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Cameroon

Cameroon

Middle Africa

Cameroon has a Bicameral parliament with the use of voluntary party quotas. 61 of 180 (34%) seats in the Assemblée nationale - National Assembly are held by women.

At a glance

Structure of parliament Bicameral

Are there legislated quotas

For the Single / Lower house? No
For the Upper house? No
For the Sub-national level? No

Are there voluntary quotas?

Adopted by political parties? Yes
Is there additional information? No

Single / Lower House

Assemblée nationale - National Assembly

Total seats 180
Total women 61
Percentage of women 34%
Election year 2020
Electoral system
  • FPTP
  • PBV
  • List PR
Quota type No legislated
Election details IDEA Voter Turnout - IPU Parline
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Upper House

Sénat - Senate / Senate

Total seats 100
Total women 31
Percentage of women 31%
Election year 2018
Electoral system Indirectly elected
Quota type No legislated
Election details IPU Parline
Legal source Details
Quota type: No legislated Electoral law
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Voluntary Political Party Quotas*

Party Official Name Details, Quota provisions
Social Democratic Front Front Social Démocrate (SDF)

SDF has adopted a 25 percent quota.

* Only political parties represented in parliament are included. When a country has legislated quotas in place, only political parties that have voluntary quotas that exceed the percentage/number of the national quota legislation are presented in this table.

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Additional information

Each list shall take into consideration the various sociological components of the constituency concerned. It shall also take into consideration gender aspects. (Electoral law No 2012/001, Section 151:3)

Sources

Legal Sources:

  • Cameroon Constitution of Cameroon - Link
  • Electoral Law (amended through 2019) - Link
  • Political Party Law - Link

Other Sources:

Additional reading

  • See the latest updates on Cameroon on iKNOW Politics
  • Mougoué, J. 2019. Gender, Separatist Politics, and Embodied Nationalism in Cameroon. doi:10.3998/mpub.9955202
  • Adams, M. 2003. ‘Cameroon’, in A.M. Tripp (ed.) The Greenwood Encyclopedia of Women’s Issues Worldwide: Sub-Saharan Africa, Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press, pp. 82–107.
  • Yoon, M.Y. 2001. ‘Democratization and Women's Legislative Representation in Sub-Saharan Africa’ in Democratization, Vol. 8, no. 2, pp. 169–190.
  • Inter-Parliamentary Union. 1997. Democracy Still in the Making: A World Comparative Study. Geneva: Inter-Parliamentary Union.
  • Inter-Parliamentary Union. 1997. Towards Partnership Between Men and Women in Politics. Geneva: Inter-Parliamentary Union.
  • Cameroon Parliament website

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