Country
UN Women Region
Parliament structure
Electoral system type
Electoral system sub-type
First-past-the-post
Type of legislated quotas
Quota for input only OR input and output (quota on results as corrective measure)
Date
Quota target (level) in %
10.00
Women's representation in single/lower house in %
8.00
Quota target met (+/- 2%) (Yes/ No)
M49 Code
Legislated electoral quota for Upper House (Yes/ No)
Comments
Unicameral parliamentary structure.
Legal Source (name) - Party Law
Political Parties Integrity Act, 2014
Legal provisions - Party Law
Single House:
• A political party shall reserve at least 10% of the total number of candidates it selects and endorses to contest an election for women. Where a woman is elected into Parliament as a candidate of a political party, the political party may submit a claim for a temporary special measures grant of SBD 10,000 payable annually, for every woman elected into Parliament. (Political Parties Integrity Act 2014, articles 48 and 49)
• A political party shall reserve at least 10% of the total number of candidates it selects and endorses to contest an election for women. Where a woman is elected into Parliament as a candidate of a political party, the political party may submit a claim for a temporary special measures grant of SBD 10,000 payable annually, for every woman elected into Parliament. (Political Parties Integrity Act 2014, articles 48 and 49)
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