Getting the balance right: Gender in the 2011 Lesotho Local Government Election

Gender in the 2011 Lesotho Local Government Election

The proportion of women elected in the 1 October 2011 Local Government elections in Lesotho decreased from 58% (2005 elections) to 49.1% . The result reduces the number of women represented at the local level but is considered a more representative reflection of the aspirations of Basotho people and the outcomes of a fairer process to select Local Councillors. Moreover the two sets of results have come about within an electoral system that reserves special seats for women. Though Lesotho has implemented two different electoral systems with reserved seats, the country is well on its way to proving that quota systems or seat reservation for women in governance (moreover local government) can yield results.

Read the report below:

Download : Lesotho 2011 election report