Country
UN Women Region
Parliament structure
Electoral system type
Electoral system sub-type
Closed list
Type of legislated quotas
Type of list
Sanctions for non compliance
Lists are rejected
Lists that do not comply are rejected in their entirety
Quota for input only OR input and output (quota on results as corrective measure)
Date
Quota target (level) in %
40.00
Women's representation in single/lower house in %
35.10
Quota target met (+/- 2%) (Yes/ No)
Legal Source (name) - Electoral Law
Electoral Law: Organic Law 18700 on popular voting and scrutinies, 1988 (amended through 2024)
Legal provisions - Electoral Law
Lower House:
• Neither the male candidates nor the female candidates may exceed 60% of the respective total, this percentage shall be obligatory. (Electoral Law, article 4)
• If a party fails to comply to the gender quota by submitting candidacy lists with more than 60% of the respective total of one gender, all the candidacies to deputy or senate presented by the party will be rejected. (Electoral Law, article 4 and 19)
Upper House:
• Neither the male candidates nor the female candidates may exceed 60% of the respective total, this percentage shall be obligatory. (Electoral Law, article 4)
• If a party fails to comply to the gender quota by submitting candidacy lists with more than 60% of the respective total of one gender, all the candidacies to deputy or senate presented by the party will be rejected. (Electoral Law, Article 4 and 19)
• Neither the male candidates nor the female candidates may exceed 60% of the respective total, this percentage shall be obligatory. (Electoral Law, article 4)
• If a party fails to comply to the gender quota by submitting candidacy lists with more than 60% of the respective total of one gender, all the candidacies to deputy or senate presented by the party will be rejected. (Electoral Law, article 4 and 19)
Upper House:
• Neither the male candidates nor the female candidates may exceed 60% of the respective total, this percentage shall be obligatory. (Electoral Law, article 4)
• If a party fails to comply to the gender quota by submitting candidacy lists with more than 60% of the respective total of one gender, all the candidacies to deputy or senate presented by the party will be rejected. (Electoral Law, Article 4 and 19)
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
M49 Region