Gender Quotas Database
Algeria
Northern Africa
Single / Lower House
Al-Majlis Al-Chaabi Al-Watani / National People's Assembly
| Total seats | 407 |
| Total women | 32 |
| Percentage of women | 8% |
| Gender Quota target | 50% |
| Election year | 2021 |
| 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 list presented, under penalty of being rejected, must take into account parity between women and men. (Article 191) |
| Legal sanctions for non-compliance | Electoral law |
The list presented, under penalty of being rejected, must take into account parity between women and men. (Article 191) |
| Is the provision of direct public funding to political parties related to gender equality among candidates? | No | See more in International IDEA's Political Finance database |
| Are there provisions for other financial advantages to encourage gender equality in political parties? | Other |
political parties can be awarded specific state funding according to the number of their women candidates elected at the national and sub-national levels (Law on the Modalities for Improving the Representation of Women in Elected Assemblies, 2012 - Article 7) See more in International IDEA's Political Finance database |
Upper House
Majlis al-Oumma / Council of the Nation
| Total seats | 170 |
| Total women | 7 |
| Percentage of women | 4% |
| Gender Quota target | |
| Election year | 2022 |
| Electoral system | Indirectly elected / appointed |
| Quota type | |
| Election details | IPU Parline |
| Legal source | Details | |
|---|---|---|
| No data available | ||
Quota at the Sub-National Level
| Quota type | Legislated Candidate Quotas |
| Gender Quota target | 50% |
| Legal source | Details | |
|---|---|---|
| Quota type: Legislated Candidate Quotas | Electoral law |
The list of candidates for the municipal and wilaya popular assemblies must include a number of candidates greater than three (3) than the number of seats to be filled in electoral constituencies with an odd number of seats and two (2) in constituencies with an even number of seats to be filled. The list presented, under penalty of being rejected, must take into account parity between women and men... However, the condition of parity only applies to municipalities whose number of inhabitants is equal to or greater than twenty thousand (20,000) inhabitants. (Article 176) |
| Legal sanctions for non-compliance | Electoral law |
The list presented, under penalty of being rejected, must take into account parity between women and men... However, the condition of parity only applies to municipalities whose number of inhabitants is equal to or greater than twenty thousand (20,000) inhabitants. (Article 176) |
Voluntary Political Party Quotas*
| Party | Official Name | Details, Quota provisions |
|---|---|---|
| National Liberation Front | Front de Libération Nationale (FLN) |
In each province, 2 out of the first 5 names on a list must be women in each of the 48 provinces. |
* 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
While providing mandatory candidates quotas for women candidates, the legal framework does not specify mechanisms for the allocation of seats to women in a manner that would translate the quota requirements into actual seat allocations in the elected Parliament.
In order to address this issue, an Inter-Ministerial circular was issued in advance of the 2012 Parliamentary Elections, specifying the formula for the allocation of seats for women. During the 2012 legislative elections, political parties largely respected the women’s quota requirements, nominating a total of 7700 women candidates, or approximately 31 per cent of the total number of candidates. However, given that the law falls short of specifying ranking rules, a limited number of party lists were headed by women and relatively few party lists in certain constituencies alternated male and female candidates
Sources
Additional reading
- See the latest updates on Algeria on iKNOW Politics
- Arendt, C. (2018). From Critical Mass to Critical Leaders: Unpacking the Political Conditions behind Gender Quotas in Africa. Politics & Gender, 14(3), 295-322.
- Congressional Research Service (2020). Women in the Middle East and North Africa: Issues for Congress. Available Here
- Ryan, J. M., & Rizzo, H. (2020). Gender in the Middle East and North Africa: Contemporary Issues and Challenges.
- Valentine M. Moghadam (2020). Gender Regimes in the Middle East and North Africa: The Power of Feminist Movements. Social Politics 2020 Volume 27 Number 3.
- Youssef, M., Aissa, M., & Abdou, S. (January 25, 2021). Women's rights have improved in North Africa, but the struggle continues. Available Here
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