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Recent Updates

Ireland

  • 2012-03-06: Irish bill proposes to decrease state funding to parties by half if parties do not select a minimum 30% female candidates at the next general election.

Egypt

  • 2012-01-30: In the aftermath of Egypt's landmark elections, representation of women in the assembly dropped to 2%.

Tunisia

  • 2012-01-16: A new law stipulating a 50% gender quota with alternation has been passed
  • 2011-12-19: Seats held by women in the Lower House
  • 2011-12-02: Total seats in Lower House
  • 2009-11-25: Seats held by women in the Lower House
  • 2009-11-25: Total seats in Lower House

Ecuador

  • 2012-01-16: A 50% gender quota law with strict alternation has been passed

Costa Rica

  • 2012-01-16: A 50% strict alternation quota stipulated by new law will apply to all elections after 2010.
  • 2010-11-18: Rank-order rules sub-national level
  • 2010-08-23: Quota provision
  • 2010-08-23: Quota provision
  • 2010-08-23: Quota provision

Botswana

  • 2012-01-16: English name of the political party
  • 2012-01-16: Party Acronym

Armenia

  • 2011-10-04: Electoral law quota details Lower House

Albania

  • 2011-06-30: 30 % minimum gender quota at national and local levels.

India

  • 2011-06-10: Some states raised the local quota to 50% for...
  • 2010-09-17: The Women's Reservation Bill finally approved by the Rajya Sabha on 9 March 2010.
  • 2010-07-02: Voluntary political party quotas