BOSNIA and HERZEGOVINA

HDI 74

GII ..

Seats in national parliament (% female)

% of women in lower/single house: 16.7

% of women in upper house/senate: 13.3 

World Ranking on Women in National Parliaments: 70 

Year women received right to vote: 1946

Year women received right to stand for election: 1946

Year a woman became Presiding Officer of parliament or of one of its houses for the first time: 2009

Quota: Yes 

Quota type: Legislated candidate quotas

Legislated candidate quota for the Single/Lower house/Predstavnicki dom:

Of the total number of names, 1/3 should be of the underrepresented sex.

One candidate of the under-represented sex to be included in the first two candidates on lists, two amongst the first five candidates, three amongst the first eight candidates, and so forth.

Legislated candidate quota at the sub-national level same as above. 

CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC

HDI 179

GII 138

Seats in national parliament (% female)

% of women in lower/single house: 12.5

World Ranking on Women in National Parliaments: 90 

Year women received right to vote: 1986

Year women received right to stand for election: 1986

Year a woman became Presiding Officer of parliament or of one of its houses for the first time: n/a

Quota: No 

Kingdom of THAILAND

HDI 103

GII 69

Seats in national parliament (% female)

% of women in lower/single house: 15.8

% of women in upper house/senate: 15.4

World Ranking on Women in National Parliaments: 73 

Year women received right to vote: 1932

Year women received right to stand for election: 1932

Year a woman became Presiding Officer of parliament or of one of its houses for the first time: n/a

Quota: No 

The Russian Federation

HDI 66

GII 59

Seats in national parliament (% female)

% of women in lower/single house/State Duma: 14% (following the 2007 elections)

% of women in lower/single house: n/a (following the 4 December 2011 Duma elections)

% of women in upper house/senate/Federation Council of Russia: 5%

World Ranking on Women in National Parliaments: 73 

Year women received right to vote: 1918

Year women received right to stand for election: 1918

Year a woman became Presiding Officer of parliament or of one of its houses for the first time: n/a

Quota: No 

Turkish Cypriot State

HDI ..

GII ..

Seats in national parliament (% female)

% of women in lower/single house: 8

Year women received right to vote: 1985

Since adoption of the Constitution and the first Elections held in 1985. 

Year women received right to stand for election: 1985

Since adoption of the Constitution and the first Elections held in 1985.

Year a woman became Presiding Officer of parliament or of one of its houses for the first time: n/a

Quota: No