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Electoral system
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single transferable vote |
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Electoral system type
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proportional |
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DEFINITION: worldpolicy.org |
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SOURCE: No comment is being made on the state of democracy. Categorizations are based on the electoral law, or the last competitive election held |
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Female candidacy
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1,947 |
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[89th of 161]
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DEFINITION: Year in which women received the right to stand for election. Data refer to the year in which right to vote or stand for election on a universal and equal basis was recognized. Where two years are shown, the first refers to the first partial recognition of the right to stand for election. |
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SOURCE: No comment is being made on the state of democracy. Categorizations are based on the electoral law, or the last competitive election held |
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Female parliamentarians
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9.2% |
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[100th of 157]
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DEFINITION: Seats in parliament held by women (as % of total). Data are as of 8 March 2002. Where there are lower and upper houses, data refer to the weighted average of women's shares of seats in both houses. |
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SOURCE: IPU (Inter-Parliamentary Union). 1995. Women in Parliaments 1945-1995: A World Statistical Survey. Geneva and IPU (Inter-Parliamentary Union). 2001. Correspondence on year women received the right to vote and to stand for election and year first woman was elected or appointed to parliament. March. Geneva |
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Female suffrage
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1947 |
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DEFINITION: Year in which women received the right to vote. Data refer to the year in which right to vote or stand for election on a universal and equal basis was recognized. Where two years are shown, the first refers to the first partial recognition of the right to vote. |
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SOURCE: calculated on the basis of data on parliamentary seats from IPU (Inter-Parliamentary Union). 2002. Parline Database. March 2002 |
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First female parliamentarian
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1966 (elected) |
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DEFINITION: Year first woman elected or appointed to parliament. |
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SOURCE: IPU (Inter-Parliamentary Union). 1995. Women in Parliaments 1945-1995: A World Statistical Survey. Geneva and IPU (Inter-Parliamentary Union). 2001. Correspondence on year women received the right to vote and to stand for election and year first woman was elected or appointed to parliament. March. Geneva |
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Gender Parity Index in primary level enrolment
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0.989538727417872 |
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[71st of 183]
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SOURCE: IPU (Inter-Parliamentary Union). 1995. Women in Parliaments 1945-1995: A World Statistical Survey. Geneva and IPU (Inter-Parliamentary Union). 2001. Correspondence on year women received the right to vote and to stand for election and year first woman was elected or appointed to parliament. March. Geneva. |
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Parliamentary elections > Invalid votes
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1.4% |
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[79th of 110]
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DEFINITION: The number of invalid votes, as reported by each country. |
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SOURCE: Source: Millennium Development Goals Database | United Nations Statistics Division |
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Parliamentary elections > Registered voter turnout
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95.4% |
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[2nd of 152]
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DEFINITION: The proportion of registered voters who actually voted. |
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SOURCE: Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance 2003 |
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Parliamentary elections > Total vote
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268,150 |
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[125th of 154]
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DEFINITION: The total number of votes cast in the relevant election. Total vote includes valid and invalid votes, as well as blank votes in cases where these are separated from invalid votes. More information on valid, invalid and blank votes can be found at aceproject.org |
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SOURCE: Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance 2003 |
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Parliamentary elections > Turnout
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95.9 |
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[7th of 117]
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DEFINITION: The number of votes divided by the Voting Age Population figure, expressed as a percentage. |
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SOURCE: Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance 2003 |
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Parliamentary elections > Voter registration
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281,078 |
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[125th of 152]
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DEFINITION: The number of registered voters. The figure represents the number of names on the voters' register at the time that the registration process closes, as reported by the electoral management body. |
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SOURCE: Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance 2003 |
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Parliamentary elections > Voting age population
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279,515 |
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[133rd of 163]
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DEFINITION: International IDEA has chosen to use not only the reported registration rate to calculate turnout percentages, but also the voting age population (VAP) which includes all citizens above the legal voting age |
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SOURCE: Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance 2003 |
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Vote counting technology
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manual |
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SOURCE: Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance 2003 |
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