At a glance

Structure of Parliament: Unicameral

Are there legislated quotas...

Yes for the Single/Lower House?
Yes at the Sub-national level?

Are there voluntary quotas...

No adopted by political parties?

Honduras

(Republic of Honduras)

Single/Lower house

Congreso Nacional / National Congress

Total seats:	128
Total women:	23
% women:	18%
Election year:	2009
Electoral system:	List PR
Quota type:	Legislated Candidate Quotas
Election details:	IDEA Voter Turnout IPU Parline

Legal source

Details

Quota type:
Legislated Candidate Quotas

Electoral law

30 percent of places on candidate lists are reserved for women (Electoral Law, Article 105).

Legal sanctions for non-compliance:

No data available

Rank order/placement rules:

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

30 percent of places on candidate lists are reserved for women (Electoral Law, Article 105).

Legal sanctions for non-compliance:

No data available

Rank order/placement rules:

No data available

Sources | Additional information | Contact us

Last updated 2009-11-19

Additional information

A 30 percent quota for women was first adopted in 2000. The quota was intended to direct the actual distribution of seats and to be increased until a balanced proportion of (50/50) men and women were reached. In 2001, the first national election was held with this new law, but the percentage of women in the legislature did not increase. The new law has no gradual increase.

Last updated 2009-11-19

Sources

Electoral and Political Organizations' Law (Ley Electoral y de las Organizaciones Políticas, decreto núm. 44-2004, provided by Georgetown University's "Political Database of the Americas")

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