Country
UN Women Region
Electoral system type
Electoral system sub-type
First-past-the-post or open list proportional representation
Type of legislated quotas
Method of filling seats
N/A
Ranking/ placement
Ranking/ placement details
At least one in every three candidates must be a woman.
Sanctions for non compliance
Quota for input only OR input and output (quota on results as corrective measure)
Date
Quota target (level) in %
33.00
Women's representation in single/lower house in %
15.70
Legal Source (name) - Electoral Law
Law of the Republic of Indonesia no. 7 of 2017 governing elections, 2017 (amended through 2023)
Legal provisions - Electoral Law
• The list of nominated candidates for members of the provincial, regency, and city regional houses of representatives (abbreviated as DPRD) shall consist of at least 30% female candidates (Electoral law, article 245).
• In the list of nominated candidates, there shall be a female candidate every three names (Electoral law, article 246).
• The provincial, regency, or city general election commission (abbreviated as KPU) as appropriate verifies whether the minimum representation of women of at least 30% has been fulfilled (Electoral law, article 248).
• In the case where a list of candidates fails to meet the requirement of a minimum of 30% women, the appropriate KPU shall provide an opportunity for the nominating political party to revise the list of candidates (Electoral law, article 249).
• In the list of nominated candidates, there shall be a female candidate every three names (Electoral law, article 246).
• The provincial, regency, or city general election commission (abbreviated as KPU) as appropriate verifies whether the minimum representation of women of at least 30% has been fulfilled (Electoral law, article 248).
• In the case where a list of candidates fails to meet the requirement of a minimum of 30% women, the appropriate KPU shall provide an opportunity for the nominating political party to revise the list of candidates (Electoral law, article 249).
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
Quota Application
Quota does not apply to all types of local government.
Provisions on gender quotas (Yes/No) - Local Government Law