Youth representation in parliaments worldwide stands at a critical juncture, highlighting the urgent need to bridge the gap between burgeoning youth demographics and their under-representation in political processes. Despite their significant contributions to social change, economic growth, and technological innovation, young people remain disproportionately under-represented in national political institutions, exacerbating their perceived marginalisation within democratic frameworks (IPU 2023). This disparity undermines the demographic context within which representative democracy has developed (Berry 2014) and poses profound challenges to the legitimacy and efficacy of political institutions.
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