Country
UN Women Region
Parliament structure
Electoral system type
Electoral system sub-type
Closed list
Type of legislated quotas
Type of list
Ranking/ placement
Ranking/ placement details
Candidates shall alternate by sex
Sanctions for non compliance
Other sanctions
Lists are given 48 hours to rectify. If parties do not abide, the competent Court modifies the order of the list to ensure compliance
Quota for input only OR input and output (quota on results as corrective measure)
Date
Quota target (level) in %
50.00
Women's representation in single/lower house in %
44.80
Quota target met (+/- 2%) (Yes/ No)
Legal Source (name) - Constitution
Constitution, 1953 (reinstated in 1983 and amended through 1994)
Legal provisions - Constitution
Article 37.2 establishes that actual equality of opportunity for men and women for elective and political party positions shall be guaranteed by means of positive actions in the regulation of political parties and in the electoral system.
Legal Source (name) - Electoral Law
Electoral Code, 1972 (amended through 2021)
Legal provisions - Electoral Law
Lower House:
• Party lists are required to be carried out ´placing interspersed women and men from the first titular candidate to the last alternate candidate´. The Law, therefore, takes female representation on the electoral lists to 50 per cent, guaranteeing the principle of gender equivalent participation (Electoral Code, article 60bis).
• Party lists that do not comply with the gender quota requirements will not be approved (Electoral Code, article 60bis).
Upper House:
• Party lists are required to be carried out ´placing interspersed women and men from the first titular candidate to the last alternate candidate´. The Law, therefore, takes female representation on the electoral lists to 50 per cent, guaranteeing the principle of gender equivalent participation (Electoral Code, article 60bis).
• Party lists that do not comply with the gender quota requirements will not be approved (Electoral Code, article 60bis).
• Party lists are required to be carried out ´placing interspersed women and men from the first titular candidate to the last alternate candidate´. The Law, therefore, takes female representation on the electoral lists to 50 per cent, guaranteeing the principle of gender equivalent participation (Electoral Code, article 60bis).
• Party lists that do not comply with the gender quota requirements will not be approved (Electoral Code, article 60bis).
Upper House:
• Party lists are required to be carried out ´placing interspersed women and men from the first titular candidate to the last alternate candidate´. The Law, therefore, takes female representation on the electoral lists to 50 per cent, guaranteeing the principle of gender equivalent participation (Electoral Code, article 60bis).
• Party lists that do not comply with the gender quota requirements will not be approved (Electoral Code, article 60bis).
M49 Code
Legislated electoral quota for Upper House (Yes/ No)
Comments
Bicameral parliamentary structure. Similar quota in place for Upper House.
Provisions on gender quotas (Yes/No) - Constitution
Provisions on gender quotas (Yes/No) - Electoral Law
Provisions on gender quotas (Yes/No) - Parity Law
Provisions on gender quotas (Yes/No) - Party Law
Provisions on gender quotas (Yes/No) - Financing Law
Provisions on gender quotas (Yes/No) - Political Agreement
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