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
Sanctions for non compliance
Quota for input only OR input and output (quota on results as corrective measure)
Date
Quota target (level) in %
30.00
Women's representation in single/lower house in %
15.70
Legal Source (name) - Electoral Law
Elections law No.9,504, 1997 (amended through 2017)
Legal provisions - Electoral Law
• Of the number of vacancies resulting from the rules provided for in this article, each party or coalition will fill a minimum of 30% (thirty percent) and a maximum of 70% (seventy percent) for candidacies of each sex. (Elections law, article 10)
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