|
Country |
Electoral system at local government |
Number of women |
Percentage representation |
Quota or TSM |
|
Botswana |
FPTP |
117/491 |
24% |
None |
|
Comoros |
|
|
|
|
|
DRC |
FPTP |
78/286 |
27% |
None |
|
Eswathini |
FPTP |
15/97 |
15% |
Constitutional legislated |
|
Lesotho |
Mixed |
411/691 |
68% |
Constitutional legislated quota |
|
Madagascar |
Mixed |
744/10063 |
7% |
None |
|
Malawi |
FPTP
|
64/440 |
15% |
None |
|
Mauritius |
FPTP |
283/1296 |
22% |
Constitutional legislated |
|
Mozambique |
PR |
454/1350 |
34% |
Voluntary party quota |
|
Namibia |
FPTP Regional Council |
24/121 |
20% |
Constitutional quota, legislated 30% |
|
Seychelles |
Mixed Member parallel system |
n/a |
n/a |
None |
|
South Africa |
Mixed |
4219/10235 |
41% |
Voluntary party quota 50% |
|
Tanzania |
FPTP |
1190/3477 |
34% |
Constitutional legislated quota for local government 33% |
|
Zambia |
FPTP |
126/1516 |
8% |
None |
|
Zimbabwe |
Mixed since 2021 Previously FPTP |
90/1359 |
13% |
Constitutional quota for local government 30% starts with 2023 elections |
National Progress Reports on Implementation of the SADC Protocol on Gender and Development 2022