Country overview
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| Country | Quota Type(s) | Results last election |
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Afghanistan |
Constitutional Quota for National Parliaments ; Election Law Quota Regulation, National Parliament |
68 of 249 |
27.3% |
|
Albania |
Quotas existed previously or quota legislation has been proposed |
10 of 140 |
7.2% |
|
Algeria |
Political Party Quota for Electoral Candidates |
28 of 389 |
7.2% |
|
Argentina |
Constitutional Quota for National Parliaments ; Election Law Quota Regulation, National Parliament ; Constitutional or Legislative Quota, Sub-National Level ; Political Party Quota for Electoral Candidates |
90 of 257 |
35.0% |
|
Armenia |
Election Law Quota Regulation, National Parliament ; Political Party Quota for Electoral Candidates |
12 of 131 |
9.2% |
|
Australia |
Political Party Quota for Electoral Candidates |
37 of 150 |
24.7% |
|
Austria |
Political Party Quota for Electoral Candidates |
59 of 183 |
32.2% |
|
Bangladesh |
Constitutional Quota for National Parliaments ; Constitutional or Legislative Quota, Sub-National Level |
6 of 300 |
2.0% |
|
Belgium |
Election Law Quota Regulation, National Parliament ; Political Party Quota for Electoral Candidates |
55 of 150 |
36.7% |
|
Bolivia |
Election Law Quota Regulation, National Parliament ; Constitutional or Legislative Quota, Sub-National Level |
22 of 130 |
16.9% |
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Election Law Quota Regulation, National Parliament ; Constitutional or Legislative Quota, Sub-National Level ; Political Party Quota for Electoral Candidates |
6 of 42 |
14.3% |
|
Botswana |
Political Party Quota for Electoral Candidates |
7 of 63 |
11.1% |
|
Brazil |
Election Law Quota Regulation, National Parliament ; Constitutional or Legislative Quota, Sub-National Level ; Political Party Quota for Electoral Candidates |
45 of 513 |
8.8% |
|
Burkina Faso |
Political Party Quota for Electoral Candidates |
13 of 111 |
11.7% |
|
Burundi |
Constitutional Quota for National Parliaments ; Election Law Quota Regulation, National Parliament |
36 of 118 |
30.5% |
|
Cameroon |
Political Party Quota for Electoral Candidates |
23 of 163 |
14.1% |
|
Canada |
Political Party Quota for Electoral Candidates |
64 of 308 |
20.8% |
|
Chile |
Political Party Quota for Electoral Candidates |
18 of 120 |
15.0% |
|
China |
Election Law Quota Regulation, National Parliament |
604 of 2980 |
20.3% |
|
China |
Election Law Quota Regulation, National Parliament |
604 of 2980 |
20.3% |
|
Colombia |
Quotas existed previously or quota legislation has been proposed |
14 of 166 |
8.4% |
|
Costa Rica |
Election Law Quota Regulation, National Parliament ; Constitutional or Legislative Quota, Sub-National Level ; Political Party Quota for Electoral Candidates |
22 of 57 |
38.6% |
|
Croatia |
Political Party Quota for Electoral Candidates |
32 of 153 |
20.9% |
|
Cyprus |
Political Party Quota for Electoral Candidates |
8 of 56 |
14.3% |
|
Czech Republic |
Political Party Quota for Electoral Candidates |
31 of 200 |
15.5% |
|
Côte d'Ivoire |
Political Party Quota for Electoral Candidates |
19 of 223 |
8.5% |
|
Denmark |
Quotas existed previously or quota legislation has been proposed |
67 of 179 |
37.4% |
|
Djibouti |
Election Law Quota Regulation, National Parliament |
7 of 65 |
10.8% |
|
Dominican Republic |
Election Law Quota Regulation, National Parliament ; Constitutional or Legislative Quota, Sub-National Level ; Political Party Quota for Electoral Candidates |
35 of 178 |
19.7% |
|
East Timor |
Quotas existed previously or quota legislation has been proposed |
23 of 88 |
26.1% |
|
Ecuador |
Election Law Quota Regulation, National Parliament ; Constitutional or Legislative Quota, Sub-National Level ; Political Party Quota for Electoral Candidates |
25 of 100 |
25.0% |
|
Egypt |
Quotas existed previously or quota legislation has been proposed |
9 of 454 |
2.0% |
|
El Salvador |
Political Party Quota for Electoral Candidates |
14 of 84 |
16.7% |
|
Equatorial Guinea |
Political Party Quota for Electoral Candidates |
18 of 100 |
18.0% |
|
Eritrea |
Election Law Quota Regulation, National Parliament |
33 of 150 |
22.0% |
|
Ethiopia |
Political Party Quota for Electoral Candidates |
116 of 546 |
21.2% |
|
France |
Constitutional Quota for National Parliaments ; Election Law Quota Regulation, National Parliament ; Constitutional or Legislative Quota, Sub-National Level ; Political Party Quota for Electoral Candidates |
107 of 577 |
18.5% |
|
Germany |
Political Party Quota for Electoral Candidates |
195 of 614 |
31.8% |
|
Ghana |
Quotas existed previously or quota legislation has been proposed |
25 of 230 |
10.9% |
|
Greece |
Constitutional or Legislative Quota, Sub-National Level ; Political Party Quota for Electoral Candidates |
48 of 300 |
16.0% |
|
Guatemala |
Quotas existed previously or quota legislation has been proposed |
19 of 158 |
12.0% |
|
Guyana |
Constitutional Quota for National Parliaments |
20 of 65 |
30.8% |
|
Haiti |
Quotas existed previously or quota legislation has been proposed |
4 of 99 |
4.0% |
|
Honduras |
Election Law Quota Regulation, National Parliament ; Constitutional or Legislative Quota, Sub-National Level |
30 of 128 |
23.4% |
|
Hungary |
Political Party Quota for Electoral Candidates |
41 of 386 |
10.6% |
|
Iceland |
Political Party Quota for Electoral Candidates |
20 of 63 |
31.7% |
|
India |
Constitutional or Legislative Quota, Sub-National Level ; Political Party Quota for Electoral Candidates |
44 of 543 |
8.1% |
|
Indonesia |
Election Law Quota Regulation, National Parliament |
62 of 550 |
11.3% |
|
Iraq |
Constitutional Quota for National Parliaments ; Election Law Quota Regulation, National Parliament |
70 of 275 |
25.5% |
|
Ireland |
Political Party Quota for Electoral Candidates |
22 of 166 |
13.3% |
|
Israel |
Political Party Quota for Electoral Candidates |
17 of 120 |
14.2% |
|
Italy |
Political Party Quota for Electoral Candidates |
109 of 630 |
17.3% |
|
Jordan |
Election Law Quota Regulation, National Parliament |
7 of 110 |
6.4% |
|
Kazakhstan |
Quotas existed previously or quota legislation has been proposed |
8 of 77 |
10.4% |
|
Kenya |
Constitutional Quota for National Parliaments ; Political Party Quota for Electoral Candidates |
16 of 224 |
7.1% |
|
Korea, Dem. People's Republic of |
Election Law Quota Regulation, National Parliament |
138 of 687 |
20.1% |
|
Korea, Republic of |
Election Law Quota Regulation, National Parliament ; Constitutional or Legislative Quota, Sub-National Level ; Political Party Quota for Electoral Candidates |
39 of 299 |
13.0% |
|
Kyrgyzstan |
Political Party Quota for Electoral Candidates |
23 of 90 |
25.6% |
|
Lebanon |
Quotas existed previously or quota legislation has been proposed |
6 of 128 |
4.7% |
|
Lesotho |
Constitutional or Legislative Quota, Sub-National Level |
28 of 119 |
23.5% |
|
Liberia |
Election Law Quota Regulation, National Parliament |
8 of 64 |
12.5% |
|
Lithuania |
Political Party Quota for Electoral Candidates |
29 of 141 |
20.6% |
|
Luxembourg |
Political Party Quota for Electoral Candidates |
14 of 60 |
23.3% |
|
Macedonia |
Election Law Quota Regulation, National Parliament ; Constitutional or Legislative Quota, Sub-National Level ; Political Party Quota for Electoral Candidates |
34 of 120 |
28.3% |
|
Malawi |
Political Party Quota for Electoral Candidates |
27 of 188 |
14.4% |
|
Mali |
Political Party Quota for Electoral Candidates |
15 of 147 |
10.2% |
|
Malta |
Political Party Quota for Electoral Candidates |
6 of 65 |
9.2% |
|
Mauritania |
Election Law Quota Regulation, National Parliament ; Constitutional or Legislative Quota, Sub-National Level |
17 of 95 |
17.9% |
|
Mexico |
Election Law Quota Regulation, National Parliament ; Political Party Quota for Electoral Candidates |
113 of 500 |
22.6% |
|
Moldova, Republic of |
Political Party Quota for Electoral Candidates |
21 of 101 |
20.8% |
|
Morocco |
Political Party Quota for Electoral Candidates |
34 of 325 |
10.5% |
|
Mozambique |
Political Party Quota for Electoral Candidates |
87 of 250 |
34.8% |
|
Namibia |
Constitutional or Legislative Quota, Sub-National Level ; Political Party Quota for Electoral Candidates |
21 of 78 |
26.9% |
|
Nepal |
Constitutional Quota for National Parliaments ; Election Law Quota Regulation, National Parliament ; Constitutional or Legislative Quota, Sub-National Level |
12 of 205 |
5.9% |
|
Netherlands |
Political Party Quota for Electoral Candidates |
55 of 150 |
36.7% |
|
Nicaragua |
Political Party Quota for Electoral Candidates |
14 of 92 |
15.2% |
|
Niger |
Election Law Quota Regulation, National Parliament ; Political Party Quota for Electoral Candidates |
14 of 113 |
12.4% |
|
Norway |
Political Party Quota for Electoral Candidates |
64 of 169 |
37.9% |
|
Pakistan |
Election Law Quota Regulation, National Parliament ; Constitutional or Legislative Quota, Sub-National Level |
73 of 342 |
21.3% |
|
Palestinian Territory, Occupied |
Election Law Quota Regulation, National Parliament ; Constitutional or Legislative Quota, Sub-National Level |
17 of 132 |
12.9% |
|
Panama |
Election Law Quota Regulation, National Parliament |
13 of 78 |
16.7% |
|
Paraguay |
Election Law Quota Regulation, National Parliament ; Constitutional or Legislative Quota, Sub-National Level ; Political Party Quota for Electoral Candidates |
8 of 80 |
10.0% |
|
Peru |
Election Law Quota Regulation, National Parliament ; Constitutional or Legislative Quota, Sub-National Level |
35 of 120 |
29.2% |
|
Philippines |
Election Law Quota Regulation, National Parliament ; Constitutional or Legislative Quota, Sub-National Level ; Political Party Quota for Electoral Candidates |
49 of 240 |
20.4% |
|
Poland |
Political Party Quota for Electoral Candidates |
94 of 460 |
20.4% |
|
Portugal |
Election Law Quota Regulation, National Parliament ; Constitutional or Legislative Quota, Sub-National Level ; Political Party Quota for Electoral Candidates |
49 of 230 |
21.3% |
|
Romania |
Political Party Quota for Electoral Candidates |
38 of 332 |
11.5% |
|
Rwanda |
Constitutional Quota for National Parliaments ; Election Law Quota Regulation, National Parliament ; Constitutional or Legislative Quota, Sub-National Level |
39 of 80 |
48.8% |
|
Senegal |
Political Party Quota for Electoral Candidates |
33 of 150 |
22.0% |
|
Serbia |
Constitutional Quota for National Parliaments ; Election Law Quota Regulation, National Parliament ; Constitutional or Legislative Quota, Sub-National Level ; Political Party Quota for Electoral Candidates |
51 of 250 |
20.4% |
|
Sierra Leone |
Quotas existed previously or quota legislation has been proposed |
16 of 124 |
12.9% |
|
Slovakia |
Political Party Quota for Electoral Candidates |
24 of 150 |
16.0% |
|
Slovenia |
Election Law Quota Regulation, National Parliament ; Constitutional or Legislative Quota, Sub-National Level ; Political Party Quota for Electoral Candidates |
11 of 90 |
12.2% |
|
Somalia |
Constitutional Quota for National Parliaments |
21 of 269 |
7.8% |
|
South Africa |
Constitutional or Legislative Quota, Sub-National Level ; Political Party Quota for Electoral Candidates |
131 of 400 |
32.8% |
|
Spain |
Election Law Quota Regulation, National Parliament ; Constitutional or Legislative Quota, Sub-National Level ; Political Party Quota for Electoral Candidates |
1267 of 350 |
36.3% |
|
Sri Lanka |
Quotas existed previously or quota legislation has been proposed |
11 of 225 |
4.9% |
|
Sudan |
Election Law Quota Regulation, National Parliament |
66 of 450 |
14.7% |
|
Sweden |
Political Party Quota for Electoral Candidates |
165 of 349 |
47.3% |
|
Switzerland |
Political Party Quota for Electoral Candidates |
59 of 200 |
29.5% |
|
Taiwan (UN: Province of China) |
Constitutional Quota for National Parliaments ; Constitutional or Legislative Quota, Sub-National Level ; Political Party Quota for Electoral Candidates |
50 of 225 |
22.2% |
|
Tanzania, United Republic of |
Constitutional Quota for National Parliaments ; Election Law Quota Regulation, National Parliament ; Constitutional or Legislative Quota, Sub-National Level |
97 of 319 |
30.4% |
|
Thailand |
Political Party Quota for Electoral Candidates |
53 of 500 |
10.6% |
|
Trinidad and Tobago |
Quotas existed previously or quota legislation has been proposed |
11 of 41 |
26.8% |
|
Tunisia |
Political Party Quota for Electoral Candidates |
43 of 189 |
22.8% |
|
Uganda |
Constitutional Quota for National Parliaments ; Election Law Quota Regulation, National Parliament ; Constitutional or Legislative Quota, Sub-National Level |
73 of 305 |
23.9% |
|
United Kingdom |
Political Party Quota for Electoral Candidates |
128 of 646 |
19.8% |
|
Uruguay |
Political Party Quota for Electoral Candidates |
12 of 99 |
12.1% |
|
Uzbekistan |
Election Law Quota Regulation, National Parliament |
21 of 120 |
17.5% |
|
Venezuela |
Quotas existed previously or quota legislation has been proposed |
30 of 167 |
18.0% |
|
Zimbabwe |
Political Party Quota for Electoral Candidates |
16 of 150 |
10.7% |
| Total # countries with constitutional, electoral or political party quotas: | 97 |
| Average level of representation for women countries with quotas: | 19.8% |