Country
UN Women Region
Parliament structure
Electoral system type
Electoral system sub-type
First-past-the-post
Type of legislated quotas
Method of filling seats
Special list/ballot for women candidates
Quota for input only OR input and output (quota on results as corrective measure)
Date
Quota target (level) in %
33.00
Women's representation in single/lower house in %
23.30
Quota target met (+/- 2%) (Yes/ No)
Legal Source (name) - Constitution
Constitution, 2010
Legal provisions - Constitution
Article 27 (8) of the 2010 Constitution states that the ‘State shall take legislative and other measures to implement the principle that not more than two-thirds of the members of elective or appointive bodies shall be of the same gender.’ Furthermore, Article 81 (b) stipulates that the electoral system shall comply with the principle that ‘not more than two-thirds of the members of elective public bodies shall be of the same gender’. The constitution reserves 47 seats in the National Assembly for women deputies elected from 47 counties, with each county constituting a single-mandate constituency. These seats are to be contested only by women candidates nominated by political parties in these counties. In addition, the National Assembly will have 290 elected members, each elected by voters of single-mandate constituencies, and 12 members nominated by political parties to represent special interests including the youth, persons with disabilities and workers, with the relevant list to be composed of alternating male and female candidates.
Legal Source (name) - Electoral Law
Elections act, 2011 (amended through 2022)
Legal provisions - Electoral Law
Lower House:
• A party list [for allocation of seats for special interest groups] shall contain alternates between male and female candidates in the priority in which they are listed. (Elections Act, article 36)
Upper House:
• A party list [for allocation of seats for special interest groups] shall contain alternates between male and female candidates in the priority in which they are listed. (Elections Act, article 36)
• A party list [for allocation of seats for special interest groups] shall contain alternates between male and female candidates in the priority in which they are listed. (Elections Act, article 36)
Upper House:
• A party list [for allocation of seats for special interest groups] shall contain alternates between male and female candidates in the priority in which they are listed. (Elections Act, article 36)
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Intersectionality
Party lists for reserved seats for special interest groups (youth, persons with disabilities and workers) shall alternate between male and female candidates.
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
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