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Hungary (Republic of Hungary)
Hungary (Republic of Hungary) has a Unicameral parliament with the use of voluntary party quotas. 26 of 199 (13%) seats in the Országgyülés / National Assembly are held by women.
At a glance
Structure of Parliament: Unicameral
Are there legislated quotas...
- For the Single/Lower House? No
- For the Sub-National Level? No
Are there voluntary quotas...
- Adopted by political parties? Yes
Is there additional information?...
- No
Last updated: Jan 18, 2023
Single/Lower House
Országgyülés / National Assembly
| Total seats | 199 |
| Total Women | 26 |
| % Women | 13% |
| Election Year | 2022 |
| Electoral System | MMP |
| Quota Type | No legislated |
| Election details | IDEA Voter Turnout - IPU Parline |
Voluntary Political Party Quotas*
| Party | Official name | Details, Quota provisions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hungarian Socialist Party | Magyar Szocialista Párt [MSzP] | MSzP has a 20 percent quota for women (Ványi, 2016; Fodor, 2013). | |
| Politics Can be Different | Lehet Mas a Politika [LMP] | In the party's National Assembly and European Parliament electoral lists maximum two repeated candidates of the same sex may follow each other. |
* 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
Sources
LEGAL SOURCES:
- Constitution of Hungary (rev. 2011) (English version)
- The Fundamental Law of Hungary (rev. 2013) (English version)
OTHER SOURCES:
- Ványi, É. 2016. "The representation of women in the government decision making in Hungary. Woman’s participation at the middle-level". Page 124. Published 16 November 2016. Accessed 8 March 2022.
- Fodor, E. 2013. "The Policy on Gender Equality in Hungary - Update 2013". European Parliament. Page 7. Accessed 8 March 2022.
- Interparliamentary Union [IPU]. Hungary Country Profile. Parline.
Additional reading
- See the latest updates on Hungary on iKNOW Politics
- G. Ilonszki & A. Vajda (2019), "Women’s Substantive Representation in Decline: The Case of Democratic Failure in Hungary". Politics & Gender, 15 (2019), 240–261.
- Varnagý, R. 2013. "Women's Representation in the Hungarian Parliament". OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human
Rights (ODIHR).
- Ilonszki, G. 2000. ‘Gloomy Present, Bright Future? A Gender Perspective of Party Politics in Hungary.’ Paper presented at the Perspectives for Gender Equality Politics in Central and Eastern Europe Workshop, The Peace Institute, Ljubljana, May.
- Jalusic, V. and Antic, M. 2000. Prospects for Gender Equality Policies in Central and Eastern Europe. Vienna: Institute for Human Sciences.
- Szalai, J. 1998. ‘Women and Democratization: Some Notes on Recent Changes in Hungary’ Jacquette, Jane and Sharon L. Wolchik: Women and Democracy. Latin America and Central and Eastern Europe. John Hopkins University Press, pp. 185-202.
- Petö, A. 1997. ‘Hungarian Women in Politics’ Joan Scott, Cora Kaplan and Debra Keats (eds.). Transitions, Environments, Translations: The Meanings of Feminism in Contemporary Politics. New York. Routledge.
- Hungarian Parliament website, http://www.parlament.hu/