%
Percentage of MPs 45 years of age or younger

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 27.8% 20% 7.9%

Historical data for Percentage of MPs 30 years of age or younger

Historical data for Percentage of MPs 30 years of age or younger
Updated at Percentage of MPs 30 years of age or younger
2024-05 2.0%
2020-07 0.7%
2016-10 2.6%
2015-12 No information available
2011-12 0.7%

Historical data for Other groups

Historical data for Other groups
Updated at Other groups
2013-01 No information available