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Guinea (Republic of Guinea) has a Unicameral parliament with legislated quotas for the single/lower house and at the sub-national level. 19 of 114 (17%) seats in the Assemblée nationale / National Assembly are held by women.
At a glance
Structure of Parliament: Unicameral
Are there legislated quotas...
- For the Single/Lower House? Yes
- For the Sub-National Level? Yes
Are there voluntary quotas...
- Adopted by political parties? No
Is there additional information?...
- Yes
Last updated: Oct 27, 2021
Single/Lower House
Assemblée nationale / National Assembly
| Total seats | 114 |
| Total Women | 19 |
| % Women | 17% |
| Election Year | 2020 |
| Electoral System | Parallel |
| Quota Type | Legislated Candidate Quotas |
| Election details | IDEA Voter Turnout - IPU Parline |
| Legal source | Details | |
|---|---|---|
| Quota type: Legislated Candidate Quotas | Electoral law | Two-thirds of the members of the National Assembly are elected through a proportional representation system from a single nationwide constituency, while the remaining one-third is elected through a first-past-the-post system in single-member constituencies. The new regulation adopts parity law (Art.2 Law on Parity) modifying the previous 30% women candidates (Article 129 (2) of the Electoral Law). In addition, in case 2 candidates of different sex obtain an equal number of votes, the contested seat should be won by the candidate of an under-represented sex (Article 130). |
| Political funding legislation | Article 4 of the law for the political parties states that a 5% of the total state funding for the political parties will be proportionally distributed to the parties that they have elected women MPs. | |
| Legal sanctions for non-compliance | No | None |
| Rank order/placement rules | Electoral law | Article 129 (3) of the electoral law stipulates that the 30% quota requirement for women candidates on the proportional representation lists should be taken into account when compiling the rank order of candidates on the lists. |
| Is the provision of direct public funding to political parties related to gender equality among candidates? | Not applicable | 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 |
Quota at the Sub-National Level
- Quota type: Reserved seats
| Legal source | Details | |
|---|---|---|
| Quota type: Reserved seats | Electoral law | The new Law of Parity establishes the necessity of adopting parity in the representation both in the national and subnational level. This modifies the previous article 103 of the electoral law stated one-third (33%) of the seats for women. |
| Political funding legislation | Article 4 of the law for the political parties states that 5% of the state funding for political parties will be proportionally distributed to parties which have elected women in the communal-municipal councils. | |
| Legal sanctions for non-compliance | No | None |
| Rank order/placement rules | Electoral law | Article 115 of the electoral law stipulates that the 30% quota requirement for women candidates on the lists running for Communal Council elections should be taken into account when compiling the rank order on the lists. |
Additional Information
Guinea’s legislation on public funding of political parties states that 5% of the total state funding for political parties will be proportionally distributed to the parties which have elected women members of parliament (Article 4 (5)) and 5% will be allocated to parties which have women elected as members of local government bodies (Article 4 (5)).
In the most recent elections, held on 28 September 2013, international election observers noted that the 30% quota requirement was not met by six party lists. Considering that the electoral law does not foresee any type of sanctions for non-compliance with the gender quota, the electoral authorities did not use any mechanism of strict enforcement of the quota requirements (European Union Electoral Observation Mission, 2013).
Sources
LEGAL SOURCES:
- Law of Parity (2019) (French version)
- Loi organique no 91/012/ctrn portant code électoral modifié par les lois organiques no L93/038/ctrn du 20/08/1993 et L/95/011ctrn du 12 05 1995, L/2010/------/cnt du 22 avril 2010 [Organic Law no. 91/012/ctrn enacting the Electoral Code, amended by Organic Laws no L93/038/ctrn of 20 August 1993, L/95/011ctrn of 12 May 1995 and L/2010/------/cnt of 22 April 2010];
- Loi portant subventions publiques des activités des Partis Politiques [Law Regulating Public Funding for Political Parties (no date)];
OTHER SOURCES:
- European Union Election Observation Mission, ‘Preliminary Statement on the Legislative Elections of 28 September 2013 in Guinea’, Conakry, 30 September 2013
- Guinea Adopts Law on Party, Securing Equal Representation of women on electoral lists (Published: 11/05/2019).
Additional reading
- Arendt, C. (2018). From Critical Mass to Critical Leaders: Unpacking the Political Conditions behind Gender Quotas in Africa. Politics & Gender, 14(3), 295-322. doi:10.1017/S1743923X17000502
- Ruano, S., & Zambrano, A. 2006. Guatemala: Country Gender Profile