SHARECountry Data
Mali (Republic of Mali) has a Unicameral parliament with the use of voluntary party quotas. 13 of 147 (9%) 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? No
Are there voluntary quotas...
- Adopted by political parties? Yes
Is there additional information?...
- No
Last updated: Apr 23, 2019
Single/Lower House
Assemblée Nationale / National Assembly
| Total seats | 147 |
| Total Women | 13 |
| % Women | 9% |
| Election Year | 2013 |
| Electoral System | TRS |
| Quota Type | Legislated Candidate Quotas |
| Election details | IDEA Voter Turnout - IPU Parline |
| Legal source | Details | |
|---|---|---|
| Quota type: Legislated Candidate Quotas | Constitution | |
| Electoral law | The lists of nominated candidates submitted by political parties, political party groups or independent candidate groups are not eligible if they present more than 70% of women or men (Electoral Code, Loi No. 2016/048). Thus, at least 30 % of the candidates must be women. |
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| Legal sanctions for non-compliance | No data available | |
| Rank order/placement rules | No data available | |
| Is the provision of direct public funding to political parties related to gender equality among candidates? | Yes | 10% of pbluc funding is proportionately shared among political parties which have women elected as deputies or municipal counselors. See more in International IDEA's Political Finance database |
| Are there provisions for other financial advantages to encourage gender equality in political parties? | No | BLANK See more in International IDEA's Political Finance database |
Voluntary Political Party Quotas*
| Party | Official name | Details, Quota provisions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alliance for Democracy in Mali | Alliance pour la Démocratie au Mali/Parti Africain pour la Solidarité et la Justice [ADEMA - PASJ] | ADEMA - PASJ has a 30 percent quota. (Gerapetritis, G. 2015. Affirmative Action Policies and Judicial Review Worldwide, page189) |
* 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
According to the African Union observation mission to Mali in 2013 for the legislative elections, they observed a substantial representation of women among election workers and in political delegations. They also noted that great numbers of women voted on the day of the election. Despite these positive observations, they noted that this was not the case for female political candidates, where only 156 out of 1141 valid candidates were women (African Union 2013).
In 2015, the National Assembly adopted a gender quota bill, requiring that at least 30 per cent of elected/appointed officials be women. The results from the 2013 elections, where only 14 women were elected/appointed out of the total 147 seats, has been described as a wake up call for Malians that sparked the activism and advocacy leading up to Parliaments passing of the gender quota bill with overwhelming majority (NDI 2017). The electoral law, last amended in 2016 contains legal provisions stating that no more than 70 % of candidates in the candidates list submitted for national elections may be women or men (see box above).
Additional reading
- National Democratic Institute (n.d.) ‘Identifying Barriers and Opportunities: Malian Women Share Their Views on Their Social, Civil and Political Roles’. Online. Available at: https://www.ndi.org/Malian_Women_views