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Ghana

Ghana

Western Africa

Ghana has a Unicameral parliament with legislated quotas for the single/lower house. 40 of 275 (15%) seats in the Parliament 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?
Is there additional information?

Single / Lower House

Parliament

Total seats 275
Total women 40
Percentage of women 15%
Gender Quota target 30%
Election year 2020
Electoral system FPTP
Quota type Legislated Candidate Quotas
Election details IDEA Voter Turnout - IPU Parline
Legal source Details
Quota type: Legislated Candidate Quotas Constitution
Electoral law

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Is the provision of direct public funding to political parties related to gender equality among candidates? No

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Are there provisions for other financial advantages to encourage gender equality in political parties? No

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Voluntary Political Party Quotas*

Party Official Name Details, Quota provisions
No data available.

* 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

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Sources

Inter-Parliamentary Union, IPU Parline Ghana

 

Additional reading

  • United Nations Department of Public Information. 2000. Women in Power and Decision-Making. Fact Sheet No. 7. New York: United Nations.
  • Khan, F. 1999. ‘Politics-Africa: The “First Lady Syndrome.”’ Interpress Service, November 25.
  • Tamale, S. 1999. When Hens Begin to Crow: Gender and Parliamentary Politics in Uganda. Colorado: Westview Press.
  • Ghana Parliament website, http://www.parliament.gh/
  • Harvey, W. 1966. Law and Social Change in Ghana. Princeton: Princeton University Press.

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