Country
UN Women Region
Parliament structure
Electoral system type
Electoral system sub-type
Deputies elected by provincial people’s assemblies
Type of legislated quotas
Method of filling seats
Among deputies to the Eleventh National People’s Congress, women shall take up a proportion not less than 22 per cent
Quota for input only OR input and output (quota on results as corrective measure)
Date
Quota target (level) in %
22.00
Women's representation in single/lower house in %
26.50
Quota target met (+/- 2%) (Yes/ No)
Legal Source (name) - Electoral Law
Decision of the Fifth Session of the Tenth National People's Congress on the Number of Deputies to the Eleventh National People's Congress and on the Election of the Deputies, 2007; Electoral Law of the National People’s Congress and Local People’s Congresses of the People’s Republic of China, 1979 (amended through 2020)
Legal provisions - Electoral Law
Single House:
• Among deputies to the Eleventh National People’s Congress, women shall take up a proportion not less than 22 per cent. (Decision of the Fifth Session of the Tenth National People's Congress on the Number of Deputies to the Eleventh National People's Congress and on the Election of the Deputies, paragraph 8)
• Deputies shall comprise of an appropriate number of women, who shall account for an increasingly larger percentage. (Electoral Law, article 6)
• Among deputies to the Eleventh National People’s Congress, women shall take up a proportion not less than 22 per cent. (Decision of the Fifth Session of the Tenth National People's Congress on the Number of Deputies to the Eleventh National People's Congress and on the Election of the Deputies, paragraph 8)
• Deputies shall comprise of an appropriate number of women, who shall account for an increasingly larger percentage. (Electoral Law, article 6)
M49 Code
Legislated electoral quota for Upper House (Yes/ No)
Comments
Unicameral parliamentary structure.
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