Women in Algerian Politics: the numbers

People's National Assembly (lower house)
380 members by direct election
According to the APN website, the 2007-2012 assembly (elected 17 May, 2007) has twenty-nine women MPs, making up 7.7% of the body. These women represented eight political parties, and one was independent. None of the Islamist parties (MSP, en-Nahdah and el-Islah) elected women to the APN, or Council of the Nation, though in some districts they did run female candidates. Thirteen of the twenty-nine wore the hijab (head scarf). Four of those were members of the PT, four were from the FLN, one was from the RND and and four were from the minor parties.

Party
Number of female MPs
Parti du front de libération nationale (FLN)11
Parti des travailleurs (PT)11
Rassemblement national démocratique (RND)1
Rassemblement pour la culture et la démocratie (RCD)1
Mouvement El-Infitah (MI)1
Mouvement pour l’entente nationale (MPEN)1
Front national des independants pour la concorde1
Mouvement national d’esperance1
Independent1
*11 FLN 11 PT 2 RND 1 RCD 1 MI 1 MEN 1 FNIC MJD 1 independent.

Name*
Party
District
AIT MERAR, NEE MEGHARI, OUARDIAFLN
Tizi Ouzou
SKENDER, NEE ZITOUNI, TURKIAFLN
Medea
BAHLOUL, née LAOUAR, HABIBAFLN
Constantine
DJEFFAL, SAKHRIAFLN
Algiers
HADDOUCHE, NEE ILIMI, FARIDAFLN
Algiers
REGUIEG, MOKHTARIAFLN
Oran
CHELLOUCHE, ép BELGACEM, FATIMAFLN
Algiers
OTMANI, SALIMAFLN
Boumerdes
GHARBI, NEE BOUNAB, YAMINAFLN
Setif
MESSAADI, SAKINAFLN
Algiers
LEKHAL, HALIMAFLN
Ain Temouchent
GREFFOU, NEE GASMI, FATMARND
Bechar
SAOUDI, NEE YALAOUI, DALILAIndependent
Bouira
BADRAOUI, MALIKAPT
Tlemcen
BENNECIB, KARIMAPT
Algiers
BENIKHLEF, NEE BENOURAD, ZARFAPT
Mostaganem
BOUBEGHLA, NEE CHOUITEM, NADIAPT
Algiers
BOUSMAHA, HOUARIAPT
Sidi Bel Abbas
BOULAHBEL, NEE YAKOUBI, FARIDAPT
Constantine
HANOUNE, LOUIZAPT
Algiers
KHERBACHE, ZOUBIDAPT
Blida
KHENIOUI, NORAPT
Skikda
DAHMANI, DJAMILAPT
Boumerdes
ANANI, YAMINAPT
Algiers
HADJ ARAB, LEILARCD
Tizi Ouzou
DJABALLAH, FATIMAMJD
Oran
BENELHADJ, KHEDIDJAMEN
Tiaret
FARHI, NAIMA Mouvement El-InfitahSetif
CHERIF, NEE SIDI ADDA, YAMINAMJF/FNIC
Relizane
GUERGOUR, KHAMISSAMNE
Medea
*Last name first.

Council of the Nation (upper house)
144 members 1/3 by Presidential Appointment and 2/3 by direct election.
In the most recent Council of the Nation, there were four women, 4.8% of the total.

Party
Notes
Name
Presidential Three*

Fawzia Ben Badis (فوزية بن باديس)
Presidential Three
Coined "youyou" as a
political phrase; former
actress
Zahia Benarrous (زهية بن عروس)
Presidential Three
Moudjahida
Zohra Driff Bitat (زهرة بيطاط ظريف)
Presidential Three
Fmr. media personality
Delia Helilou (دليلة حليلو)
Presidential Three

Kheira el-Tayeb (خيرة الطيب)