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Libya

House of Representatives

Political system

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

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Transitional 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.

Chamber name
Majlis Al-Nuwaab (House of Representatives)

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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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-

Notes: Transitional period

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Transitional status

Parliament is in a transitional status, pending the establishment of a new full-fledged parliament.

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Yes

IPU membership

Affiliation periods
from 1958 to 1969
from 1989
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
Arab group

Notes: Geopolitical group affiliation in case of elections: Arab group

Speaker

Official title

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

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President of the House of Representatives
Speaker
Aguila Salah Issa (Male)
Date of birth: 1944
Term

Start (and end) of the term of the Speaker

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04 Aug 2014
Additional information

Elected on 4 Aug. 2014.

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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Director of the Secretariat
Secretary General
Abdullah Al-Masray (Male)
Term

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

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No information available

Members

Statutory number of members

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

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200

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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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200
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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170

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Men

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

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142
Women

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

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28

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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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16.5%

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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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200
Population (in thousands)

Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects.

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7,306

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Inhabitants per parliamentarian

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

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36,530

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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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Youngest member
Musab M.A. Aboualqasim (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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30

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Oldest member
Aguila Saleh Essa (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

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Number of members, by age (2014-08)
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 17 21 21 47 27 9 0 0 142
Female 0 0 6 6 6 9 1 0 0 0 28
Totals per age interval 0 0 23 27 27 56 28 9 0 0 170
Total <= 45: 50 Total >= 46: 120
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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0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Percentage of MPs 40 years of age or younger

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13.5% 10% 3.5%
Percentage of MPs 45 years of age or younger

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29.4% 22% 7.1%
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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170
(2014-08)

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

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Women
32
Electoral quota for women

Quotas to promote gender-balanced representation in parliament

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Yes

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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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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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No information available

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 IPU membership

Historical data for IPU membership
Updated at IPU membership
1989-01 Yes
1969-01 No
1958-01 Yes

Historical data for Chamber name

Historical data for Chamber name
Updated at Chamber name
1952-01 Majlis Al-Nuwaab (House of Representatives)
- House of Representatives

Historical data for Parliamentary term (years)

Historical data for Parliamentary term (years)
Updated at Parliamentary term (years) Notes
2024-07 No information available Transitional period

Historical data for Current number of members

Historical data for Current number of members
Updated at Current number of members
2021-12 170
2014-08 188
2012-07 200
2006-03 468
1952-01 55

Historical data for Women

Historical data for Women
Updated at Women
2021-12 28
2014-08 30
2012-07 33
2006-03 36
1952-01 0

Historical data for Percentage of women

Historical data for Percentage of women
Updated at Percentage of women
2021-12 16.5%
2014-08 16.0%
2012-07 16.5%
2006-03 7.7%
1952-01 0.0%

Historical data for Population (in thousands)

Historical data for Population (in thousands)
Updated at Population (in thousands)
2023-01 7,306
2022-01 7,224
2021-01 7,135
2015-01 6,235
2014-01 6,204
2013-01 6,196
2012-01 6,198
2011-01 6,194
2010-01 6,169
2009-01 6,121
2008-01 6,053
2007-01 5,970
2006-01 5,881
2005-01 5,793
2004-01 5,705
2003-01 5,616
2002-01 5,528
2001-01 5,441
2000-01 5,356
1999-01 5,274
1998-01 5,196
1997-01 5,117
1996-01 5,036
1995-01 4,949
1994-01 4,855
1993-01 4,755
1992-01 4,651
1991-01 4,544
1990-01 4,437
1989-01 4,329
1988-01 4,220
1987-01 4,110
1986-01 3,995
1985-01 3,874
1984-01 3,747
1983-01 3,615
1982-01 3,480
1981-01 3,348
1980-01 3,219
1979-01 3,097
1978-01 2,979
1977-01 2,866
1976-01 2,755
1975-01 2,645
1974-01 2,537
1973-01 2,431
1972-01 2,327
1971-01 2,228
1970-01 2,134
1969-01 2,044
1968-01 1,959
1967-01 1,879
1966-01 1,804
1965-01 1,733
1964-01 1,668
1963-01 1,607
1962-01 1,551
1961-01 1,498
1960-01 1,448
1959-01 1,402
1958-01 1,358
1957-01 1,317
1956-01 1,279
1955-01 1,245
1954-01 1,215
1953-01 1,188
1952-01 1,164
1951-01 1,143
1945-01 1,125

Historical data for Inhabitants per parliamentarian

Historical data for Inhabitants per parliamentarian
Updated at Inhabitants per parliamentarian
2023-01 36,530
2022-01 36,120
2021-01 35,675
2015-01 31,175
2014-01 31,020
2013-01 30,980
2012-01 30,990
2011-01 30,970
2010-01 30,845
2009-01 30,605
2008-01 30,265
2007-01 29,850
2006-03 29,405
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 17 21 21 47 27 9 0 0 142
Female 0 0 6 6 6 9 1 0 0 0 28
Totals per age interval 0 0 23 27 27 56 28 9 0 0 170
Total <= 45: 50 Total >= 46: 120
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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0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Percentage of MPs 40 years of age or younger

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13.5% 10% 3.5%
Percentage of MPs 45 years of age or younger

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29.4% 22% 7.1%

Historical data for Breakdown of members by age and sex

Historical data for Breakdown of members by age and sex
Updated at Breakdown of members by age and sex
2014-08
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 17 21 21 47 27 9 0 0 142
Female 0 0 6 6 6 9 1 0 0 0 28
Totals per age interval 0 0 23 27 27 56 28 9 0 0 170
Total <= 45: 50 Total >= 46: 120
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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0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Percentage of MPs 40 years of age or younger

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13.5% 10% 3.5%
Percentage of MPs 45 years of age or younger

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29.4% 22% 7.1%

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
2014-08 0.0%