Constitutional quota details

In line with the new Constitution, in provincial councils in which 10 members are ordinarily elected through a proportional representation system within a province, ‘male and female candidates are listed alternatively, every list being headed by a female candidate’ (Part 3, Article 268 (1 & 3)).

“According to Article 17 of the Constitution, "the State must take all measures, including legislative measures, needed to ensure that both genders are equally represented in all institutions and agencies of government at every level; and women constitute at least half the membership of all Commissions and other elective and appointed governmental bodies established by or under this Constitution or any Act of Parliament".”