Egypt - 01/01/2024

Lower House:
• The House of Representatives is composed of (568) members elected by direct secret public vote, provided that no less than 25% of the total number of seats is allocated to women in this law.(Law on the Egyptian People's Assembly, article 1)
• The election of the House of Representatives is (284) seats in the individual system, and (284) seats in the absolute closed list system. Gender quotas apply to electoral lists. (Law on the Egyptian People's Assembly, article 3)
• Each electoral list must include a number of candidates equal to the number to be elected in the constituency and an equal number of reservists. Each list allocated to it (42) seats must include at least the following numbers and qualities: (...) Provided that at least 21 women are among the possessors of these qualities or others. (Law on the Egyptian People's Assembly, article 5)
• Each list for which a number of (100) seats is allocated must include at least the following numbers and qualities: Provided that at least (50) women should be among the possessors of these qualities or others. (Law on the Egyptian People's Assembly, article 5)
• The President of the Republic may appoint a number of members in the Council that does not exceed (5%) of the number of elected members, at least half of whom are women, to represent experts and those with scientific and practical achievements in various fields, and the categories he deems represented in the Council in accordance with the provisions of Articles 243 and 244. (Law on the Egyptian People's Assembly, article 27)

Upper House:
• The Senate is composed of (300) members, two-thirds of its members are elected by direct secret public suffrage, and the remaining third is appointed by the President of the Republic, provided that at least 10% of the total number of seats is allocated to women. (Law on the Senate, article 1)
• Each electoral list must include a number of candidates equal to the number required to be elected in the constituency and an equal number of reservists. Each list for which 15 seats are allocated must include at least three women, and each list for which a number of (35) seats are allocated must include at least seven women . The list that does not meet any of the terms and conditions referred to in the previous two paragraphs shall not be accepted. A single list may include candidates for more than one party, and the list may consist of independent candidates who are not affiliated with parties, or combine them. In all cases, the name of the party or the fact that the candidate is independent within the same list must be shown in the candidacy papers. (Law on the Senate, article 4)