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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?

Peru

(Republic of Peru)

Single/Lower house

Congreso de la República / Congress of the Republic

Total seats:120
Total women:33
% women: 28%
Election year:2006
Electoral system:List PR
Quota type: Legislated Candidate Quotas
Election details: IDEA Voter Turnout
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Legal sourceDetails
Quota type:
Legislated Candidate Quotas		 Electoral law In 1997 a 25 percent quota was introduced to Parliament, regional and local councils. The percentage was increased in December 2001 to 30 percent.
Legal sanctions for non-compliance: Electoral law In Article 15 (3), the Guidelines states: "The Commission reserves the right to reject a nominated candidate for any elective public office who is not qualified under the Elections Law or the Constitution, or who does not meet the requirements of these guidelines."
Rank order/placement rules: No No data available

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Last updated 2009-09-14

Quota at the Sub-National Level

Quota type:Legislated Candidate Quotas
Legal sourceDetails
Quota type:
Legislated Candidate Quotas
 Constitution The 25 percent quota for women on candidate lists that was introduced in 1997 and increased to 30 percent in 2001, also applies to regional and local councils.
Legal sanctions for non-compliance: Electoral law The National Board of Elections may reject lists that do not meet the quota. However, this has not been carried out. Women´s organisations filed a complaint to the Inter-American Commission of Human Rights. The case is still pending. The Office of the Ombudsman has intervened in the method of calculating and applying the quota provisions.
Rank order/placement rules: No data available No data available

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Last updated 2009-09-25

Additional information

The 2000 national election was conducted with one nation-wide constituency, and the 25 percent quota provision was almost met (21.7 percent women up from 10.8 percent in the 1995 election). However, in the 2001 national election in which the country was divided into electoral districts, the number of women elected dropped to 18.3 percent.

In the 2006 election women's representation increased, and the new quota provision of 30 percent was almost met.
Last updated 2009-10-16

Sources

Electoral law: Ley 28094 de Partidos Politicos en el Perú 2003, Article 26 (replaced the previous Ley 27387 of 2000 and Ley 26859 of 1997). National Board of Elections resolución 004-2006-JNE, Article 6.

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