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Luxembourg

Luxembourg

Western Europe

Luxembourg has a Unicameral parliament with the use of voluntary party quotas and legislated quotas for the single/lower house. 20 of 60 (33%) seats in the Chambre des Députés / Chamber of Deputies are held by women.

At a glance

Structure of parliament Unicameral

Are there legislated quotas

For the Single / Lower house? Yes
For the Upper house? No
For the Sub-national level? No

Are there voluntary quotas?

Adopted by political parties? Yes
Is there additional information? Yes

Single / Lower House

Chambre des Députés / Chamber of Deputies

Total seats 60
Total women 20
Percentage of women 33%
Gender Quota target 40%
Election year 2023
Electoral system List PR
Quota type Legislated Candidate Quotas
Election details IDEA Voter Turnout - IPU Parline
Legal source Details
Quota type: Legislated Candidate Quotas Constitution
Electoral law

The allocation to a political party of the amount of the grant, provided for in paragraph 1, point 2, above, is subject to the condition of having presented, for the legislative elections, lists comprising at least 24 candidates from each sex. (Article 2, Law on the financing of political parties)
Is the provision of direct public funding to political parties related to gender equality among candidates? Yes

The amount of the endowment is reduced to:
- 95% of the endowment if the political party presents, for the legislative elections, lists comprising 23 candidates of one sex;
- 90% of the endowment if it presents lists comprising 22 candidates of one sex;
- 85% of the endowment if it presents lists comprising 21 candidates of one sex;
- 80% of the endowment if it presents lists comprising 20 candidates of one sex;
- 70% of the endowment if it presents lists comprising 19 candidates of one sex;
- 60% of the endowment if it presents lists comprising 18 candidates of one sex;
- 50% of the endowment if he presents lists comprising 17 candidates of one sex;
- 40% of the endowment if it presents lists comprising 16 candidates of one sex;
- 30% of the endowment if he presents lists comprising 15 candidates of one sex;
- 25% of the endowment if it presents lists comprising less than 15 candidates of one sex. (Article 2, Law on the financing of political parties)

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
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Voluntary Political Party Quotas*

Party Official Name Details, Quota provisions
Christian Social People's Party Chrëschtlech Sozial Vollekspartei (CSV)

The party is targeting a 40percent quota for women on their party lists.
The Green Party Déi Gréng/Les Verts

The party seeks to apply parity in party bodies, positions and on lists.
The Left Déi Lénk

The party applies a 50 percent quota in the party body and on the electoral lists.

* 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.

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Additional information

In 2016, a majority of the government of Luxembourg voted to constitute a gender quota in the electoral act. 'A new law adopted on 15 December 2016 ensures that political parties meet a minimum 40-per-cent quota for women in their lists for national elections and a 50-per-cent quota for European elections.' However, the law is predicted to be implemented in 2019 and hence was not implemented in the parliamentary elections of 2018. 

 

In 2016 Luxembourg introduced a law which states 40% of politicians on lists for legislative and European elections should be women, to improve political parity at a national level. Parties which do not comply with the quota are financially penalised through the amount of state funding they receive. Parties with a less than 30% female representation on their electoral lists risk losing 75% of the government's financial support (Luxembourg Times, 2018).

Sources

Legal Sources:

  • Constitution of Luxembourg - Link
  • Election and Political Parties Laws - Link

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