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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

Ecuador

(Republic of Ecuador)

Single/Lower house

Asamblea Nacional / National Assembly

Total seats:124
Total women:40
% women: 32%
Election year:2009
Electoral system:List PR
Quota type: Legislated Candidate Quotas
Election details: IDEA Voter Turnout
IPU Parline
Legal sourceDetails
Quota type:
Legislated Candidate Quotas		 ConstitutionAccording to the Article 65 of the Constitution (2010), the state shall promote the equal representation of women and men in all the elected or appointed decision making positions of the public administration. Furthermore in the candidate lists for the elections through the system of proportional representation the names of men and women candidates will be presented alternatively until the end of the list.
Electoral law According to the Electoral law 2009 and 2012, Article 99, in the candidate lists, for the elections through the system of proportional representation, the names of men and women candidates will be presented alternatively until the end of the list.
Legal sanctions for non-compliance: Electoral law The candidate lists will be rejected by the Electoral Commission if they do not comply with the gender parity provisions of the Constitution and the Electoral Law (Electoral Law 2009/2012, Article 105).
Rank order/placement rules: Electoral law Alteration between men and women on the candidate lists is required.

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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
 Electoral law The law of 2000 also includes a 30 percent quota on local level.
Legal sanctions for non-compliance: No data available No data available
Rank order/placement rules: No data available No data available

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Last updated 2009-09-25

Additional information

According to the Electoral Law 2009/2012, Article 160, the candidates of the political parties for the elections for the National Assembly, for the Andean Parliament, for the Latin-American parliament, for the regional and municipal councils, will be chosen through internal primary elections in which the principles of parity and alternation will be applied. According to the Electoral Law of 2009/2012, Article 94 and 343, the political parties should respect the principles of parity and alternation in the internal party’s election for the nomination of candidates and also in all their internal structures and political functions. Parliament is made up of 124 seats that are elected nationally and in 24 provincial constituencies. The 15 seats for national representatives in addition to the 109 remaining seats for representatives from the provinces are elected through the mixed/parallel electoral system. In 1997 a 20 percent quota was introduced for the Chamber of Deputies, and the percentage was set to increase with 5 percent for each election cycle until reaching parity (Cañete 2008). In the 2002 national election some parties did not comply with the new electoral law, mostly regarding the rank-order rules. The Supreme Electoral Tribunal did not use its mandate to reject to register these lists (Cañete 2008). This system was overturned by the new constitution and the laws now in effect.
Last updated 2013-05-07

Sources

Cañete, María Fernanda (2008), "Las mujeres y el décit de democracia en los partidos y los movimientos políticos independientes", in Del dicho al hecho: manual de buenas practicas para la participación de mujeres en los partidos políticos latinoamericanos, Beatriz Llanos & Kristen Sample (eds.), Stockholm: International IDEA

2008 Constitution of Ecuador (provided by Georgetown University)

Normas generales para las elecciones dispuestas en el régimen de transición de la Constitución de la República del Ecuador (2009) (provided by ACE Project)

Article 105 of the Ecuadorian Code of Democracy

http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/americas/EC/ecuador-constitucion-politica-de-ecuador-2010/view http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/americas/EC/ecuador-ley-organica-electoral-y-de-organizaciones/view http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/americas/EC/ecuador-ley-organica-reformatoria-a-la-ley/view

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