Electoral law quota details

According to Article 17 of the 2005 Local Elections Law:

‘1. In the local body in which the number of seats does not exceed 13, women should occupy no less than two seats:

a. One woman shall be among the first five names;

b. One woman shall be among the next five names;

2. In the local body in which the number of seats exceeds 13, a seat shall be allocated for a female candidate among the five names that follow the first 10 candidates organized in line with the provision of the Article 17, 1 (b) mentioned above;

3. Local bodies, which are formed in territorial entities in which the number of voters is less than 1000 according to the final table of voters, are excluded from provisions of paragraph (1) mentioned above. In such a case, the option for selecting places allocated for women among the candidates shall be left for the electoral lists.’