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Central America and the Caribbean > Saint Kitts and Nevis > Democracy

KITTITIAN-NEVISIAN DEMOCRACY STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Electoral system first-past-the-post
Electoral system type plurality
Female candidacy 1,951 [74th of 161]
Female ministers 10.7% [72nd of 125]
Female parliamentarians 13.3% [65th of 157]
Female suffrage 1951
First female parliamentarian 1984 (elected)
Gender Parity Index in primary level enrolment 1.05572016968107 Time series [3rd of 183]
Homosexuality laws of the world > Homosexuality laws > Laws against discrimination No
Homosexuality laws of the world > Homosexuality laws > Laws against homosexuality Male only
Homosexuality laws of the world > Homosexuality laws > Min - Max Penalty 10 years
Parliamentary elections > Invalid votes 0.5% [104th of 110]
Parliamentary elections > Registered voter turnout 64.2% [99th of 152]
Parliamentary elections > Total vote 21,949 [147th of 154]
Parliamentary elections > Turnout 84.8 [22nd of 117]
Parliamentary elections > Voter registration 34,166 [145th of 152]
Parliamentary elections > Voting age population 25,892 [157th of 163]
Presidential elections > Total vote 14,738 [87th of 87]

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SOURCES: No comment is being made on the state of democracy. Categorizations are based on the electoral law, or the last competitive election held; 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; IPU (Inter-Parliamentary Union). 2001. Correspondence on women in government at the ministerial level. March. Geneva; calculated on the basis of data on parliamentary seats from IPU (Inter-Parliamentary Union). 2002. Parline Database. March 2002; 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.; Source: Millennium Development Goals Database | United Nations Statistics Division; Wikipedia: Homosexuality laws of the world ; Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance 2003

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Saint Kitts and Nevis, Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis, saint christopher and nevis, st kitts and nevis, st. kitts and nevis, St. Kitts-Nevis, St. Kitts & Nevis, Saint Kitts & Nevis

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