Country
UN Women Region
Electoral system type
Electoral system sub-type
Open list
Type of legislated quotas
Method of filling seats
N/A
Ranking/ placement
Ranking/ placement details
At least one woman in the first two, two in the first five, and three in the first eight candidates, etc.
Sanctions for non compliance
Lists are rejected
Lists are rejected and political parties are given 5 days to comply.
Quota for input only OR input and output (quota on results as corrective measure)
Date
Quota target (level) in %
40.00
Women's representation in single/lower house in %
19.60
Legal Source (name) - Electoral Law
Election law of Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2001 (amended through 2022)
Legal provisions - Electoral Law
• Each list of candidates includes male and female candidates, who are equally represented. Equal gender representation exists when one of the sexes is represented by at least 40% of the total number of candidates on the lists. Candidates of the underrepresented gender are assigned be on the candidate list as follows: at least one candidate of the underrepresented gender among the first two candidates, two candidates of the underrepresented gender among the top five candidates and three candidates less represented gender among the first eight candidates, etc. (Election law of Bosnia and Herzegovina, article 4.19)
• The Central election commission of BiH shall review the list of candidates and certify or reject the candidates on the list no later than 25 days after the candidate list has been submitted to her. BiH Central election commission informs the political party, coalition or list of independent candidates of the candidates rejected. A political party, coalition or list of independent candidates is obliged within five days from the day of admission notices to eliminate irregularities on the candidate list, by replacing candidates or by insuring additional documentation, if the Central election commission of BiH sends such a request. (Election law of Bosnia and Herzegovina, article 4.21)
• The Central election commission of BiH shall review the list of candidates and certify or reject the candidates on the list no later than 25 days after the candidate list has been submitted to her. BiH Central election commission informs the political party, coalition or list of independent candidates of the candidates rejected. A political party, coalition or list of independent candidates is obliged within five days from the day of admission notices to eliminate irregularities on the candidate list, by replacing candidates or by insuring additional documentation, if the Central election commission of BiH sends such a request. (Election law of Bosnia and Herzegovina, article 4.21)
Legal Source (name) - Parity Law
Law on gender equality in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2003 (amended through 2010)
Legal provisions - Parity Law
• Lower house: State bodies at all levels of government organization, and local self-government bodies, including legislative, executive and judicial authorities, political parties, legal entities with public powers, legal entities that are owned or controlled by the state, entity, canton, city or municipality or over whose work the public body exercises control, will ensure and promote equal representation of the sexes in management, decision-making process and representation. This obligation also exists for all authorized proposers during the election of representatives and delegations in international organizations and bodies. Equal representation of the sexes exists in the case where one of the sexes is represented by at least 40% in the bodies referred to in paragraph (1) of this article. Discrimination on the basis of gender is considered a situation where there is no equal representation from paragraph (2) of this article. (Law on gender equality, article 20)
• Upper house: State bodies at all levels of government organization, and local self-government bodies, including legislative, executive and judicial authorities, political parties, legal entities with public powers, legal entities that are owned or controlled by the state, entity, canton, city or municipality or over whose work the public body exercises control, will ensure and promote equal representation of the sexes in management, decision-making process and representation. This obligation also exists for all authorized proposers during the election of representatives and delegations in international organizations and bodies. Equal representation of the sexes exists in the case where one of the sexes is represented by at least 40% in the bodies referred to in paragraph (1) of this article. Discrimination on the basis of gender is considered a situation where there is no equal representation from paragraph (2) of this article. (Law on gender equality, article 20)
• Upper house: State bodies at all levels of government organization, and local self-government bodies, including legislative, executive and judicial authorities, political parties, legal entities with public powers, legal entities that are owned or controlled by the state, entity, canton, city or municipality or over whose work the public body exercises control, will ensure and promote equal representation of the sexes in management, decision-making process and representation. This obligation also exists for all authorized proposers during the election of representatives and delegations in international organizations and bodies. Equal representation of the sexes exists in the case where one of the sexes is represented by at least 40% in the bodies referred to in paragraph (1) of this article. Discrimination on the basis of gender is considered a situation where there is no equal representation from paragraph (2) of this article. (Law on gender equality, article 20)
M49 Code
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
M49 Region
Local Level
true
Provisions on gender quotas (Yes/No) - Local Government Law