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Structure of Parliament: Unicameral

Are there legislated quotas...

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

Are there voluntary quotas...

  • No adopted by political parties?

Is there additional information?

Yes

Angola

(Republic of Angola)

Single/Lower house

Assembleia nacional / National Assembly

Total seats:220
Total women:75
% women: 34%
Election year:2012
Electoral system:List PR
Quota type: Legislated Candidate Quotas
Election details: IDEA Voter Turnout
IPU Parline
Legal sourceDetails
Quota type:
Legislated Candidate Quotas		 Electoral law Yes The charter of political parties shall obligatorily include "rules which encourage the promotion of the equality of opportunity and equity between men and women, as well as a gender representation of not less than 30 percent". (Political Parties Law, No 2/05 2005,Article 20 amended by the Law 2010,Article 20).
Legal sanctions for non-compliance: No No data available
Rank order/placement rules: No No data available

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Last updated 2013-06-11

Additional information

In the 2008 election, the ruling party, MPLA, which won 81 percent of the seats, had 77 women elected out of its 191 MPs. The main opposition party, UNITA, elected 4 women out of its 16 MPs.


In Angola the ruling People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA) adopted a 30% quota of women for its candidates. This resulted in a dramatic rise in women's representation in the National Assembly from 9.5% in the 1992 election to 37.3%
Last updated 2013-04-11

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