At a glance
Structure of Parliament: Bicameral
Are there legislated quotas...
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No
for the Single/Lower House?
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No
for the Upper House?
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No
at the Sub-national level?
Are there voluntary quotas...
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Yes
adopted by political parties?
Germany
(Federal Republic of Germany)
Voluntary Political Party Quotas*
No details available
Additional information
SPD introduced a quota system in 1988. The target was 25 percent by 1990, 33 percent by 1994 and 40 percent by 1998. According to the 40 percent rule, it is required that the lists should be zipped, with the option of allocating every fifth place to someone of either sex (Geissel 2008, p. 61-62).
In boards, committees and delegations, Die Linke statutes dictate that half of the members should be women. If not enough women are available, the chairs are empty until by-elections can take place (Statutes, Article 10 [4]; Geissel 2008, p. 62). Last updated 2009-11-19
Sources
- CDU Party Statutes, amended 2007 (Statut der CDU)
Die Linke Party Statutes, amended 2009 (Bundessatzung der Partei Die Linke)Geissel, Birgitte (2008), ?Germany: successful quota rules in a gendered society?, in Dahlerup & Freidenvall (eds.) Electoral Gender Quota Systems and Their Implementation in Europe, Brussels: European ParliamentSPD Party Statutes, Electoral Code, etc., amended 2007 (Organisationsstatut, Wahlordnung, Schiedsordnung und Finanzordnung der Sozialdemokratischen Partei Deutschlands)
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