United Arab Emirates - 01/01/2025

By Anonymous (not verified), 1 May, 2025
Country
United Arab Emirates
UN Women Region
Arab States
Parliament structure
Unicameral
Electoral system type
Mixed
Electoral system sub-type
Indirect election by electoral colleges by single non transferable vote and appointment by the rulers of the emirates
Type of legislated quotas
Reserved seats
Method of filling seats
"Run-off" system: women with the greatest number on votes not elected through general seats
Quota for input only OR input and output (quota on results as corrective measure)
N/A
Date
Quota target (level) in %
50.00
Women's representation in single/lower house in %
50.00
Quota target met (+/- 2%) (Yes/ No)
Yes
Legal Source (name) - Parity Law
Presidential Decree No.1, 2019
Legal provisions - Parity Law
Single House:
• For each emirate in the Federal National Council, the number of women shall not be less than 50% of the number of representatives of the emirate. Women who obtain the highest votes among all female candidates shall win the reserved seats specified, unless the elections result in women winning directly in the seats specified for women. The ruler of the emirate completes the percentage specified for women when appointing “half” of the number of representatives of his other emirate in the Federal National Council. (Presidential Decree, article 1)
M49 Code
784
Legislated electoral quota for Upper House (Yes/ No)
N/A
Comments
Unicameral parliamentary structure.
Provisions on gender quotas (Yes/No) - Constitution
No
Provisions on gender quotas (Yes/No) - Electoral Law
No
Provisions on gender quotas (Yes/No) - Parity Law
Yes
Provisions on gender quotas (Yes/No) - Party Law
No
Provisions on gender quotas (Yes/No) - Financing Law
No
Provisions on gender quotas (Yes/No) - Political Agreement
No
M49 Region
Asia