Country
UN Women Region
Parliament structure
Electoral system type
Electoral system sub-type
First-past-the-post and closed list proportional representation
Type of legislated quotas
Type of list
Ranking/ placement
Ranking/ placement details
Odd number candidates shall be recommended from among women (for proportional representation election)
Sanctions for non compliance
Lists are rejected
Lists that do not comply are rejected
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 %
20.30
Quota target met (+/- 2%) (Yes/ No)
Legal Source (name) - Electoral Law
Public Official Election Act, 2005 (amended through 2022)
Legal provisions - Electoral Law
Single House:
• For the list PR elections, political parties must include 50% women on candidate lists and recommend candidates falling under every odd number in order of the candidate roll from among women. For the single member district elections, political parties must include at least 30% of women candidates in their district nominations. (Public Official Election Act, article 47(3))
• The lists which are registered by the political parties and which do not comply with the quota provisions will be considered invalid. (Public Official Election Act, article 52)
• For the list PR elections, political parties must include 50% women on candidate lists and recommend candidates falling under every odd number in order of the candidate roll from among women. For the single member district elections, political parties must include at least 30% of women candidates in their district nominations. (Public Official Election Act, article 47(3))
• The lists which are registered by the political parties and which do not comply with the quota provisions will be considered invalid. (Public Official Election Act, article 52)
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
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