Women in Electoral Commission

Electoral management bodies ensure that the environment in which elections take place is conducive to conduct credible elections.

 

Country

2011

2016

Women

Total

Women %

Women

Total

Women&

Angola

3

11

27.3

4

17

23.5

Botswana

1

7

14.2

1

7

14.2

DRC

3

8

37.5

-

-

-

Eswatini

1

3

33.3

2

5

40.0

Lesotho

3

21

14.3

3

21

14.3

Madagascar

3

7

42.9

3

10

30.0

Malawi

1

7

14.3

9

17

52.9

Mauritius

2

13

15.4

1

8

12.5

Mozambique

2

5

40.0

2

5

40.0

Namibia

1

5

20.0

1

5

20.0

Seychelles

2

5

40.0

1

5

20.0

South Africa

2

5

40.0

1

4

25.0

Tanzania

2

7

28.6

 

 

 

Zambia

3

5

60.0

2

9

22.2

Zimbabwe

4

9

44.4

3

8

37.5

Source: National Progress reports on implementation of the SADC Protocol on Gender and Development; Data for 2011 from SADC Gender Monitor 2013