Country
UN Women Region
Parliament structure
Electoral system type
Electoral system sub-type
Mixed member proportional
Type of legislated quotas
Ranking/ placement
Ranking/ placement details
Candidates shall alternate by sex
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 %
26.50
Quota target met (+/- 2%) (Yes/ No)
Legal Source (name) - Electoral Law
National Assembly Electoral Act, 2011
Legal provisions - Electoral Law
Lower House:
• For members elected from one national constituency using party-list proportional representation, a political party shall ‘arrange the candidates in order of preference from top to bottom, with a female or male candidate immediately followed by a candidate of the opposite sex; and include equal numbers of women and men. (National Assembly Electoral Act, article 47)
Upper House: --
• For members elected from one national constituency using party-list proportional representation, a political party shall ‘arrange the candidates in order of preference from top to bottom, with a female or male candidate immediately followed by a candidate of the opposite sex; and include equal numbers of women and men. (National Assembly Electoral Act, article 47)
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