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 of different sex in first two places, and no more than two candidates of same sex placed consecutively in remaining rankings.
Sanctions for non compliance
Lists are rejected
Lists are rejected and political parties are given 48 hours 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 %
41.80
Legal Source (name) - Electoral Law
Electoral code, 1999 (amended through 2010)
Legal provisions - Electoral Law
• The lists proposed for the elections shall contain a balanced representation of both sexes. The State's electoral subsidy shall be awarded in accordance with the law, political parties or coalitions of political parties and candidacies presented by groups of citizens whose lists are elected at municipal level by at least twenty-five percent of female candidates. (Electoral code, article 431)
Legal Source (name) - Parity Law
Parity law, 2019
Legal provisions - Parity Law
• Parity in political representation is understood, for the purposes of the application of this law, the minimum representation of 40% of each sex in the candidacy lists to the collegiate bodies of the political power, namely, national assembly, city council, municipal assembly and other supra-municipal or sub-municipal bodies. In order to comply with the provisions of the preceding paragraph, the first two places on the multi-nominated candidacy lists presented are occupied by candidates of different sex, and no more than two candidates of the same sex may be placed consecutively in the ranking of the remaining places on the lists. (Parity law, article 4)
• In the event that the list does not comply with the provisions of the present law, the nominee's representative, or the person responsible for presenting the list, is notified, under the terms established in the applicable electoral law, to proceed to the correction, within the period established in referred law. (Parity law, article 5)
• The non-correction of the candidacy lists to the collegiate bodies of the political power, within the terms and deadlines provided for in the respective electoral law, determines their rejection by the Court where they have been deposited and communicated, within forty-eight hours, to the National elections commission. (Parity law, article 6)
• In the event that the list does not comply with the provisions of the present law, the nominee's representative, or the person responsible for presenting the list, is notified, under the terms established in the applicable electoral law, to proceed to the correction, within the period established in referred law. (Parity law, article 5)
• The non-correction of the candidacy lists to the collegiate bodies of the political power, within the terms and deadlines provided for in the respective electoral law, determines their rejection by the Court where they have been deposited and communicated, within forty-eight hours, to the National elections commission. (Parity law, article 6)
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
Corrective Measures Details
Deputies of under-represented gender are added by election commission from party lists.
Local Level
true
Provisions on gender quotas (Yes/No) - Local Government Law