NationMaster - Saint Vincentian Democracy statistics

CPIA gender equality rating	4.5	[6th of 75]
CPIA property rights and rule-based governance rating	4	[1st of 75]
CPIA public sector management and institutions cluster average	3.7	[8th of 75]
CPIA transparency, accountability, and corruption in the public sector rating	4	[4th of 75]
Electoral system	first-past-the-post
Electoral system type	plurality
Female candidacy	1,951	[70th of 161]
Female ministers	25%	[27th of 125]
Female parliamentarians	22.7%	[24th of 157]
Female suffrage	1951
First female parliamentarian	1979 (elected)
Homosexuality laws of the world > Homosexuality laws > Laws against discrimination	No
Homosexuality laws of the world > Homosexuality laws > Laws against homosexuality	Yes
Homosexuality laws of the world > Homosexuality laws > Min - Max Penalty	Fine-10 years
Parliamentary elections > Invalid votes	0.4%	[106th of 110]
Parliamentary elections > Registered voter turnout	69.2%	[78th of 152]
Parliamentary elections > Total vote	58,498	[138th of 154]
Parliamentary elections > Turnout	91.4	[11th of 117]
Parliamentary elections > Voter registration	84,536	[138th of 152]
Parliamentary elections > Voting age population	63,986	[147th of 163]

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SOURCES: World Development Indicators database; 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.; Wikipedia: Homosexuality laws of the world ; Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance 2003

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