Parliament

Timor-Leste

Composition

National Parliament · IPU Parline

Gender

Women 35.4%Men 64.6%

Indicator	Value
Parliament	National ParliamentIPU Parline [2024]
Structure	UnicameralIPU Parline [2024]
Total seats	65 seatsIPU Parline [2024]
Electoral system	Proportional representationIPU Parline [2024]
Last election	2023-05-21IPU Parline [2024]
Next election (expected)	2028-05-31IPU Parline [2024]
Voter turnout	79.28 %IPU Parline [2024] 79.28 %·International IDEA Voter Turnout [2023] 79.28 %
Speaker	Maria Fernanda LayIPU Parline [2024]
Women members (seats)	23 seatsIPU Parline [2024]
Women in parliament	35.4 %World Bank WDI [2025]
Average member age	49.8 yearsIPU Parline [2024]

Section metadata

Data year2025

EditionDatabook 2026

Coverage11/11

LicenseCC-BY

Datasets on this page

IPU Parline
ipu_parline
Edition: 2024
International IDEA Voter Turnout
idea_voter_turnout
Edition: 2026
World Bank WDI
world_bank_wdi
Edition: 2024

About this data

Timor-Leste's parliament on Databook compiles 11 indicators from 3 open datasets including IPU Parline, International IDEA Voter Turnout, World Bank WDI. Key figures include parliament (National Parliament), structure (Unicameral). Data is referenced to 2025. Every value carries its source and publication year, published under open licenses.