Gender Quotas Database

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Myanmar

Myanmar

South-Eastern Asia

No legislated or voluntary party quotas.

At a glance

Structure of parliament Bicameral

Are there legislated quotas

For the Single / Lower house? No
For the Upper house? No
For the Sub-national level? No

Are there voluntary quotas?

Adopted by political parties?
Is there additional information?

Single / Lower House

Pyithu Hluttaw / House of Representatives

Upper House

Amyotha Hluttaw / House of Nationalities

Voluntary Political Party Quotas*

* Only political parties represented in parliament are included. When a country has legislated quotas in place, only political parties that have voluntary quotas that exceed the percentage/number of the national quota legislation are presented in this table.

Additional information

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Sources

Legal Sources:

  • Constitution of Myanmar - Link
  • Electoral Laws - Link
  • Political Parties Law - Link

Other Sources:

  • Electoral Commission - Link
  • Myanmar’s first post-coup People’s Assembly decides on 30 per cent women’s quota - Link
  • Constitutions, Customary and Religious Law, and Gender Equality (2022) - Link

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