Vanuatu Election Commission yet to declare official results but Julia King likely to be lone female voice in 52-member parliament.
First-time candidates vie with incumbents for 52 seats after government dissolved ‘Red Roof’ parliament to ward off no-confidence vote.
The way politics is played in Melanesian countries has very little national inclusivity about it – in terms of participation by and representation of both men and women at the national level.
Despite strong efforts to promote female leadership and political engagement by advocacy groups, women still face serious roadblocks to political
Motoralivoa Hilda Lini stands at the front door of Vanuatu’s parliament, wearing an elegant pink dress and customary pig tusks on her wrists, signifying her chiefly status.
The Pacific island nation of Vanuat
| Quota Information | Parliament Information | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Are there legislated quotas? | Yes | Structure of parliament | Bicameral |
| For the Single/Lower House? | No | >Current members | 52 |
| Percentage of women | 0.00% | ||
| Source: Gender Quotas Database | Source: New Parline | ||
Vanuatu Election Commission yet to declare official results but Julia King likely to be lone female voice in 52-member parliament.
First-time candidates vie with incumbents for 52 seats after government dissolved ‘Red Roof’ parliament to ward off no-confidence vote.
Despite strong efforts to promote female leadership and political engagement by advocacy groups, women still face serious roadblocks to political
Motoralivoa Hilda Lini stands at the front door of Vanuatu’s parliament, wearing an elegant pink dress and customary pig tusks on her wrists, signifying her chiefly status.
The Pacific island nation of Vanuat
Vanuatu’s Parliament has passed legislation providing for reserved seats for women in the country’s Municipal Councils.
While no women managed to secure a seat in the national election and again in the provincial election, this does not represent a failure on the women part as the high number of women contesting recent elections has set a record for the country.
The one day national consultation to feed into the national report for the Beijing +20 occurred on
Wednesday 8th of May 2014 from 8am until 4.30pm at the Le Lagoon Warwick Hotels led by the
Department of Women’s Affairs with technical and financial assistance from the United Nations
Vanuatu’s Parliament has passed legislation providing for reserved seats for women in the country’s Municipal Councils.