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At a glance

Structure of Parliament: Unicameral

Are there legislated quotas...

  • No for the Single/Lower House?
  • No at the Sub-national level?

Are there voluntary quotas...

  • Yes adopted by political parties?

Croatia

(Republic of Croatia)

Single/Lower house

Hrvatski Sabor / Croatian Parliament

Total seats:153
Total women:32
% women: 21%
Election year:2007
Electoral system:List PR
Quota type: Voluntary Political Party Quotas
Election details: IDEA Voter Turnout
IPU Parline

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Last updated 2009-09-14

Voluntary Political Party Quotas*

PartyAcronymOfficial NameDetails, Quota provisions
Social Democratic Party SDP Socijaldemokratska Partija Hrvatske In 1996 SDP introduced a voluntary party quota of 40 percent. In 2000 the party adopted a formal 40 percent quota for men and women on electoral lists, but no rank-order rules.

* 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

Additional information

10 percent more funds will be given to political parties that have women elected into parliament.
Last updated 2009-09-14

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