Country
UN Women Region
Parliament structure
Electoral system type
Electoral system sub-type
Open list at the constituency-level; closed list at the national level
Type of legislated quotas
Method of filling seats
The woman associated to the winning list in the electoral constituency is elected.
Ranking/ placement
Ranking/ placement details
There shall be one woman in the first three candidates and one woman among the next three candidates in the national-level list.
Sanctions for non compliance
Quota for input only OR input and output (quota on results as corrective measure)
Date
Quota target (level) in %
14.00
Women's representation in single/lower house in %
12.30
Quota target met (+/- 2%) (Yes/ No)
Legal Source (name) - Electoral Law
Electoral Law, 2022
Legal provisions - Electoral Law
Lower House:
• Women shall be allocated 18 seats, one seat per electoral district, in Parliament. (Electoral Law, article 8)
• On the national list, there must be at least one woman among the first three candidates as well as among the next three candidates (Electoral Law, article 8)
• The electoral council issues a decision to accept the application or reject it completely or accept or reject the name or more of the candidates mentioned in the list attached to the above. (Electoral Law, article 16)
• Seats winners for Women, Christians, Circassians, and Chechens candidates running on the quota track are determined on the basis of the highest votes obtained by the nominated candidate in the list. (Electoral Law, article 46)
Upper House: --
• Women shall be allocated 18 seats, one seat per electoral district, in Parliament. (Electoral Law, article 8)
• On the national list, there must be at least one woman among the first three candidates as well as among the next three candidates (Electoral Law, article 8)
• The electoral council issues a decision to accept the application or reject it completely or accept or reject the name or more of the candidates mentioned in the list attached to the above. (Electoral Law, article 16)
• Seats winners for Women, Christians, Circassians, and Chechens candidates running on the quota track are determined on the basis of the highest votes obtained by the nominated candidate in the list. (Electoral Law, article 46)
Upper House: --
M49 Code
Legislated electoral quota for Upper House (Yes/ No)
Comments
Bicameral parliamentary structure. No quota 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
M49 Region