MDG 3: Would 2012 Elections Help Ukraine Reach It?

MDG3: WOULD 2012 ELECTIONS HELP UKRAINE REACH IT? THE NUMBER OF WOMEN-MPs IN THE PARLIAMENTS ACROSS THE GLOBE 39% 38% 38% 35% 33% 28% 25% DENMARK ANGOLA AUSTRIA UGANDA GERMANY AFGHANISTAN CANADA UKRAINE The information above is sourced from the Interparliamentary Union PARLINE database at http://www.ipu.org/parline-e/parlinesearch.asp. The data represented is the newest registered by PARLINE (2007 – 2011). SINGLE-MEMBER CONSTITUENCIES – WOMEN WHO RUN 26% of all single-member constituencies in Ukraine (58 out of 225) are"womenless", i.e. have no women-nominees (either by parties or self-promoted) 58 Most of such constituencies are located in Donetska oblast (12 out of 21 have no women-candidates running), and in Kharkivska oblast (6 out of 14 constituencies). In Rivnenska oblast all 5 constituencies are "womenless". Only 6% of single-member constituencies (14 out of 225) have 30% and more The highest percentage of women-candidates is in constituency #93 (Kyivska oblast) with 48% of women, constituency #8 (Autonomous Republic of Crimea) with 44%, and constituency #35 (Dnipropetrovska oblast) with 40% of women-candidates 14 women-nominees (either by parties or self-promoted) NUMBER OF WOMEN IN THE TOP-FIVE, TOP-TEN, TOP-THIRTY PORTIONS OF THE PARTY LISTS 5¢ 54 4¢ 14 61 64 TOTAL TOP TOP 10 TOP ПАРТ Iя УДАР крайнА NемляртIя УНРАТНЯ ПАРТІЯ РЕГІОНІВ Батьхвшина УКРАЇНА- ВПЕРЕД! BJTANIA NTHYKA СВОБОВА The parties are sorted by name in alphabetical order. Numbers quoted from lists submitted by the parties to CEC. PROJECTIONS IF TREND IS PERSISTENT According to an NDI study in 2011, the mixed electoral system would leave approximately 6.2% of women in the convocation of 2012*. If the projected trend persists, Ukraine will keep on losing in women representation and by 2024 there will be no women-MPs in Verkhovna Rada. 8% 6% 0% 2012 - % OF WOMEN AFTER-ELECTION PROJECTION 2024 - % OF WOMEN PROJECTION 2012 – % OF WOMEN IN CURRENT CONVOCATION *Analysis of Gender Representation and the Draft Parliamentary Election Law, NDI, 2011 30