Egypt House election results 2025
2025 House election and women elected/appointed
Inter-Parliamentary Union · 2026 · EgyptResources are organised around the problems practitioners, leaders and institutions are trying to solve.
2025 House election and women elected/appointed
Inter-Parliamentary Union · 2026 · Egypt2025 Senate election and sex-disaggregated outcomes
Inter-Parliamentary Union · 2025 · EgyptWomen MPs in the House of Representatives, historical series
Inter-Parliamentary Union · 2026 · EgyptWomen MPs in the Senate, historical series
Inter-Parliamentary Union · 2026 · EgyptDecember 2023 presidential election and participation
International IDEA · 2023 · EgyptHouse of Representatives constitutional gender quota
International IDEA · 2020 · Egypt315 women of 2,904 individual/main-list candidates; 173/2,620 on individual seats. Scope excludes reserve lists.
Egyptian Center for Women's Rights · 2025 · EgyptOfficial interactive candidate-list portal; individual names require constituency extraction and matching.
Egypt National Elections Authority · 2025 · EgyptNational Elections Authority reported overall voter turnout of 32.41% for House elections; not women-specific.
Egypt State Information Service / National Elections Authority · 2026 · Egypt568 elected seats and 28 appointed seats; at least half of appointees must be women.
Egypt State Information Service / Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs · 2026 · Egypt428 candidates, 17.1% overall voter turnout, 20 women elected plus 12 appointed.
Inter-Parliamentary Union · 2025 · EgyptLimited women's voting entitlement in 1956, universal suffrage 1979, eligibility for election 1956, Senate quota provisions.
Inter-Parliamentary Union · 2026 · EgyptOfficial individual presidential candidate results, turnout, total valid and invalid votes.
Egypt National Elections Authority · 2023 · EgyptOfficial Gazette constituency results; partial subset of the 2025 House register
Egyptian National Elections Authority · 2026 · EgyptOfficial Gazette first-round Senate elected winners by governorate; partial subset of Senate register
Egyptian National Elections Authority · 2025 · EgyptElectoral candidate lists must take gender into consideration; this is not a guaranteed 30% seat quota.
Electoral and legal authority · 2012 · CameroonOfficial individual-constituency winning candidates from phase two first round; does not include the entire party-list roster or losing candidates.
National Elections Authority (Egypt) · 2025 · EgyptConstituency-level individual-seat winners in the final phase-two runoff (NEA Decision 79/2025). Not a complete candidate list.
National Elections Authority (Egypt) · 2025 · Egypt98 named contestants advanced to the final rerun in 27 House individual-seat constituencies; compare final winners against Decision 2/2026.
National Elections Authority (Egypt) · 2025 · Egypt49 House individual-seat winners determined in final 27 rerun constituencies; match candidates before assigning results.
National Elections Authority (Egypt) · 2026 · EgyptNational List for Egypt won the closed-list contests. This source does not establish a verified person-level list nominee roster.
National Elections Authority (Egypt) · 2025 · EgyptHistorical women parliamentarians and parliamentary seat observations.
Inter-Parliamentary Union · 2026 · TunisiaNational Council of Regions and Districts current women membership.
Inter-Parliamentary Union · 2026 · TunisiaTwo-round House elections, turnout, candidacies, and women elected.
Inter-Parliamentary Union · 2023 · TunisiaISIE decision 552/2024 on October 2024 presidential results.
ISIE Tunisia · 2024 · TunisiaThree final-ballot candidates and votes; 17 preliminary approved applications must not be mistaken for the final ballot.
Tunis Afrique Presse / ISIE · 2024 · Tunisia260 applications, 77 elected members, indirect election details.
ISIE Tunisia · 2024 · TunisiaElectoral candidate parity provisions applicable before 2022 and their removal in the revised framework.
Inter-Parliamentary Union · 2026 · Tunisia33.9% women; 61 women of 180 seats. IPU current, accessed 2026-10-16
Inter-Parliamentary Union · 2026 · Cameroon33% women; 33 women of 100 seats. IPU current, accessed 2026-10-16
Inter-Parliamentary Union · 2026 · Cameroon33.9% women; 61 women of 180 seats. 2020-03
Inter-Parliamentary Union · 2020 · Cameroon31.1% women; 56 women of 180 seats. 2013-09
Inter-Parliamentary Union · 2013 · Cameroon13.9% women; 25 women of 180 seats. 2007-09
Inter-Parliamentary Union · 2007 · Cameroon8.9% women; 16 women of 180 seats. 2002-06
Inter-Parliamentary Union · 2002 · CameroonElection dated 2025-10-12; sex-disaggregated seat results shown only when available from source.
Cameroon Ministry of Communication · 2025 · CameroonElection dated 2020-02-09; sex-disaggregated seat results shown only when available from source.
Inter-Parliamentary Union · 2020 · CameroonElection dated 2013-09-30; sex-disaggregated seat results shown only when available from source.
Inter-Parliamentary Union · 2013 · CameroonApril 2026 electoral code amendment; particular gender-related effects not asserted.
Electoral and legal authority · 2026 · Cameroon14.5% women; 40 women of 276 seats. IPU current, accessed 2026-10-16
Inter-Parliamentary Union · 2026 · Ghana14.5% women; 40 women of 275 seats. 2024-12
Inter-Parliamentary Union · 2024 · Ghana14.5% women; 40 women of 275 seats. 2020-12
Inter-Parliamentary Union · 2020 · Ghana12.7% women; 35 women of 275 seats. 2016-12
Inter-Parliamentary Union · 2016 · Ghana10.9% women; 30 women of 275 seats. 2012-12
Inter-Parliamentary Union · 2012 · Ghana10.9% women; 25 women of 230 seats. 2004-12
Inter-Parliamentary Union · 2004 · GhanaElection dated 2024-12-07; sex-disaggregated seat results shown only when available from source.
Inter-Parliamentary Union · 2024 · GhanaElection dated 2020-12-07; sex-disaggregated seat results shown only when available from source.
Inter-Parliamentary Union · 2020 · GhanaElection dated 2024-12-07; sex-disaggregated seat results shown only when available from source.
IFES / Ghana Electoral Commission · 2024 · GhanaAct establishes progressive gender-equity goals and political participation requirements, not proof that 30% of Parliament seats are already filled by women.
Electoral and legal authority · 2024 · Ghana14.6% women; 22 women of 151 seats. IPU current, accessed 2026-10-16
Inter-Parliamentary Union · 2026 · Republic of Congo31.9% women; 23 women of 72 seats. IPU current, accessed 2026-10-16
Inter-Parliamentary Union · 2026 · Republic of Congo16.6% women; 25 women of 151 seats. 2022-07 initial elected
Inter-Parliamentary Union · 2022 · Republic of Congo11.3% women; 17 women of 151 seats. 2017-07
Inter-Parliamentary Union · 2017 · Republic of Congo7.3% women; 10 women of unreported seats. 2007-08
Inter-Parliamentary Union · 2007 · Republic of CongoElection dated 2026-03-15; sex-disaggregated seat results shown only when available from source.
Reuters reporting announced electoral result · 2026 · Republic of CongoElection dated 2022-07-10; sex-disaggregated seat results shown only when available from source.
Inter-Parliamentary Union · 2022 · Republic of CongoElection dated 2023-08-20; sex-disaggregated seat results shown only when available from source.
Inter-Parliamentary Union · 2023 · Republic of CongoPolitical-party candidate lists in elections for National Assembly and Senate must include at least 30% women; candidacy rule, not reserved elected seats.
Electoral and legal authority · 2014 · Republic of Congo63.8% women; 51 women of 80 seats. IPU current, accessed 2026-10-16
Inter-Parliamentary Union · 2026 · Rwanda46.2% women; 12 women of 26 seats. IPU current, accessed 2026-10-16
Inter-Parliamentary Union · 2026 · Rwanda63.8% women; 51 women of 80 seats. 2024-07
Inter-Parliamentary Union · 2024 · Rwanda53.8% women; 14 women of 26 seats. 2024-09 new legislature
Inter-Parliamentary Union · 2024 · Rwanda61.3% women; 49 women of 80 seats. 2016-12
Inter-Parliamentary Union · 2016 · Rwanda63.8% women; 51 women of 80 seats. 2013-09
Inter-Parliamentary Union · 2013 · Rwanda56.3% women; 45 women of 80 seats. 2008-09
Inter-Parliamentary Union · 2008 · RwandaElection dated 2024-07-15; sex-disaggregated seat results shown only when available from source.
Inter-Parliamentary Union · 2024 · RwandaElection dated 2024-09-16; sex-disaggregated seat results shown only when available from source.
Inter-Parliamentary Union · 2024 · RwandaElection dated 2024-07-15; sex-disaggregated seat results shown only when available from source.
National Electoral Commission of Rwanda · 2024 · Rwanda24 of the 80 Chamber of Deputies seats reserved for women elected through designated electoral colleges.
Electoral and legal authority · 2015 · RwandaAt least 30% of Senate members shall be women.
Electoral and legal authority · 2015 · Rwanda41.2% women; 68 women of 165 seats. IPU current, accessed 2026-10-16
Inter-Parliamentary Union · 2026 · Senegal41.2% women; 68 women of 165 seats. 2024-11
Inter-Parliamentary Union · 2024 · Senegal46.1% women; 76 women of 165 seats. 2022-12
Inter-Parliamentary Union · 2022 · Senegal41.8% women; 69 women of 165 seats. 2017-01
Inter-Parliamentary Union · 2017 · Senegal42.7% women; 64 women of 150 seats. 2012-01
Inter-Parliamentary Union · 2012 · Senegal22% women; 33 women of 150 seats. 2007-06
Inter-Parliamentary Union · 2007 · SenegalElection dated 2024-11-17; sex-disaggregated seat results shown only when available from source.
Inter-Parliamentary Union · 2024 · SenegalElection dated 2024-03-24; sex-disaggregated seat results shown only when available from source.
Constitutional Council of Senegal · 2024 · SenegalElection dated 2022-07-31; sex-disaggregated seat results shown only when available from source.
Inter-Parliamentary Union · 2022 · SenegalElectoral lists must alternate women and men; alternating candidate lists do not imply 50% of elected representatives are women.
Electoral and legal authority · 2010 · Senegal19% women; 52 women of 274 seats. IPU current, accessed 2026-10-16
Inter-Parliamentary Union · 2026 · Somalia25.9% women; 14 women of 54 seats. IPU current, accessed 2026-10-16
Inter-Parliamentary Union · 2026 · Somalia19.7% women; 54 women of 274 seats. 2022-05
Inter-Parliamentary Union · 2022 · Somalia24.4% women; 67 women of 275 seats. 2017-02
Inter-Parliamentary Union · 2017 · Somalia13.8% women; 38 women of 275 seats. 2012-01
Inter-Parliamentary Union · 2012 · SomaliaElection dated 2021-11-01; sex-disaggregated seat results shown only when available from source.
Inter-Parliamentary Union · 2021 · SomaliaElection dated 2021-07-27; sex-disaggregated seat results shown only when available from source.
Inter-Parliamentary Union · 2021 · SomaliaIPU reports 30% of lower-house seats legally reserved for women; actual figures are lower.
Electoral and legal authority · 2024 · SomaliaFive-year term extended current legislature to April 2027; no 2026 general parliamentary election recorded.
Electoral and legal authority · 2026 · Somalia45% women; 179 women of 398 seats. 2026-08
Inter-Parliamentary Union · 2026 · South Africa38.9% women; 21 women of 54 seats. IPU current, accessed 2026-10-16
Inter-Parliamentary Union · 2026 · South Africa45% women; 177 women of 393 seats. 2024-05 new legislature
Inter-Parliamentary Union · 2024 · South Africa44.4% women; 24 women of 54 seats. 2024-06
Inter-Parliamentary Union · 2024 · South Africa45.3% women; 179 women of 395 seats. 2019-05 new legislature
Inter-Parliamentary Union · 2019 · South Africa25% women; 100 women of 400 seats. 1994-04
Inter-Parliamentary Union · 1994 · South AfricaElection dated 2024-05-29; sex-disaggregated seat results shown only when available from source.
Inter-Parliamentary Union · 2024 · South AfricaElection dated 2024-06-15; sex-disaggregated seat results shown only when available from source.
Inter-Parliamentary Union · 2024 · South AfricaElection dated 2019-05-08; sex-disaggregated seat results shown only when available from source.
Inter-Parliamentary Union · 2019 · South AfricaANC states not less than 50% women in elected party structures; it is not a legislated quota for all parliamentary seats.
Electoral and legal authority · 2026 · South Africa15% women; 25 women of 167 seats. 2022-12
Inter-Parliamentary Union · 2022 · Zambia15.1% women; 25 women of 166 seats. 2021-09
Inter-Parliamentary Union · 2021 · Zambia18% women; unreported women of unreported seats. 2016-08
Inter-Parliamentary Union · 2016 · Zambia11% women; unreported women of unreported seats. 2011-09
Inter-Parliamentary Union · 2011 · Zambia12% women; unreported women of unreported seats. 2001-12
Inter-Parliamentary Union · 2001 · ZambiaElection dated 2026-08-13; sex-disaggregated seat results shown only when available from source.
Inter-Parliamentary Union · 2026 · ZambiaElection dated 2026-08-13; sex-disaggregated seat results shown only when available from source.
Zambia State House / Electoral Commission · 2026 · ZambiaElection dated 2021-08-12; sex-disaggregated seat results shown only when available from source.
Inter-Parliamentary Union · 2021 · ZambiaMixed-member system and 40 PR seats: 20 for women, 15 youth and five persons with disabilities; distinguish all categories.
Electoral and legal authority · 2025 · Zambia2019 comparison reproduced in the IEC 2024 National and Provincial Elections Report. All national, regional and provincial candidacies, not a National Assembly-only count.
Electoral Commission of South Africa · 2019 · South Africa2024 National and Provincial Elections Report: 6,234 women and 8,652 men across 14,886 national, regional and provincial candidate entries. Candidacies are not unique people and NOT National Assembly-only. Use exact denominator.
Electoral Commission of South Africa · 2024 · South AfricaIEC 2024 official seat-calculation report with national and regional allocation, 400 National Assembly seats total across 18 parties. As of 6 June 2024: ANC 159; DA 87; MK 58; EFF 39; IFP 17; other parties 40 combined. Not current membership.
Electoral Commission of South Africa · 2024 · South AfricaOfficial IEC final National, National Regional and Provincial candidate nomination lists. Named nominations are not equivalent to elected candidates, women nominees or current MPs.
Electoral Commission of South Africa · 2024 · South AfricaBreakdown by type of candidate-list entry in the IEC 2024 NPE report. Regional lists feed National Assembly; provincial lists feed provincial legislatures. Sum is 14,886 entries; may include the same individuals on several lists.
Electoral Commission of South Africa · 2024 · South AfricaISIE founded by Organic Law 2012-23 of 20 December 2012, amended by Decree-Law 2022-22 of 21 April 2022. Statutory body administers election and referendum calendars, voter lists, applications and official results.
Independent High Authority for Elections (ISIE) · 2012 · TunisiaFinal October 2024 ballot: Kais Saied 2,438,954 votes, Ayachi Zammel 197,551, Zouhair Maghzaoui 52,903. Distinguish the three final-ballot candidates from earlier applications/approved candidacy figures reported on the ISIE dashboard.
Tunis Afrique Presse / ISIE · 2024 · Tunisia2009 Chamber of Deputies election: 59 women elected of 214 seats filled (27.57%). Parliamentary chamber and electoral system differ from post-2022 institutions.
Inter-Parliamentary Union · 2009 · TunisiaSecond round, 29 January 2023: 7,853,447 registered and 895,002 voters, 11.4% reported turnout; 262 second-round candidates. First- and second-round turnouts must not be added.
Independent High Authority for Elections (ISIE) · 2023 · Tunisia28 March 2024 indirect National Council process: 260 candidacy applications; 77 members elected. 22 district-council and 256 regional-council representatives voted in respective electoral colleges (not universal voter turnout).
Independent High Authority for Elections (ISIE) · 2024 · Tunisia6 October 2024 presidential election: 9,753,217 registered voters and 2,808,548 voters, reported turnout 28.79%. This is overall presidential turnout, not women-only turnout.
Independent High Authority for Elections (ISIE) · 2024 · TunisiaIndirectly elected National Council of Regions and Districts formed in April 2024: 10 women and 67 men among 77 elected members, 13.0% women. Do not combine this with directly elected lower house figures.
Inter-Parliamentary Union · 2024 · TunisiaISIE's parliamentary election dashboard reports 1,055 final approved candidacies; IPU election narrative reports roughly 1,050 contestants. The figures have different source descriptions. No sex split is asserted here without reconciling the ISIE candidacy chart.
Independent High Authority for Elections (ISIE) / IPU · 2022 · Tunisia2022–2023 Assembly election: 25 women, 129 men, 154 filled seats (16.2% women); 161 statutory seats, with 7 unfilled overseas seats. Two-round single-member constituency voting replaced list PR.
Inter-Parliamentary Union · 2023 · TunisiaFirst round, 17 December 2022: 9,136,502 registered, 1,025,418 voted, 11.22% turnout; not the aggregate turnout across both rounds. ISIE reports 1,055 finally accepted candidacies.
Independent High Authority for Elections (ISIE) · 2022 · TunisiaISIE announced final results of the 19 July 2026 second round of a constituency-specific partial parliamentary election in El Kabaria, Tunis Governorate. This is a single-seat by-election, NOT a full national parliamentary renewal.
Independent High Authority for Elections (ISIE) · 2026 · TunisiaIFES describes 2022 candidate-eligibility requirements, independent registration and the end of list voting; its December 2022 snapshot states 1,055 approved candidates. Keep gender figures source-specific and dated.
International Foundation for Electoral Systems · 2022 · TunisiaIPU reports 15,652 total candidates and approximately 47% women candidates (approximate share, no reliable exact women count). 68 women elected from 217 seats (31.3%). 5,236,244 registered and 3,579,257 voters (68.4% turnout).
Inter-Parliamentary Union · 2014 · TunisiaParliamentary renewal 20 March 1994: 11 women among 163 elected; registered 2,976,366 and voters 2,841,557 (95.47%). About 630 candidates according to IPU narrative, not an exact audited count; historical official report.
Inter-Parliamentary Union · 1994 · TunisiaParliamentary renewal 24 October 2004: 43 women of 189 elected (22.75%); 4,609,237 registered, 4,215,151 voters, 91.45% turnout. IPU says around 300 candidates, not an exact audited count.
Inter-Parliamentary Union · 2004 · TunisiaIFES (Dec 9, 2022) reported 1,055 accepted candidates, including 173 women; 1,427 applied earlier. Other observer figures differ. Treat as the dated IFES count only, not an adjudicated GEW headline or sex distribution for elected members.
International Foundation for Electoral Systems · 2022 · TunisiaParliamentary renewal 24 October 1999: 21 women among 182; 3,387,542 registered and 3,100,098 voted (IPU reports rounded 92%). Historical report, not current composition.
Inter-Parliamentary Union · 1999 · TunisiaIPU reports 1,572 electoral lists in 2019 (687 party, 722 independent, 163 coalition), not 1,572 individual candidate persons. 49 women elected of 217 seats. Do not populate total_candidates=1,572 from this figure.
Inter-Parliamentary Union · 2019 · TunisiaISIE English election dashboard displays 17 candidates (14 men, 3 women) in its nomination statistics. Separately, the final 6 October ballot and declared election results identify three named candidates; do not merge denominators or treat the 17 as three-person final ballot.
Independent High Authority for Elections (ISIE) · 2024 · TunisiaISIE registered 9,136,502 voters for 17 Dec 2022: domestic women 4,578,747, domestic men 4,402,720; abroad women 58,638, abroad men 96,397. These are registration counts, NOT women who voted and NOT women's turnout. Overall voters 1,025,418 (11.22%).
Independent High Authority for Elections (ISIE) · 2022 · TunisiaIPU 2014 parliamentary election: 15,652 candidates excluding substitute candidates; roughly 47% women (approximate), 68 women elected to 217 seats (31.3%). The exact female candidate numerator is not reported; do not substitute 0 from the IPU empty computed percentage field. IPU turnout 68.4% (3,579,257 voters of 5,236,244 registered).
Inter-Parliamentary Union · 2014 · TunisiaIFES ElectionGuide for 6 October 2019 parliamentary election: 2,946,628 voters, 7,066,940 registered, turnout 41.7% (overall, not women-only turnout). This is distinct from 2014 IPU turnout with its own denominator.
International Foundation for Electoral Systems · 2019 · TunisiaIRI-NDI October 2019 report: women approximately 49% of all parliamentary candidates, but only 219 women list heads among 1,506 registered/certified lists (14.5% calculated from exact counts). These are distinct populations, and exact number of women candidacies is unavailable; not individual women candidate identities.
IRI-NDI joint election observation mission · 2019 · TunisiaIRI-NDI 7 October 2019 preliminary statement attributes to ISIE 10,549 certified candidates on 1,506 final approved electoral lists: 674 party lists, 324 coalition lists, 508 independent lists. A different 14,953 total includes primary plus substitute lists. IPU reports 1,572 lists under a different definition or stage; do not confuse list counts with persons.
IRI-NDI joint election observation mission · 2019 · TunisiaTunis Afrique Presse 3 September 2024 confirms JORT issue 107 listed exactly three candidates approved for the 6 October 2024 presidential ballot: Ayachi Ben Abdelhamid Zammel, Zouhair Ben Mohamed Salah Maghzaoui and Kais Ben Moncef Saied. Earlier 17 nomination applications shown in an ISIE dashboard are NOT final ballot candidates.
Tunis Afrique Presse / Official Gazette of the Republic of Tunisia (JORT) · 2024 · TunisiaIPU 2022-23 election: 25 women and 129 men elected, 154 filled seats (16.2% women). Statutory number is 161 but seven overseas seats were initially unfilled. IPU about 1,050 candidate contestants and ISIE 1,055 approved first-round files are distinct source formulations; don't compare 25 against 161 as if all seats were filled.
Inter-Parliamentary Union · 2023 · TunisiaIPU historical data-on-women records women's percentages in the National Assembly for dated snapshots 1960 through 2020; some historical denominators not explicitly given for each date and have been left null.
Inter-Parliamentary Union · 2026 · Cameroon30 September 2013 IPU historical report: 5,481,226 registered, 4,208,796 voters (76.79% turnout); 56 women elected to 180 seats (31.1%).
Inter-Parliamentary Union · 2013 · CameroonELECAM official documentation archive offers the list of admitted presidential candidates for 12 October 2025, rejection decisions and press kit. Admission-stage and final result counts must be kept distinct; public election records are not verified personal profile records.
Elections Cameroon (ELECAM) · 2025 · Cameroon9 February 2020: 6,900,928 registered and 3,021,947 voters (43.8%). Full 180-seat final party results: CPDM 152, UNDP 7, PCRN 5, SDF 5, UDC 4, FSNC 3, MDR 2, UMS 2. Initially 167 seats filled, 58 women (34.7%); following remaining elections 180 filled, 61 women (33.9%). Distinguish dated snapshots.
Inter-Parliamentary Union · 2020 · CameroonELECAM with UN Women and partners conducted July 27–28, 2026 civic/electoral education for women, youth, disabled persons, internally displaced and Indigenous people. Participation programme, not election candidate census.
Elections Cameroon (ELECAM) · 2026 · CameroonCameroon Constitutional Council announced 27 October 2025: 12 ballot candidates, 4,610,826 valid votes, 4,668,446 voters among 8,082,692 registered (57.76% turnout). Officially declared result included Paul Biya 2,474,179 (53.66%) and Issa Tchiroma Bakary 1,622,334 (35.19%). The result was disputed by Tchiroma, who claimed victory; government rejected allegations. Official declaration is not a GEW political endorsement.
Constitutional Council via IFES ElectionGuide · 2025 · Cameroon14 April 2013 inaugural indirect election 70 elective seats, 30 presidential appointments. 17 women indirectly elected, three women appointed; resulting 20 women among 100 senators (20.0%). Turnout of electoral college is not general voter turnout.
Inter-Parliamentary Union · 2013 · Cameroon25 March 2018: Indirect election for 70 seats and 30 presidential appointments. IPU gives 26 women among full 100 senators (26.0%). Do not present 26 as women directly elected out of the 70 seats.
Inter-Parliamentary Union · 2018 · CameroonTwelve candidate official vote totals: Biya 2,474,179; Tchiroma 1,622,334; Cabral Libii 157,568; Bello Bouba Maigari 112,758; Hermine Patricia Tomaino Ndam Njoya 76,721; Joshua Osih 55,841; Seta Caxton Ateki 39,935; Hiram Samuel Iyodi 18,828; Serge Espoir Matomba 15,925; Jacques Bougha Hagbe 13,612; Pierre Kwemo 12,873; Akere Tabeng Muna 10,252. No biographies or inferred genders.
IFES ElectionGuide / Constitutional Council · 2025 · Cameroon12 March 2023: 26 female indirectly elected senators of 70 elected; 5 female presidential appointees of 30 appointed seats; total women 31/100 (31.0%) after election and appointments, distinct from elected-women share 37.1%.
Inter-Parliamentary Union · 2023 · CameroonIPU Senate history: April 2013 20 women/100, April 2018 26/100, March 2023 31/100, December 2024 33/100. Existing current 2026 33/100 separately retained.
Inter-Parliamentary Union · 2026 · CameroonIPU documents 9 July 2025 mandate extension through 30 March 2026; another extension on 23 March 2026 through 20 December 2026. Constitution-based election window 29 January to 19 April 2027. The interval is NOT an officially fixed election date.
Inter-Parliamentary Union · 2026 · Cameroon27 October 2025 Reuters reports the Constitutional Council's official declaration of Paul Biya with 53.66% and Issa Tchiroma's rejection of the result and contrary victory claim. Describe both as attributed claims; independent recount not asserted.
Reuters · 2025 · CameroonIPU historical women-member observations from 1960, 1969, 1979, 1992, 1996, 2004, 2008-2012, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2024 and 2026. Reporting dates and seats filled must be treated separately from elections.
Inter-Parliamentary Union · 2026 · GhanaIFES December 2024 registered electorate: 9,689,980 women and 9,084,179 men, total 18,774,159. These are registered voters, NOT number of women who voted or sex-specific turnout. Disability registration 55,492 is a separate variable.
International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES) · 2024 · GhanaIPU December 2024 parliamentary poll: 11,430,581 voters among 18,774,159 registered; turnout 60.9%. Not turnout by sex, and do not conflate with separately tabulated presidential tallies.
Inter-Parliamentary Union · 2024 · GhanaThe ministry describes Act 1121 as assented to September 2024, with goals for female participation in public decision-making: at least 30% by 2026, progressing to gender parity by 2034. These are targets, NOT guarantees that 30% of parliamentary seats are female.
Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection · 2025 · Ghana2024 general election: statutory 276 seats at stake; initially 275 declared/filled, 40 women and 235 men, or 14.5% of the filled seats. One undeclared seat at the election-time IPU snapshot. Do not divide by 276 for this elected proportion.
Inter-Parliamentary Union · 2024 · GhanaGhana Electoral Commission says parliamentary seats use first-past-the-post in individual constituencies, with 18+ universal suffrage and presidential victory requiring more than 50% of valid votes. Commission is independent as specified by Constitution Article 46.
Electoral Commission of Ghana · 2026 · GhanaIPU 7 December 2016 parliamentary election: 10,781,917 votes cast from 15,712,499 registered voters, 68.6% turnout. This is overall turnout, not women's turnout.
Inter-Parliamentary Union · 2016 · GhanaIPU December 2016: 137 women, 1,021 men, 1,158 total parliamentary candidates. Women 11.8% of candidates; 35 elected women of 275 filled seats, 12.7% representation. Historical election-time data only.
Inter-Parliamentary Union · 2016 · GhanaABANTU runs activities supporting women's representation in Ghana, including preparatory activities ahead of the 2027 district assembly elections. These are subnational elections, not parliamentary seat results.
ABANTU for Development · 2026 · GhanaIPU December 2024 election: 801 candidates, 119 women and 682 men (14.9% women). Earlier local reports counted 118 women; retain as source-stage difference, not mix 118 with IPU 801 final.
Inter-Parliamentary Union · 2024 · GhanaAt December 2020 parliamentary election, IPU recorded NPP 137, NDC 137, independent one, all 275 seats. The independent subsequently supported the NPP, a separate political development. Not necessarily current affiliation.
Inter-Parliamentary Union · 2020 · GhanaThe Commonwealth's 2024 election observer report gives 119 women parliamentary candidates out of 802, and 43 elected women, whereas IPU's dated election result records 119/801 and 40/275 elected. Treat these as source-specific dated tallies; do not overwrite IPU election-time snapshot without reconciling timing and definitions.
Commonwealth Observer Group · 2025 · GhanaIPU election-time allocations: 183 NDC, 88 NPP, four independents, sum 275 declared seats. One of 276 seats initially undeclared. Not a contemporary party-affiliation roster.
Inter-Parliamentary Union · 2024 · Ghana2024 legislative election: Pastef won 130 of 165 seats; Takku Wallu Senegal 16; Jamm ak Njarin 7, Samm Sa Kaddu 3, La Marche des Territoires 2, remainder minor lists. These are historical election results, not current party membership.
Inter-Parliamentary Union · 2024 · SenegalOriginal candidate decision listed 20 approved names; decision 4/E/2024 (20 Feb 2024) accepted Rose Wardini's withdrawal, reducing the final field to 19. The nomination-stage withdrawn candidate is not a final 24 March ballot contestant; do not infer gender from candidate name.
Constitutional Council of Senegal · 2024 · Senegal24 March 2024 presidential first round: 19 final candidates, 4,485,128 valid ballots, 4,519,253 voted, 34,125 null, 7,371,890 registered, 61.30% overall turnout. Bassirou Diomaye Faye won 2,434,751 (54.28%) and Amadou Ba 1,605,086 (35.79%). All 19 source-attributed records held in separate GEW historical election facts; do not promote restricted personal profiles.
Constitutional Council via Vie-Publique Senegal · 2024 · SenegalDated IPU National Assembly membership observations 1960 through 2024; e.g. women 0/80 in 1960, 1/80 in Dec 1963, 13/120 in 1983, 17/140 in 1998, 33/150 by June 2007, 64/150 in Jan 2012, 76/165 Dec 2022 and 68/165 Nov 2024. These are time-stamped membership observations, not automatically election-winner totals.
Inter-Parliamentary Union · 2026 · SenegalIPU 3 June 2007 election: 27 women among 150 elected (18.0%); after formation of government, 33 women in the National Assembly because male vacancies were filled by female substitute MPs (22.0%). Distinct dates and measures, not an error to average away.
Inter-Parliamentary Union · 2007 · SenegalLaw 2005-07 created CENA as permanent autonomous electoral oversight organisation responsible for supervising elections and referendums and helping safeguard transparency and electoral legality.
Ministry of Interior / CENA · 2005 · SenegalLaw 2010-11 requires electoral lists alternating women and men and may reject noncompliant lists. This is list-candidate parity, not an automatic guarantee of 50% of elected National Assembly seats; preserve election winners as distinct facts.
Direction générale des Élections (DGE) · 2010 · Senegal2022: Benno Bokk Yaakaar 82 seats; Yewwi Askan Wi 56; Wallu Sénégal 24; three other formations each one seat. Coalition seat shares are historical, not current membership affiliations.
Inter-Parliamentary Union · 2022 · SenegalConstitutional Council 29 March 2024 final decision: 7,371,890 registered, 4,519,253 voters, 4,485,128 valid votes; 2,434,751 for Bassirou Diomaye Faye (54.28%), proclaimed elected in first round. Official decree-based final result, not a candidate biography.
Constitutional Council of Senegal · 2024 · Senegal17 November 2024 early election: 68 women and 97 men elected of 165 seats (41.2%). IPU reports 41 competing political parties or coalitions; that is NOT 41 individual candidate persons, and exact women-candidate count not specified.
Inter-Parliamentary Union · 2024 · Senegal30 July 2017: 69 women and 96 men elected of 165 seats (41.8%). IPU 3,337,494 voters and 6,219,446 registered voters (53.7% overall turnout); women-candidate numerator unavailable.
Inter-Parliamentary Union · 2017 · Senegal31 July 2022 IPU election-time total 73 women and 92 men among 165 (44.2% women); the December 2022 parliamentary membership observation is 76/165 (46.1%). 7,036,466 registered, 3,279,110 voters (46.6% overall turnout).
Inter-Parliamentary Union · 2022 · Senegal1 July 2012, 64 women elected of 150 seats (42.67%). IPU reports approximately 7,000 candidates (approximate, do not use as exact total); 1,968,852 voters among 5,368,783 registered (36.67% turnout).
Inter-Parliamentary Union · 2012 · Senegal17 Nov 2024 legislative: 7,371,891 registered, 3,650,120 voters, overall turnout 49.5%. Not female-only turnout. Contrast 2022 legislative 46.6% and Mar 2024 presidential 61.30%; different polls and denominators.
Inter-Parliamentary Union · 2024 · SenegalCOSEF founded 11 March 1995; women's democratic participation, training, inclusion in decision-making; its website identifies 2024 candidate capacity-building, work promoting the 2010 parity law and local governance. Does not assert counts of specific women candidates.
Conseil Sénégalais des Femmes (COSEF) · 2024 · Senegal2025 amendment establishes 40 proportional-representation seats: 20 reserved for women, 15 for youth and 5 for persons with disabilities. This is the reserved-seat design for the 2026 system; it does not establish the total women elected across constituency seats, and should not be mistaken for final results.
Constitution of Zambia · 2025 · ZambiaAs checked 19 October 2026, ECZ's published results portal displayed 0/226 approved constituency results and presidential valid votes pending. Do not publish final 2026 constituency winners, women elected or presidential vote totals based on this incomplete portal snapshot.
Electoral Commission of Zambia · 2026 · ZambiaElection date 13 August 2026; IPU lists 266 seats at stake under full renewal and the first session on 9 October 2026. Sex-disaggregated final election results were not available in the retrieved IPU page; do not infer total women elected from the 20 reserved PR seats alone.
Inter-Parliamentary Union · 2026 · Zambia12 August 2021: 156 constituency seats at stake; IPU records 810 registered candidates excluding substitute members, 7,023,499 registered voters, 4,959,332 voters (70.6% turnout), and 20 women among 156 seats directly elected. The ECZ results portal's 856 candidate total has a different reporting scope and is retained separately rather than merged.
Inter-Parliamentary Union · 2021 · ZambiaNGOCC's research page lists a consultancy on the Mixed-Member Proportional Representation system and women's representation, dated 6 October 2026. Relevant to monitoring implementation of the 2025 constitutional amendment and 2026 election; no outcome counts inferred from the listing alone.
Non-governmental Gender Organisations' Coordinating Council (NGOCC) · 2026 · ZambiaIPU historical National Assembly membership snapshots: Jan 1991 10/150 women; Jan 1996 16/158; Jan 1997 15/155; Jan 1998 16/158; Sep 2006 23/157; Jan 2007 24/158; Jan 2009 22/157. These are dated membership snapshots, not necessarily election-night outcomes.
Inter-Parliamentary Union · 2026 · ZambiaECZ publishes elected National Assembly member names, constituencies, party and a gender field for the 2021 election. Use this source for verified historical office-holder records, subject to GEW's distinct candidate-profile approval and publication controls.
Electoral Commission of Zambia · 2021 · ZambiaAssented 23 December 2015; establishes the Gender Equity and Equality Commission and legal measures for gender equity, equality, integration, awareness and non-discrimination. This Act is distinct from the 2025 constitutional change establishing the reserved PR-seat categories.
National Assembly of Zambia · 2015 · ZambiaNGOCC's research and policy page lists the Gender Representation and Leadership Audit Report 2025, posted 30 August 2026, plus a Gender Audit Fact Sheet 2025. Review these primary NGO publications for sex-disaggregated local and national representation data before adding numeric claims.
Non-governmental Gender Organisations' Coordinating Council (NGOCC) · 2026 · ZambiaECZ full results notice 25 August 2021: 16 candidates, 4,832,763 valid votes across all 156 constituencies; Hakainde Hichilema 2,852,348 (59.02%), Edgar Lungu 1,870,780 (38.71%). Names corroborated by ECZ 10 July nomination notice. Historical result records are separate from personal profiles and from the 2026 election.
Electoral Commission of Zambia · 2021 · ZambiaConstitution requires at least 30% women in the 26-member Senate; indirect election and appointment mechanisms must be distinguished from total chamber membership and the separate 24-seat Chamber of Deputies reserve.
Inter-Parliamentary Union / Constitution · 2015 · RwandaIPU dated Chamber of Deputies shares: 1965 0/47; 1981 4/64; 1983 9/70; 1988 12/70; 1994 3/70; 2003 39/80; 2008 45/80; 2013 51/80; 2016 49/80; 2018 49/80; 2024 51/80. Do not equate membership observations with vote counts.
Inter-Parliamentary Union · 2026 · Rwanda3 Sep 2018: 49 women of 80 elected/appointed through their respective modes (61.25%); 24 directly elected women, 24 via women-reserved seats and one additional woman. 7,172,612 registered; women-candidate count unavailable.
Inter-Parliamentary Union · 2018 · Rwanda29 Sep–2 Oct 2003 Chamber election following new Constitution; 39 women among 80 deputies (48.75%), 53 seats via direct suffrage, 24 women-reserved via special electoral colleges, three youth/disability seats. Registered 3,958,058; voters 3,818,603; overall turnout 96.48%.
Inter-Parliamentary Union · 2003 · Rwanda18 July 2024 NEC provisional presidential results: Kagame 8,822,794 votes (99.18%), Habineza 44,479 (0.50%), Mpayimana 28,466 (0.32%); 8,895,739 valid votes, turnout 8,907,876/9,071,157 (98.20%). NEC describes these as PROVISIONAL, not independently final certified counts. Do not conflate candidate register with restricted personal profiles.
National Electoral Commission of Rwanda · 2024 · RwandaNEC July 22 2024 final-result announcement retained the published shares 99.18% Kagame, 0.50% Habineza and 0.32% Mpayimana; precise individual vote totals in GEW use explicitly labelled 18 July NEC provisional document, not unverified final exact counts.
National Electoral Commission via contemporaneous reports · 2024 · RwandaSeptember 2024: 10 women indirectly elected among 18 seats (55.6%), plus four appointed women for 14 women among 26 senators immediately after renewal (53.8%). Dec 2025 IPU separate current observation 12 of 26 (46.2%).
Inter-Parliamentary Union · 2024 · Rwanda2024 Chamber of Deputies election: 9,071,157 registered and 8,907,876 voters (98.2% reported overall turnout), seven political parties contesting. These are not sex-disaggregated women's turnout or number of individual candidates.
Inter-Parliamentary Union · 2024 · RwandaIPU dated Senate membership, 26 seats: 2003 6 women, 2004 9, 2005 6, 2011 10, 2019 10, 2021 9, Sep 2024 14, Oct 2024 13, Dec 2025 12. This is chamber membership, not all indirectly elected results.
Inter-Parliamentary Union · 2026 · Rwanda16–18 Sep 2013, 51 women elected among 80 total deputies (63.75%). 53 general direct seats, 24 women-reserved indirectly elected plus three youth/disability seats. IPU overall turnout 98.8%; women-only turnout not reported.
Inter-Parliamentary Union · 2013 · RwandaRwanda's Chamber of Deputies has 53 general list seats, 24 special electoral-college seats reserved for women, two youth representatives and one disability representative. Twenty-four is a reserved-seat floor, not women total: 51 women held seats in July 2024.
Inter-Parliamentary Union / Constitution · 2015 · Rwanda15–16 July 2024: 51 women and 29 men among 80 deputies. Women directly elected 25; women indirectly elected 26: 24 women-reserved provincial/Kigali seats plus one woman in youth seats and one woman in disability seat. All 80 seats total, no double count.
Inter-Parliamentary Union · 2024 · Rwanda16–18 Sep 2019: 63 candidates for 18 indirect Senate seats, six women elected (33.3%). Presidential appointments added four women, making 10 among 26 senators (38.5%) in full legislature. These are different denominators.
Inter-Parliamentary Union · 2019 · RwandaGMO in 2026 reports 63.75% women in the Chamber of Deputies and 46.2% in Senate; local political representation differs substantially, with women holding about 25.9% of district mayor positions. These are separate denominators and offices.
Rwanda Gender Monitoring Office · 2026 · RwandaIPU Rwanda historical record: women's suffrage in 1961, right to stand generally in 1961 (restriction on presidency remained until 1978), first woman in parliament 1981 and first woman Speaker in 2008.
Inter-Parliamentary Union · 2026 · RwandaNEC 22 July 2024 FINAL (not provisional): Paul Kagame 8,822,794 (99.18%); Frank Habineza 44,479 (0.50%); Philippe Mpayimana 28,466 (0.32%). Sum 8,895,739 valid votes. Registered 9,071,157; total cast 8,907,876 (98.2% turnout). Historical source-attributed results separate from restricted personal profiles.
National Electoral Commission of Rwanda · 2024 · RwandaUNDP 2026–29 gender equality strategy notes Somalia's 2021–22 30% women target remained unmet; House representation about 20%, below roughly 24% from 2016–17.
United Nations Development Programme · 2026 · SomaliaUN Women records women parliamentary caucuses in federal Lower and Upper Houses and member-state parliaments, supported since 2023–24, and their advocacy to include a 30% women quota in the November 2024 National Electoral Law.
UN Women · 2025 · SomaliaSWDC, established 2000 in Mogadishu, documents community programmes addressing violence prevention, women's empowerment, advocacy, networking and social protection; no federal electoral authority role claimed.
Somali Women Development Centre · 2025 · Somalia23 Oct 2016–7 Feb 2017: 67 indirectly elected women (24.4%) among 275 MPs, 208 men. Traditional elders select electoral-college members; there was no national ordinary-voter turnout statistic. 30% women target unmet.
Inter-Parliamentary Union · 2017 · SomaliaIPU historical lower-house membership includes 1960 0 of 124, 1979 18/177, 1984 seven women (denominator unavailable), 2004 37/546 transitional, 2012 38/275, 2016 Dec 64/264, 2017 67/275, 2022 Apr 41/223 and May 54/274, 2024 Dec 52/274. Differing transitional systems and dated membership denominators remain clearly labelled.
Inter-Parliamentary Union · 2026 · SomaliaMarch 2026 constitutional amendments were published on 14 March and came into force 12 April 2026. Existing Parliament's term extended to April 2027, according to IPU. Parliamentary polling date is to be announced separately by NIEBC; no invented schedule.
Inter-Parliamentary Union · 2026 · SomaliaIPU initial Senate (Upper House) result: 13 women elected of 54 senators, 24.1%, via state-level indirect mechanism. Different from the 67 women elected to House of the People.
Inter-Parliamentary Union · 2017 · Somalia2016 indirect lower-house model used 135 elders to select 14,025 electoral-college delegates; 51 delegates for each of 275 seats. Upper House elected by federal state assemblies. Political commitment to reserve 30% seats for women; actual results fell short.
UN Assistance Mission in Somalia · 2016 · SomaliaJuly–Nov 2021 indirect renewal: 14 women and 40 men elected to 54 Upper House seats (25.9%). Later membership figures remain separate from this election result.
Inter-Parliamentary Union · 2021 · Somalia16 May 2022 UN acknowledged Hassan Sheikh Mohamud was elected president by parliamentary vote after a third round. About 40 candidates were reported (approximate, not exact).
United Nations in Somalia · 2022 · SomaliaNIEBC maintains a national electoral/boundaries mandate and public voter-registration information. Upcoming ballot format, dates, gender-disaggregated candidates and final results require separate official verification.
National Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission · 2026 · SomaliaNovember 2024 National Electoral Law includes 30% reservation for women in House of the People. UN Women supported federal and state women's parliamentary caucuses. A legal reservation is not proof that at least 30% of 2022 legislature women were elected.
UN Women and Inter-Parliamentary Union · 2024 · SomaliaIPU Senate observations: 2017 Feb 13/54 women, 2021 Jul 7/29, Sep 12/48, Oct 14/52, Nov 14/54 (25.9%). Varying monthly totals reflect a staggered indirect renewal, not a single general-election turnout series.
Inter-Parliamentary Union · 2021 · Somalia15 May 2022 third-round parliamentary presidential ballot: Hassan Sheikh Mohamud 214, Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed 110, valid parliamentary votes 324. These are votes of federal legislators, not national citizens, and no nationwide presidential public turnout.
African Union · 2022 · Somalia20 August 2012 transitional parliamentary formation: IPU 38 women and 237 men among 275 House members (13.8%). Indirect/appointed transitional system, no direct public voting turnout.
Inter-Parliamentary Union · 2012 · SomaliaIndirect federal lower-chamber process 1 Nov 2021–5 May 2022: 54 women and 220 men among 274 filled seats; one vacancy against 275 statutory seats. Elected women 19.7%; 30% target not reached. 41 women among 223 MPs sworn in on 14 Apr 2022 is an earlier stage and not final.
Inter-Parliamentary Union · 2022 · SomaliaRepublic of Congo (ISO CG) upper chamber IPU women observations: 1992 2/60; 2005 eight women/60 (13.3%); 2008 9/70; 2013 10/72; 2014 14/72; 2018 13/69; Aug 2023 23/72 (31.9%). Indirect election, not general-population ballot.
Inter-Parliamentary Union · 2026 · Republic of CongoAugust 2023 Republic of Congo Senate indirect election: 23 women and 49 men among 72 senators (31.9%), separate from National Assembly 22/151. No citizen-voter turnout inferred from indirect senatorial election.
Inter-Parliamentary Union · 2023 · Republic of CongoCongo-Brazzaville (ISO CG) lower-house IPU observations: 1959 0/58 women, 1963 3/55, 1973 8/125, 1979 13/153, 1989 19/133, 1992 3/125, 2002 12/129, 2012 10/136, 2017 17/151, July 2022 election 25/151, August 2022 membership 22/151. Different reporting dates, not all election-day totals.
Inter-Parliamentary Union · 2026 · Republic of CongoRepublic of Congo Electoral Law amended by Act 40-2014 requires at least 30% women on National Assembly and Senate political party candidate lists. Candidacy requirement does not reserve 30% of final seats; women currently hold 14.6% of National Assembly seats in sourced snapshot.
Inter-Parliamentary Union · 2014 · Republic of CongoOfficial CNEI website distinguishes this Republic of Congo authority from DRC CENI. Includes 2026 seven approved presidential candidate names. Later polling and official result notices require separate verification.
Commission Nationale Électorale Indépendante · 2026 · Republic of Congo2022 general-election report records 25 women among 151 elected Assembly seats (16.6%), but the subsequent August 2022 IPU member observation lists 22/151 (14.6%). These are different data series/times, not figures to average. Latest 2026 National Assembly observation remains 22/151.
Inter-Parliamentary Union · 2022 · Republic of Congo15 March 2026 presidential election: Reuters 17 March report attributes the announced re-election of Denis Sassou Nguesso to state television/electoral officials. Do not infer exact vote totals from early media or treat declared result as independently validated election integrity.
Reuters · 2026 · Republic of CongoRepublic of Congo CNEI lists Denis Sassou-Nguesso, Joseph Kignoumbi Kia Mboungou, Uphrem Dave Mafoula, Mélaine Destin Gavet Elengo, Mabio Mavoungou Zinga, Vivien Romain Manangou, Anguios Nganguia Engambe as the seven approved 2026 presidential candidates. Names are election ballot facts, not personal-profile approval or verified gender data.
Commission Nationale Électorale Indépendante (CNEI) · 2026 · Republic of CongoISIE lists a 2027 legislative election calendar. The linked page does not establish a verified exact polling day for this GEWA record; no day or month is inferred.
Independent High Authority for Elections (ISIE) · 2026 · TunisiaGovernment Gazette No. 55162 proclaimed 4 November 2026 as municipal election day. This is a local-government vote, not a National Assembly election.
Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs · 2026 · South AfricaThe commission announced 15 April 2027 elections for both parliamentary chambers and 15 May 2027 for the presidency. The timetable is contested and should not be treated as a completed election or independently agreed political settlement.
Hiiraan Online reporting Somalia's National Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission · 2026 · SomaliaIEC 16 September 2026: 136,790 certified municipal candidates, including 51,527 women and 85,263 men (37.7% women). Certification-stage totals differ from initial nominations.
Electoral Commission of South Africa · 2026 · South AfricaIPU 2016: 106 women among 651 constituency candidates; 26 directly elected women among 156 constituency seats. Later 30/167 membership includes other member categories.
Inter-Parliamentary Union · 2016 · ZambiaInternational IDEA reports one woman, Anta Babacar Ngom, among 19 final presidential candidates in 2024, or 5.3%. This is a count of ballot candidates, not a biographical profile, women elected figure or sex-specific voter turnout.
International IDEA · 2024 · SenegalDeutsche Welle reports that Hermine Patricia Tomaino Ndam Njoya was the only woman among 12 approved contenders in the 12 October 2025 Cameroon presidential election: 1/12, or 8.3%. This is an election-level gender aggregate; official election results are reported as politically disputed. It does not grant biographical profile approval.
Deutsche Welle · 2025 · CameroonTwo women were among the original 13 approved presidential ballot candidates. Following the death of Akua Donkor, 12 candidates actively contested on 7 December 2024, including one woman (1/12 = 8.3%). The printed ballot retained the deceased candidate name but votes for that position were invalid. Do not conflate nomination-stage 2/13 with polling-day 1/12, or claim this is a personal profile.
Ghana News Agency / African Elections · 2024 · GhanaMake Every Woman Count documents that no female presidential candidate participated in Rwanda's July 2024 poll: 0/3 approved candidates. Some women sought to stand but were not approved. This is distinct from the 51/80 female representation in the separately elected Chamber of Deputies.
Make Every Woman Count · 2024 · RwandaThe final October 2024 presidential contest had three candidates and no female presidential candidates (0/3). Women's submitted or rejected candidacies are a distinct stage and should not be counted in final contestants. The election authority published its approved candidate list, while MEWC documents the gender disparity and exclusion context.
Make Every Woman Count / Tunisia's ISIE · 2024 · Tunisia2016 constituency election: 106 women/651 candidates (16.3%), 26 women/156 elected constituency seats (16.7%). 2025 law allocates 20/40 PR seats to women; no unverified 2026 seat result inferred.
GEWA synthesis of source-attributed published election records · 2026 · Zambia2024 Chamber: 51 women/80 deputies (63.8%). 24 seats are women-reserved; presidential ballot had zero female candidates among three. Chamber and presidential indicators are different elections.
GEWA synthesis of source-attributed published election records · 2026 · Rwanda2024 parliamentary: 119 women/801 candidates (14.9%); 40 women/275 initially filled seats (14.5%). The 2026 30% legal target concerns broader decision-making and is not a reserved-seat share.
GEWA synthesis of source-attributed published election records · 2026 · Ghana2022–23 Assembly: 25 women/154 filled seats (16.2%). Final 2024 presidential ballot: 0 women/3 candidates. Pre-2022 list parity is historical, not a current legislative seat quota.
GEWA synthesis of source-attributed published election records · 2026 · Tunisia2021–22 indirect lower House: 54 women/274 filled (19.7%); Upper House: 14/54 (25.9%). Later legal 30% House reservation is not prior election attainment. 2027 timetable remains contested; candidacy counts unavailable.
GEWA synthesis of source-attributed published election records · 2026 · Somalia2025 House: 146 women/568 elected members (25.7%). Article 102 guarantees at least 25% House seats for women; election results differ from current membership.
GEWA synthesis of source-attributed published election records · 2026 · Egypt2024 National Assembly: 177 women/393 initially filled seats (45.0%). Separate 2026 municipal certified candidates: 51,527 women/136,790 (37.7%). Internal party targets are not national statutory seat quotas.
GEWA synthesis of source-attributed published election records · 2026 · South Africa2025 presidential: 1 woman/12 candidates (8.3%); 2023 elected Senate: 26 women/70 elected members (37.1%). Official 2025 presidential results disputed.
GEWA synthesis of source-attributed published election records · 2026 · Cameroon2024 Assembly: 68 women/165 elected (41.2%); 2022: 73/165 (44.2%). List-alternation parity law is not elected-seat parity. 2024 presidential ballot: 1 woman/19.
GEWA synthesis of source-attributed published election records · 2026 · Senegal2022 Assembly: 25 women/151 elected (16.6%). 2023 Senate: 23 women/72 indirectly elected (31.9%). 30% women on party lists is a candidate-list rule; 2026 presidential candidate genders are unverified.
GEWA synthesis of source-attributed published election records · 2026 · Republic of Congo