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At a glance

Structure of Parliament: Bicameral

Are there legislated quotas...

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

Are there voluntary quotas...

  • Yes adopted by political parties?

Zimbabwe

Single/Lower house

House of Assembly

Total seats:214
Total women:32
% women: 15%
Election year:2008
Electoral system:FPTP
Quota type: Voluntary Political Party Quotas
Election details: IDEA Voter Turnout
IPU Parline

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Last updated 2010-07-08

Voluntary Political Party Quotas*

PartyAcronymOfficial NameDetails, Quota provisions
Zimbabwe African National Union Patriotic Front ZANU-PF ZANU-PF party to field 30 female candidates in 2005 parliamentary elections

* 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

21 of the women in Upper House were directly elected. Out of ten provincial governors, two are women, bringing the total number to 23.
Last updated 2009-09-14

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