MAKING GENDER QUOTA

MEANINGFUL

Rukhshanda NazHassan Nasir Mirbahar

Implementing 5% General Seat Quota

Discussion PaperPUBLICATION SERIES “Strategising Women’s Political Representation in Pakistan” 2018

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Making Gender Quota Meaningful PUBLICATION SERIES “Strategising Women’s Political Representation in Pakistan” 2018

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Authors: Rukhshanda Naz, Hassan Nasir MirbaharEditor: Imran Naeem AhmadCover & Design: Furqan Ahmed KhanPrinter: AGLOW GraphicsIslamabad, 2018

Table 2: Timeline of Key Highlights for Increasing Women’s Political Participation in Pakistan

Making the 5% Quota Work: Potential Issues and Recommendations

Women Candidates on General Seats in 2013 General Elections 13

Number of Tickets Each Party Needs to Give to Women to Meet 5% Quota

If a party were to field candidates on all general seats in a house. All fractions great than. 5 rounded to 1.

National Assembly

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Balochistan

Sindh

Punjab

Total General Seats in the HouseHouse Tickets to Meet 5%

Based on Articles 51.3 and 106 of the Constitution and Section 206 of the Elections Act 2017

272

99

51

130

297

14

5

3

7

15