Madagascar: Gender and Elections

Quick Facts

Last National elections

2024

Last local government election

2024

Appointed

 

Female MPs (both houses)

14%

Female LG councillors

No data

Female Cabinet Ministers

28%

Madagascar uses a Mixed electoral system at the national level and the Proportional Representation (PR) system at the local level.  It does not use a quota at either level.  Female representation decreased between 2019 (19.9%) and 2024 (14.1%), despite an increase in the total number of available seats.  Without a legislated quota, WPP in Madagascar is likely to remain low.

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