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At a glance

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

Guyana

(Cooperative Republic of Guyana)

Single/Lower house

National Assembly

Total seats:	67
Total women:	21
% women:	31%
Election year:	2011
Electoral system:	List PR
Quota type:	Legislated Candidate Quotas
Election details:	IDEA Voter Turnout IPU Parline

Legal source

Details

Quota type:
Legislated Candidate Quotas

Electoral law

On each political party list, one-third of the candidates must be women (Representation of the People Act, Section 11B).

Legal sanctions for non-compliance:

Electoral law

If the list does not comply with the quota, the Commission shall notify this and allow the party to rectify it. Only when deemed correct by the Commission, can the list be approved (Representation of the People Act, Section 14 & 17).

Rank order/placement rules:

The order of the names shall be as the party deems fit (Representation of the People Act, Section 11B [9]).

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Last updated 2012-01-27

Additional information

25 of the 65 seats in the National Assembly are allocated by proportional representation in ten geographical constituencies, ranging from one to seven seats per constituency. The remaining 40 seats are allocated from separate lists ? the national top-up lists ? to ensure national proportionality (Representation of the People Act, Section 11A).

Last updated 2009-11-17