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At a glance
Structure of Parliament: Bicameral
Are there legislated quotas...
Are there voluntary quotas...
- No adopted by political parties?
Is there additional information?
YesRwanda
(Republic of Rwanda)
Single/Lower house
Chambre des Députés / Chamber of Deputies
| Total seats: | 80 |
| Total women: | 45 |
| % women: | 56% |
| Election year: | 2008 |
| Electoral system: | List PR |
| Quota type: | Reserved seats |
| Election details: |
IDEA Voter Turnout
IPU Parline |
| Legal source | Details | |
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| Quota type: Reserved seats |
Constitution | "The State of Rwanda commits itself that women are granted at least 30 percent of posts in decision making organs" (Constitution, Article 9 [4]). The 80 members of the Chamber of Deputies are elected as follows: 53 members elected by direct universal suffrage through a secret ballot using closed List PR; 24 women two from each province and from the city of Kigali by an electoral college with a women only ballot; 2 members elected by the National Youth Council; and one member elected by the Federation of the Associations of the Disabled (Constitution, Article 76). |
| Legal sanctions for non-compliance: | N/A | No data available |
| Rank order/placement rules: | N/A | No data available |
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Last updated 2009-09-14
Upper house
Sénat / Senate
| Total seats: | 26 |
| Total women: | 10 |
| % women: | 38% |
| Election year: | 2011 |
| Electoral system: | |
| Quota type: | Reserved seats |
| Election details: | IPU Parline |
| Legal source | Details | |
|---|---|---|
| Quota type: Reserved seats |
Constitution | "The State of Rwanda commits itself that women are granted at least 30 percent of posts in decision making organs" (Constitution, Article 9 [4]). The 24 members in the senate "at least thirty per cent (30%) of whom are women" are indirectly elected by various electoral colleges, which "shall take into account national unity and equal representation of both sexes" (Constitution, Article 82). |
| Legal sanctions for non-compliance: | N/A | No data available |
| Rank order/placement rules: | N/A | No data available |
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Last updated 2011-12-02
Quota at the Sub-National Level
| Quota type: | Reserved Seats |
| Legal source | Details | |
|---|---|---|
| Quota type: Reserved Seats |
Electoral law | There is a parallel system of women's councils and women-only elections guaranteeing a women's mandate for all elected bodies. The electoral law for local authorities concludes that 30 percent of members in all indirectly elected councils at district and city of Kigali levels shall be women. (Law 02/2006, Sections 2, 3 & 4). |
| Legal sanctions for non-compliance: | No data available | No data available |
| Rank order/placement rules: | N/A | No data available |
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Last updated 2009-11-17
