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At a glance
Structure of Parliament: Bicameral
Are there legislated quotas...
- Yes for the Single/Lower House?
- No for the Upper House?
- Yes at the Sub-national level?
Are there voluntary quotas...
- Yes adopted by political parties?
Dominican Republic
(Dominican Republic)
Single/Lower house
Cámara de Diputados / Chamber of Deputies
| Total seats: | 183 |
| Total women: | 38 |
| % women: | 21% |
| Election year: | 2010 |
| Electoral system: | List PR |
| Quota type: | Legislated Candidate Quotas |
| Election details: |
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| Legal source | Details | |
|---|---|---|
| Quota type: Legislated Candidate Quotas |
Electoral law | In 1997 Law 275 imposed a 25 percent quota for women among candidates for elective positions. After the elections in 1998, political party leaders negotiated with the Central Electoral Commission to guarantee that women's representation at the national level would not be less than 25 percent, or 45 of the 179 total number of seats for both Houses of Parliament, independent of electoral classification. This decision, in effect, removed the burden for each individual party to guarantee 25 percent women among their parliamentary delegations since there is no longer anything compelling the parties to do so. In 2000, amendments to the electoral law increased the quota provision to 33 percent, and included rank-order rules and sanctions. In 2002 the quota for the Senate was removed. |
| Legal sanctions for non-compliance: | No | No data available |
| Rank order/placement rules: | No data available | No data available |
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Last updated 2010-07-08
Quota at the Sub-National Level
| Quota type: | Legislated Candidate Quotas |
| Legal source | Details | |
|---|---|---|
| Quota type: Legislated Candidate Quotas |
Constitution | In 2000 a 50 percent quota for the municipal level was introduced. |
| Legal sanctions for non-compliance: | No data available | No data available |
| Rank order/placement rules: | No data available | No data available |
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Last updated 2009-09-25
Voluntary Political Party Quotas*
| Party | Acronym | Official Name | Details, Quota provisions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dominican Revolutionary Party | PRD | Partido Revolucionario Dominicana | PRD has a 33 percent quota for women at electoral lists (party statutes 2004, article 181). |
| Social Christian Reformist Party | PRSC | Partido Reformista Social Cristiano | PRSC has adopted a 33 percent quota for women that also apply to candidate lists (party statutes 2005, article 19:4). |
* Only political parties represented in parliament are included. In case of legislated quotas, only political parties that have quotas beyond the national quota legislation are presented in this table.
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Last updated 2009-11-30
