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Please note that only countries with quotas are listed below.

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Country Quota Type(s) Results last election Percentage of women in parliament Gender Quota Target(s)
Algeria (List PR)
  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
  • Voluntary quotas adopted by political parties
 32 of 407 8%
  • Gender Quota target for the Single/Lower House 50%
  • Gender Quota target for the Sub-national level 50%
Angola (List PR)
  • Voluntary quotas adopted by political parties
 86 of 220 39%
Benin (List PR)
  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
  • Voluntary quotas adopted by political parties
 29 of 109 27%
  • Gender Quota target for the Single/Lower House 22%
Botswana (FPTP)
  • Voluntary quotas adopted by political parties
 6 of 67 9%
Burkina Faso (List PR)
  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
  • Voluntary quotas adopted by political parties
 13 of 71 18%
  • Gender Quota target for the Single/Lower House 30%
  • Gender Quota target for the Sub-national level 30%
Burundi (List PR)
  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
  • Legislated quotas for the Upper House
  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
 44 of 111 40%
  • Gender Quota target for the Single/Lower House 30%
  • Gender Quota target for the Upper House 30%
  • Gender Quota target for the Sub-national level 30%
Cabo Verde (List PR)
  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
 32 of 72 44%
  • Gender Quota target for the Single/Lower House 40%
  • Gender Quota target for the Sub-national level 40%
Cameroon (FPTP PBV List PR)
  • Voluntary quotas adopted by political parties
 61 of 180 34%
Central African Republic (TRS)
  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
 16 of 140 11%
  • Gender Quota target for the Single/Lower House 35%
  • Gender Quota target for the Sub-national level 35%
Chad (FPTP PBV List PR)
  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
  • Legislated quotas for the Upper House
  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
 63 of 188 34%
  • Gender Quota target for the Single/Lower House 30%
  • Gender Quota target for the Upper House 30%
  • Gender Quota target for the Sub-national level 30%
Comoros (TRS)
  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
 6 of 33 18%
  • Gender Quota target for the Sub-national level 33%
Côte d'Ivoire (PBV FPTP)
  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
  • Legislated quotas for the Upper House
  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
  • Voluntary quotas adopted by political parties
 34 of 254 13%
  • Gender Quota target for the Single/Lower House 30%
  • Gender Quota target for the Upper House 30%
  • Gender Quota target for the Sub-national level 30%
Djibouti (Parallel)
  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
 17 of 65 26%
  • Gender Quota target for the Single/Lower House 25%
Egypt (TRS PBV)
  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
 164 of 592 28%
  • Gender Quota target for the Single/Lower House 26%
  • Gender Quota target for the Upper House 10%
  • Gender Quota target for the Sub-national level 25%
Equatorial Guinea (List PR)
  • Voluntary quotas adopted by political parties
 31 of 100 31%
Eritrea (No direct elections)
  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
 0 of 150 0%
  • Gender Quota target for the Single/Lower House 30%
  • Gender Quota target for the Sub-national level 30%
Eswatini (FPTP)
  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
  • Legislated quotas for the Upper House
 16 of 74 22%
  • Gender Quota target for the Single/Lower House 30%
  • Gender Quota target for the Upper House 16%
Gabon (TRS)
  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
  • Legislated quotas for the Upper House
  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
 30 of 139 22%
  • Gender Quota target for the Single/Lower House 30%
  • Gender Quota target for the Upper House 30%
  • Gender Quota target for the Sub-national level 30%
Ghana (FPTP)
  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
 40 of 275 15%
  • Gender Quota target for the Single/Lower House 30%
Guinea (Parallel)
  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
 24 of 81 30%
  • Gender Quota target for the Single/Lower House 50%
  • Gender Quota target for the Sub-national level 50%
Guinea-Bissau (List PR)
  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
 10 of 102 10%
  • Gender Quota target for the Single/Lower House 36%
  • Gender Quota target for the Sub-national level 36%
Kenya (FPTP)
  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
  • Legislated quotas for the Upper House
  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
  • Voluntary quotas adopted by political parties
 80 of 342 23%
  • Gender Quota target for the Single/Lower House 33%
  • Gender Quota target for the Upper House 26%
  • Gender Quota target for the Sub-national level 33%
Lesotho (MMP)
  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
 30 of 120 25%
  • Gender Quota target for the Single/Lower House 50%
  • Gender Quota target for the Sub-national level 30%
Liberia (FPTP)
  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
  • Legislated quotas for the Upper House
  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
  • Voluntary quotas adopted by political parties
 8 of 73 11%
  • Gender Quota target for the Single/Lower House 30%
  • Gender Quota target for the Upper House 30%
  • Gender Quota target for the Sub-national level 38%
Libya (Parallel)
  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
 28 of 170 16%
  • Gender Quota target for the Single/Lower House 16%
Malawi (FPTP)
  • Voluntary quotas adopted by political parties
 48 of 224 21%
Mali (TRS)
  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
  • Voluntary quotas adopted by political parties
 40 of 137 29%
  • Gender Quota target for the Single/Lower House 30%
  • Gender Quota target for the Sub-national level 30%
Mauritania (Parallel)
  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
 41 of 176 23%
  • Gender Quota target for the Single/Lower House 13%
  • Gender Quota target for the Sub-national level 19%
Mauritius (BV)
  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
  • Voluntary quotas adopted by political parties
 12 of 67 18%
  • Gender Quota target for the Sub-national level 33%
Morocco (List PR)
  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
 96 of 395 24%
  • Gender Quota target for the Single/Lower House 15%
  • Gender Quota target for the Sub-national level 33%
Mozambique (List PR)
  • Voluntary quotas adopted by political parties
 0 of 250 0%
Namibia (List PR)
  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
  • Voluntary quotas adopted by political parties
 44 of 104 42%
  • Gender Quota target for the Sub-national level 40%
Niger (List PR)
  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
 38 of 194 20%
  • Gender Quota target for the Single/Lower House 25%
  • Gender Quota target for the Sub-national level 25%
Republic of The Congo (Brazzaville) (TRS)
  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
  • Legislated quotas for the Upper House
  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
 22 of 151 15%
  • Gender Quota target for the Single/Lower House 30%
  • Gender Quota target for the Upper House 30%
  • Gender Quota target for the Sub-national level 30%
Rwanda (List PR)
  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
  • Legislated quotas for the Upper House
  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
 51 of 80 64%
  • Gender Quota target for the Single/Lower House 30%
  • Gender Quota target for the Upper House 30%
  • Gender Quota target for the Sub-national level 30%
São Tomé and Príncipe (List PR)
  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
 8 of 55 15%
  • Gender Quota target for the Single/Lower House 40%
Senegal (Parallel)
  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
 68 of 165 41%
  • Gender Quota target for the Single/Lower House 50%
  • Gender Quota target for the Sub-national level 50%
Sierra Leone (FPTP)
  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
 44 of 149 30%
  • Gender Quota target for the Single/Lower House 33%
  • Gender Quota target for the Sub-national level 30%
Somalia (No direct elections)
  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
  • Voluntary quotas adopted by political parties
 52 of 275 19%
  • Gender Quota target for the Single/Lower House 30%
  • Gender Quota target for the Upper House 30%
South Africa (List PR)
  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
  • Voluntary quotas adopted by political parties
 178 of 399 45%
  • Gender Quota target for the Sub-national level 50%
South Sudan (In transition)
  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
  • Legislated quotas for the Upper House
  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
 178 of 550 32%
  • Gender Quota target for the Single/Lower House 35%
  • Gender Quota target for the Upper House 35%
  • Gender Quota target for the Sub-national level 35%
Sudan (FPTP)
  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
 0 of 0 0%
  • Gender Quota target for the Single/Lower House 40%
Tanzania, United Republic of (FPTP)
  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
  • Voluntary quotas adopted by political parties
 148 of 392 38%
  • Gender Quota target for the Single/Lower House 30%
  • Gender Quota target for the Sub-national level 30%
Togo (List PR)
  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
 17 of 113 15%
  • Gender Quota target for the Single/Lower House 50%
Tunisia (TRS)
  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
 24 of 152 16%
  • Gender Quota target for the Sub-national level 50%
Uganda (FPTP)
  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
  • Voluntary quotas adopted by political parties
 189 of 555 34%
  • Gender Quota target for the Single/Lower House 25%
  • Gender Quota target for the Sub-national level 33%
Zimbabwe (Parallel)
  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
  • Legislated quotas for the Upper House
  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
  • Voluntary quotas adopted by political parties
 84 of 279 30%
  • Gender Quota target for the Single/Lower House 22%
  • Gender Quota target for the Upper House 50%
  • Gender Quota target for the Sub-national level 50%
Country Quota Type(s) Results last election Percentage of women in parliament Gender Quota Target(s)
Argentina (List PR)
  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
  • Legislated quotas for the Upper House
  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
  • Voluntary quotas adopted by political parties
 109 of 257 42%
  • Gender Quota target for the Single/Lower House 50%
  • Gender Quota target for the Upper House 50%
  • Gender Quota target for the Sub-national level 30%
Bolivia (MMP)
  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
  • Legislated quotas for the Upper House
  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
 66 of 130 51%
  • Gender Quota target for the Single/Lower House 50%
  • Gender Quota target for the Upper House 50%
  • Gender Quota target for the Sub-national level 50%
Brazil (List PR)
  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
  • Voluntary quotas adopted by political parties
 93 of 513 18%
  • Gender Quota target for the Single/Lower House 30%
  • Gender Quota target for the Sub-national level 30%
Canada (FPTP)
  • Voluntary quotas adopted by political parties
 104 of 343 30%
Chile (List PR)
  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
  • Voluntary quotas adopted by political parties
 54 of 155 35%
  • Gender Quota target for the Single/Lower House 40%
  • Gender Quota target for the Upper House 40%
Colombia (List PR)
  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
  • Legislated quotas for the Upper House
  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
 55 of 187 29%
  • Gender Quota target for the Single/Lower House 30%
  • Gender Quota target for the Upper House 30%
  • Gender Quota target for the Sub-national level 30%
Costa Rica (List PR)
  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
  • Voluntary quotas adopted by political parties
 28 of 57 49%
  • Gender Quota target for the Single/Lower House 50%
  • Gender Quota target for the Sub-national level 50%
Dominican Republic (List PR)
  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
 70 of 190 37%
  • Gender Quota target for the Single/Lower House 40%
  • Gender Quota target for the Sub-national level 40%
Ecuador (List PR)
  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
 68 of 151 45%
  • Gender Quota target for the Single/Lower House 50%
  • Gender Quota target for the Sub-national level 50%
El Salvador (List PR)
  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
  • Voluntary quotas adopted by political parties
 19 of 60 32%
  • Gender Quota target for the Single/Lower House 30%
  • Gender Quota target for the Sub-national level 30%
Guatemala (List PR)
  • Voluntary quotas adopted by political parties
 32 of 160 20%
Guyana (List PR)
  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
 24 of 65 37%
  • Gender Quota target for the Single/Lower House 33%
Haiti (TRS)
  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
  • Legislated quotas for the Upper House
 0 of 119 0%
  • Gender Quota target for the Single/Lower House 30%
  • Gender Quota target for the Upper House 30%
  • Gender Quota target for the Sub-national level 30%
Honduras (List PR)
  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
  • Voluntary quotas adopted by political parties
 35 of 128 27%
  • Gender Quota target for the Single/Lower House 50%
  • Gender Quota target for the Sub-national level 50%
Mexico (MMP)
  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
  • Legislated quotas for the Upper House
  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
 251 of 500 50%
  • Gender Quota target for the Single/Lower House 50%
  • Gender Quota target for the Upper House 50%
  • Gender Quota target for the Sub-national level 50%
Nicaragua (List PR)
  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
 50 of 91 55%
  • Gender Quota target for the Single/Lower House 50%
  • Gender Quota target for the Sub-national level 50%
Panama (FPTP List PR)
  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
 15 of 69 22%
  • Gender Quota target for the Single/Lower House 50%
  • Gender Quota target for the Sub-national level 50%
Paraguay (List PR)
  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
  • Legislated quotas for the Upper House
  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
  • Voluntary quotas adopted by political parties
 19 of 80 24%
  • Gender Quota target for the Single/Lower House 20%
  • Gender Quota target for the Upper House 20%
  • Gender Quota target for the Sub-national level 20%
Peru (List PR)
  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
 54 of 130 42%
  • Gender Quota target for the Single/Lower House 50%
  • Gender Quota target for the Sub-national level 50%
Uruguay (List PR)
  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
  • Legislated quotas for the Upper House
  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
  • Voluntary quotas adopted by political parties
 31 of 99 31%
  • Gender Quota target for the Single/Lower House 33%
  • Gender Quota target for the Upper House 33%
  • Gender Quota target for the Sub-national level 33%
Venezuela (Parallel)
  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
 0 of 285 0%
  • Gender Quota target for the Single/Lower House 40%
  • Gender Quota target for the Sub-national level 50%
Country Quota Type(s) Results last election Percentage of women in parliament Gender Quota Target(s)
Armenia (List PR)
  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
  • Voluntary quotas adopted by political parties
 41 of 107 38%
  • Gender Quota target for the Single/Lower House 30%
  • Gender Quota target for the Sub-national level 30%
Bangladesh (FPTP)
  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
 70 of 350 20%
  • Gender Quota target for the Single/Lower House 14%
  • Gender Quota target for the Sub-national level 33%
China (No direct elections)
  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
 790 of 2977 27%
  • Gender Quota target for the Single/Lower House 22%
India (FPTP)
  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
 75 of 544 14%
  • Gender Quota target for the Single/Lower House 33%
  • Gender Quota target for the Sub-national level 33%
Indonesia (List PR)
  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
 127 of 580 22%
  • Gender Quota target for the Single/Lower House 30%
  • Gender Quota target for the Sub-national level 30%
Iraq (SNTV)
  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
 95 of 329 29%
  • Gender Quota target for the Single/Lower House 25%
  • Gender Quota target for the Sub-national level 25%
Israel (List PR)
  • Voluntary quotas adopted by political parties
 29 of 120 24%
Japan (Parallel)
  • Voluntary quotas adopted by political parties
 73 of 465 16%
Jordan (List PR)
  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
 27 of 138 20%
  • Gender Quota target for the Single/Lower House 23%
  • Gender Quota target for the Sub-national level 25%
Kazakhstan (Parallel)
  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
 18 of 98 18%
  • Gender Quota target for the Single/Lower House 30%
  • Gender Quota target for the Sub-national level 30%
Korea, Republic of (MMP)
  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
  • Voluntary quotas adopted by political parties
 61 of 300 20%
  • Gender Quota target for the Single/Lower House 33%
  • Gender Quota target for the Sub-national level 33%
Kyrgyzstan (Parallel)
  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
 20 of 90 22%
  • Gender Quota target for the Single/Lower House 30%
  • Gender Quota target for the Sub-national level 30%
Malaysia (FPTP)
  • Voluntary quotas adopted by political parties
 30 of 222 14%
Maldives (FPTP)
  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
 3 of 93 3%
  • Gender Quota target for the Sub-national level 33%
Mongolia (Parallel)
  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
 32 of 126 25%
  • Gender Quota target for the Single/Lower House 40%
  • Gender Quota target for the Sub-national level 30%
Nepal (Parallel)
  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
 1 of 0 0%
  • Gender Quota target for the Single/Lower House 33%
  • Gender Quota target for the Upper House 2%
  • Gender Quota target for the Sub-national level 33%
Pakistan (Parallel)
  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
  • Legislated quotas for the Upper House
  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
 53 of 311 17%
  • Gender Quota target for the Single/Lower House 18%
  • Gender Quota target for the Upper House 18%
  • Gender Quota target for the Sub-national level 16%
Philippines (Parallel)
  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
  • Voluntary quotas adopted by political parties
 0 of 314 0%
Saudi Arabia (No direct elections)
  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
 30 of 151 20%
  • Gender Quota target for the Single/Lower House 20%
Sri Lanka (List PR)
  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
 22 of 225 10%
  • Gender Quota target for the Sub-national level 25%
State of Palestine (Parallel)
  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
 17 of 132 13%
  • Gender Quota target for the Single/Lower House 25%
Taiwan (Parallel)
  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
 47 of 113 42%
  • Gender Quota target for the Single/Lower House 50%
  • Gender Quota target for the Sub-national level 25%
Thailand (Parallel)
  • Voluntary quotas adopted by political parties
 97 of 495 20%
Timor-Leste (List PR)
  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
 23 of 65 35%
  • Gender Quota target for the Single/Lower House 33%
  • Gender Quota target for the Sub-national level 33%
Turkey (List PR)
  • Voluntary quotas adopted by political parties
 118 of 593 20%
United Arab Emirates (No direct elections)
  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
 20 of 40 50%
  • Gender Quota target for the Single/Lower House 50%
Uzbekistan (TRS)
  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
  • Legislated quotas for the Upper House
  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
 57 of 150 38%
  • Gender Quota target for the Single/Lower House 40%
  • Gender Quota target for the Sub-national level 40%
Viet Nam (TRS)
  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
 150 of 478 31%
  • Gender Quota target for the Single/Lower House 35%
  • Gender Quota target for the Sub-national level 35%
Country Quota Type(s) Results last election Percentage of women in parliament Gender Quota Target(s)
Albania (List PR)
  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
 49 of 140 35%
  • Gender Quota target for the Single/Lower House 33%
  • Gender Quota target for the Sub-national level 50%
Andorra (Parallel)
  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
  • Voluntary quotas adopted by political parties
 14 of 28 50%
  • Gender Quota target for the Single/Lower House 40%
  • Gender Quota target for the Sub-national level 40%
Austria (List PR)
  • Voluntary quotas adopted by political parties
 65 of 183 36%
Belgium (List PR)
  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
  • Legislated quotas for the Upper House
  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
 62 of 150 41%
  • Gender Quota target for the Single/Lower House 50%
  • Gender Quota target for the Upper House 50%
  • Gender Quota target for the Sub-national level 50%
Bosnia and Herzegovina (List PR)
  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
  • Legislated quotas for the Upper House
  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
  • Voluntary quotas adopted by political parties
 8 of 42 19%
  • Gender Quota target for the Single/Lower House 40%
  • Gender Quota target for the Upper House 40%
  • Gender Quota target for the Sub-national level 40%
Croatia (List PR)
  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
  • Voluntary quotas adopted by political parties
 50 of 151 33%
  • Gender Quota target for the Single/Lower House 40%
  • Gender Quota target for the Sub-national level 40%
Cyprus (List PR)
  • Voluntary quotas adopted by political parties
 8 of 56 14%
Czechia (List PR)
  • Voluntary quotas adopted by political parties
 51 of 200 26%
France (TRS)
  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
  • Legislated quotas for the Upper House
  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
  • Voluntary quotas adopted by political parties
 208 of 575 36%
  • Gender Quota target for the Single/Lower House 50%
  • Gender Quota target for the Upper House 50%
  • Gender Quota target for the Sub-national level 50%
Germany (MMP)
  • Voluntary quotas adopted by political parties
 204 of 630 32%
Greece (List PR)
  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
  • Voluntary quotas adopted by political parties
 68 of 297 23%
  • Gender Quota target for the Single/Lower House 40%
  • Gender Quota target for the Sub-national level 40%
Hungary (MMP)
  • Voluntary quotas adopted by political parties
 30 of 199 15%
Iceland (List PR)
  • Voluntary quotas adopted by political parties
 29 of 63 46%
Ireland (STV)
  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
  • Voluntary quotas adopted by political parties
 44 of 174 25%
  • Gender Quota target for the Single/Lower House 40%
Italy (Parallel)
  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
  • Voluntary quotas adopted by political parties
 131 of 400 33%
  • Gender Quota target for the Single/Lower House 40%
  • Gender Quota target for the Upper House 40%
  • Gender Quota target for the Sub-national level 40%
Kosovo (List PR)
  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
 40 of 120 33%
  • Gender Quota target for the Single/Lower House 30%
  • Gender Quota target for the Sub-national level 30%
Lithuania (Parallel)
  • Voluntary quotas adopted by political parties
 40 of 141 28%
Luxembourg (List PR)
  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
  • Voluntary quotas adopted by political parties
 21 of 60 35%
  • Gender Quota target for the Single/Lower House 40%
Malta (STV)
  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
  • Voluntary quotas adopted by political parties
 23 of 79 29%
  • Gender Quota target for the Single/Lower House 40%
Moldova, Republic of (List PR)
  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
  • Voluntary quotas adopted by political parties
 38 of 101 38%
Montenegro (List PR)
  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
 22 of 81 27%
  • Gender Quota target for the Single/Lower House 30%
  • Gender Quota target for the Sub-national level 30%
Netherlands (List PR)
  • Voluntary quotas adopted by political parties
 59 of 150 39%
North Macedonia, Republic of (List PR)
  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
  • Voluntary quotas adopted by political parties
 47 of 120 39%
  • Gender Quota target for the Single/Lower House 40%
  • Gender Quota target for the Sub-national level 40%
Norway (List PR)
  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
  • Voluntary quotas adopted by political parties
 68 of 169 40%
  • Gender Quota target for the Sub-national level 40%
Poland (List PR)
  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
  • Legislated quotas for the Upper House
  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
  • Voluntary quotas adopted by political parties
 144 of 460 31%
  • Gender Quota target for the Single/Lower House 35%
  • Gender Quota target for the Upper House 35%
  • Gender Quota target for the Sub-national level 35%
Portugal (List PR)
  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
  • Voluntary quotas adopted by political parties
 82 of 230 36%
  • Gender Quota target for the Single/Lower House 40%
  • Gender Quota target for the Sub-national level 40%
Romania (List PR)
  • Voluntary quotas adopted by political parties
 74 of 331 22%
San Marino (List PR)
  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
 21 of 60 35%
  • Gender Quota target for the Single/Lower House 33%
Serbia (List PR)
  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
 93 of 250 37%
  • Gender Quota target for the Single/Lower House 40%
  • Gender Quota target for the Sub-national level 40%
Slovakia (List PR)
  • Voluntary quotas adopted by political parties
 35 of 150 23%
Slovenia (List PR)
  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
  • Voluntary quotas adopted by political parties
 32 of 90 36%
  • Gender Quota target for the Single/Lower House 35%
  • Gender Quota target for the Sub-national level 40%
Spain (List PR)
  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
  • Legislated quotas for the Upper House
  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
  • Voluntary quotas adopted by political parties
 155 of 350 44%
  • Gender Quota target for the Single/Lower House 40%
  • Gender Quota target for the Upper House 50%
  • Gender Quota target for the Sub-national level 40%
Sweden (List PR)
  • Voluntary quotas adopted by political parties
 157 of 349 45%
Switzerland (List PR)
  • Voluntary quotas adopted by political parties
 78 of 200 39%
Ukraine (Parallel)
  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
 85 of 401 21%
  • Gender Quota target for the Single/Lower House 40%
  • Gender Quota target for the Sub-national level 30%
United Kingdom (FPTP)
  • Voluntary quotas adopted by political parties
 263 of 650 40%
Country Quota Type(s) Results last election Percentage of women in parliament Gender Quota Target(s)
Australia (AV)
  • Voluntary quotas adopted by political parties
 69 of 151 46%
New Zealand (MMP)
  • Voluntary quotas adopted by political parties
 56 of 123 46%
Papua New Guinea (AV)
  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
 3 of 111 3%
Samoa (FPTP)
  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
 5 of 51 10%
  • Gender Quota target for the Single/Lower House 10%
Solomon Islands (FPTP)
  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
 3 of 50 6%
  • Gender Quota target for the Single/Lower House 10%
Vanuatu (SNTV)
  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
 1 of 52 2%
  • Gender Quota target for the Sub-national level 26%

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