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Guinea-Bissau

Guinea-Bissau

Western Africa

Guinea-Bissau has a Unicameral parliament with legislated quotas for the single/lower house and at the sub-national level. 10 of 102 (10%) seats in the Assembleia Nacional Popular / People's 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 Upper house? No
For the Sub-national level? Yes

Are there voluntary quotas?

Adopted by political parties?
Is there additional information? Yes

Single / Lower House

Assembleia Nacional Popular / People's National Assembly

Quota at the Sub-National Level

Voluntary Political Party Quotas*

* 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

The Parliament of Guinea-Bissau did, the 2 August 2018, unanimously approve a law to ensure a minimum quota of 36% of women’s representation to be respected in elections or appointments to the National Assembly and Local Governments, with a view to achieving parity. The law was unanimously voted by the 81 MPs present. The National Assembly (ANP) thus concluded two days of discussion under the leadership of the chairman of the Specialized Commission for Women and Children, Ms. Martina Moniz (UNIOGBIS, 2018). 

Sources

Legal Sources:

  • Constitution of Guinea-Bissau - Link
  • Guinea-Bissau Electoral Legislation - Link 
  • Political Parties Law - Link
  • Gender Parity Law 4/2018 - Link

Other Sources:

Additional reading

  • Ugbe, S. T. (2020). Women's Political Representation: A Review of Frameworks and Quotas in West Africa.
  • Vaz, V. M. B. (2020). Politics and gender in Guinea-Bissau: candidate selection across political parties (Doctoral dissertation).
  • Carvalho, C. (2019). Women and peacebuilding in Guinea-Bissau. conflict trends, 2019(4), 29-36.

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