Additional information about gender quotas

The Socialist People's Party (Socialistisk Folkeparti), was the first party to introduce a 40 percent quota in 1977, abandoned in 1996. Candidate quotas for the European Parliament were adopted in 1983 (of 40 percent ), and abandoned 1990. (Candidate quotas for parliament and local elections only 1988-1990.) The Social Democratic Party (Socialdemokratiet) adopted party quotas of 40 percent in 1983, and candidate quotas for local and regional elections in 1988 of 40 percent for both sexes. These were abandoned 1996. The Left Socialist Party (Venstresocialisterne) introduced party as well as candidate quotas in 1985 (50-50 percent ). The party no longer exists.