Gender Quotas Database
Singapore
South-Eastern Asia
At a glance
| Structure of parliament | Unicameral |
Are there legislated quotas
Are there voluntary quotas?
| Is there additional information? | No |
Single / Lower House
Parliament
| Total seats | 103 |
| Total women | 31 |
| Percentage of women | 30% |
| Election year | 2020 |
| Electoral system |
|
| Quota type | |
| Election details | IDEA Voter Turnout - IPU Parline |
Voluntary Political Party Quotas*
| Party | Official Name | Details, Quota provisions |
|---|---|---|
| No data available. | ||
* 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
31 women (27 directly elected, 3 nominated, and 1 non-constituency member ).
The statutory number has been raised to 104 (last accessed Sep 2021)
- 93 directly elected
- 9 appointed
- 2 non-constituency members
Sources
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