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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?

Is there additional information?

Yes

Peru

(Republic of Peru)

Single/Lower house

Congreso de la República / Congress of the Republic

Total seats:130
Total women:28
% women: 22%
Election year:2011
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 According to the Electoral Law (amended by Law No: 27387, 2000), the candidate lists for the seats in the Congress in each electoral district must include at least 30% women candidates. In the candidate list with three candidates, at least one of them must be a woman.
Legal sanctions for non-compliance: No data available
Rank order/placement rules: No No data available

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Last updated 2011-07-27

Quota at the Sub-National Level

Quota type:Legislated Candidate Quotas
Legal sourceDetails
Quota type:
Legislated Candidate Quotas
 Electoral law According to the law N.247-2010, the candidate lists for the municipal and regional councils must include at least 30% women or men candidates.
Legal sanctions for non-compliance: No data available
Rank order/placement rules: No data available No data available

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Last updated 2013-04-08

Additional information

According to the Law 28094, Article 26 the political parties must apply a 30% gender quotas to their interior structures.

 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 2013-04-08

Sources

http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/americas/PE/peru-reglamento-de-inscripcion-de-listas-de/v 

http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/americas/PE/leyes-electorales/Ley%2028094%20de%20Partidos%20politicos%20%282003%29.pdf/view 

http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/americas/PE/peru-ley-organica-del-jurado-nacional-de/view


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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