| Women in Caribbean Politics |
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Throughout the Caribbean women are actively involved in politics from the organisation level to serving in parliament, with several presiding officers being women. In recent years Antigua and Barbuda named its first female Governor General, and Bermuda elected its first female Premier.
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| Country |
Chamber |
No. of Seats |
No. of Female Parliamentarians |
Percentage of women |
| Antigua and Barbuda |
House of Representatives |
19 |
2 |
10.53 |
| Antigua and Barbuda |
Senate |
17 |
4 |
17.65 |
| Bahamas |
House of Assembly |
41 |
5 |
12.2 |
| Bahamas |
Senate |
15 |
9 |
56.25 |
| Barbados |
House of Assembly |
30 |
5 |
16.7 |
| Barbados |
Senate |
21 |
4 |
19.05 |
| Belize |
House of Representatives |
32 |
0 |
0 |
| Belize |
Senate |
13 |
5 |
38.46 |
| Cuba |
National Assembly of the People's Power |
614 |
265 |
43.16 |
| Dominica |
House of Assembly |
31 |
6 |
12.9 |
| Dominican Republic |
Chamber of Deputies |
178 |
35 |
19.66 |
| Dominican Republic |
Senate |
32 |
1 |
3.13 |
| Grenada |
House of Representatives |
15 |
2 |
13.33 |
| Grenada |
Senate |
13 |
4 |
30.77 |
| Guyana |
National Assembly |
69 |
20 |
28.99 |
| Haiti |
Chamber of Deputies |
98 |
4 |
4.04 |
| Haiti |
Senate |
18 |
2 |
13.33 |
| Jamaica |
House of Representatives |
60 |
8 |
13.33 |
| Jamaica |
Senate |
21 |
3 |
14.29 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis |
National Assembly |
15 |
1 |
0 |
| Saint Lucia |
House of Assembly |
18 |
2 |
5.56 |
| Saint Lucia |
Senate |
11 |
3 |
18.18 |
| Saint Vincent and The Grenadines |
House of Assembly |
22 |
4 |
18.18 |
| Suriname |
National Assembly |
51 |
13 |
25.49 |
| Trinidad and Tobago |
House of Representatives |
41 |
11 |
26.83 |
| Trinidad and Tobago |
Senate |
31 |
13 |
32.26 |
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SOURCES
IPU: PARLINE database on national parliaments
http://www.guide2womenleaders.com/Current-Women-Leaders.htm |
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