Country
UN Women Region
Electoral system type
Electoral system sub-type
Closed list
Type of legislated quotas
Method of filling seats
N/A
Ranking/ placement
Ranking/ placement details
Candidates shall alternate by sex for the first 2/3rds of the list.
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 %
12.70
Legal Source (name) - Parity Law
Law establishing the quota and modalities for the positioning of female candidates for legislative and municipal elections in Burkina Faso, 2020
Legal provisions - Parity Law
• The lists of candidates presented by each political party, grouping of political parties or grouping of independents on all the electoral districts where it is in competition, include at the head of the titular list, at least 30% of one and the other sex. (Law establishing the quota, article 3)
• Each list of candidates presented on the occasion of legislative or municipal elections must alternate between women and men or men and women. An alternate list is a list on which the placement of a candidate of a given gender is immediately followed by the placement of a candidate of the other gender. (Law establishing the quota, article 4)
• The alternate positioning applies both to the list of incumbents and to that of substitutes. Under no circumstances may the head of the list of incumbents and that of substitutes be of the same sex. (Law establishing the quota, article 5)
• In all the electoral districts, the lists of candidates are alternated to the upper 2/3. A list alternated to the upper 2/3 is a list on which the positioning of the first 2/3 of the candidates is alternated. (Law establishing the quota, article 6)
• Any political party, grouping of political parties or grouping of independents which respects the provisions of this law benefits from a surplus of public financing, under the electoral campaign. The funding surplus represents 20% of the total amount allocated by the state for the financing of the electoral campaign. (Law establishing the quota, article 10)
• Each list of candidates presented on the occasion of legislative or municipal elections must alternate between women and men or men and women. An alternate list is a list on which the placement of a candidate of a given gender is immediately followed by the placement of a candidate of the other gender. (Law establishing the quota, article 4)
• The alternate positioning applies both to the list of incumbents and to that of substitutes. Under no circumstances may the head of the list of incumbents and that of substitutes be of the same sex. (Law establishing the quota, article 5)
• In all the electoral districts, the lists of candidates are alternated to the upper 2/3. A list alternated to the upper 2/3 is a list on which the positioning of the first 2/3 of the candidates is alternated. (Law establishing the quota, article 6)
• Any political party, grouping of political parties or grouping of independents which respects the provisions of this law benefits from a surplus of public financing, under the electoral campaign. The funding surplus represents 20% of the total amount allocated by the state for the financing of the electoral campaign. (Law establishing the quota, 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