Gender Quotas Database
Togo
Western Africa
Single / Lower House
Assemblee nationale / National Assembly
| Total seats | 91 |
| Total women | 17 |
| Percentage of women | 19% |
| Election year | 2018 |
| 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 |
The candidate lists submitted by any legally constituted political party or grouping of political parties, as well as by independent individuals, must, generally, respect gender parity. (Article 220 - Electoral Code). |
| Is the provision of direct public funding to political parties related to gender equality among candidates? | Yes |
The allocation mechanism for public party funding rewards successful female candidacy: 70% are attributed based on the share of votes in preceding elections, 20% are determined by the number of women elected for the party in the previous legislative elections and 10% by the number of women elected for the party in the last local elections. See more in International IDEA's Political Finance database |
| Are there provisions for other financial advantages to encourage gender equality in political parties? | No | See more in International IDEA's Political Finance database |
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
The electoral law was amended in 2013, requiring that candidate lists include equal numbers of men and women. This provision will be applied from the next legislative election onwards. The 2013 Law on Political Party and Electoral Campaign Funding provides that 20 per cent of the public funding allocated to political parties be distributed in proportion to the number of women elected in the previous legislative elections, and that 10 per cent of the public funding be distributed in proportion to the number of women elected from each political party in the previous local elections.
Sources
Legal Sources:
- Constitution of Togo - Link
- Electoral Code (amended through 2013, 2013, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2024) - Link
- Political Parties Law (amended through 2022) - Link
Other Sources:
- Loi du 5 juin 2013 portant financement public des partis politiques et des campagnes électorales [Law on political party and electoral campaign funding, adopted on 5 June 2013]
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