Country
UN Women Region
Parliament structure
Electoral system type
Electoral system sub-type
Closed list
Type of legislated quotas
Method of filling seats
Special list/ballot for women candidates
Type of list
Quota for input only OR input and output (quota on results as corrective measure)
Date
Quota target (level) in %
35.00
Women's representation in single/lower house in %
32.40
Quota target met (+/- 2%) (Yes/ No)
Legal Source (name) - Electoral Law
National Elections Act, 2012 (amended through 2023)
Legal provisions - Electoral Law
Lower House:
• The National Legislative Assembly shall be composed of 35% women members, elected on the basis of proportional representation at the national level from closed party lists. There are party lists and women lists, a voter gets one vote for each. The total number of members of the National Legislative Assembly shall be 332 representatives. (National Elections Act (Article 60 (2) (b)).
Upper House:
• A voter shall case one vote for the Women List of their choice from those listed on the Women ballot list that contains thirty-five (35%) of the total seats of the legislated assembly concerned; (Article 63 (b))
• The National Legislative Assembly shall be composed of 35% women members, elected on the basis of proportional representation at the national level from closed party lists. There are party lists and women lists, a voter gets one vote for each. The total number of members of the National Legislative Assembly shall be 332 representatives. (National Elections Act (Article 60 (2) (b)).
Upper House:
• A voter shall case one vote for the Women List of their choice from those listed on the Women ballot list that contains thirty-five (35%) of the total seats of the legislated assembly concerned; (Article 63 (b))
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Legislated electoral quota for Upper House (Yes/ No)
Comments
Bicameral parliamentary structure. Quota, as such, not applied yet.
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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