Gender Quotas Database
Angola
Middle Africa
Single / Lower House
Assembleia nacional / National Assembly
| Total seats | 220 |
| Total women | 87 |
| Percentage of women | 40% |
| Gender Quota target | |
| Election year | 2022 |
| Electoral system | List PR |
| Quota type | |
| Election details | IDEA Voter Turnout - IPU Parline |
Voluntary Political Party Quotas*
| Party | Official Name | Details, Quota provisions |
|---|---|---|
| National Union for the Total Independence of Angola | União Nacional para a Independência Total de Angola (UNITA ) |
Article 13.3 3. Having verified the other requirements in the lists of candidates for the organs and bodies of the Party, a positive discrimination of representation of the female gender must be observed up to 50% and a representation of youth of not less than 30%. |
| Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola | Movimento Popular de Libertação de Angola (MPLA) |
Article 109 (Representation of gender)In the lists of candidates for the representative bodies of the MPLA, a gender composition of not less than 40% must be observed. |
* 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
In the Election of 2008, the ruling party "People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola"(MPLA), which won 81 per cent of the seats, had 77 women elected out of its 191 members of parliament (MPs). The main opposition party, National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA), elected 4women out of its 16 MPs.
The MPLA adopted a 30 per cent quota for women candidates in the Law 22/10 in Political Parties. This has resulted in a huge increase in women's representation in the National Assembly (from 9.5 per cent in the 1992 elections, to 34 per cent in 2012).
In 2015, MPLA adopted a 40 per cent quota for women candidates in their statutes in Article 109 (Network Angola, 2015).
Sources
Additional reading
- CEDAW, Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women considers Angola's report, (2019), CEDAW
- See the latest updates on Angola on iKNOW Politics
- UN Women, Angola commits to the empowerment of women and gender equality, the dignity of families and the advancement of women, UN Women
- Arendt, C. (2018). From Critical Mass to Critical Leaders: Unpacking the Political Conditions behind Gender Quotas in Africa. Politics & Gender, 14(3), 295-322.
- Adams, K. S. (2012). The Sub-Saharan African Triumvirate: Female Representation In The National Parliaments Of Angola, Ethiopia And Lesotho. International Journal of Politics and Good Governance
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