Women in Elections Ukraine English version

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). WOMEN-CANDIDATES IN SINGLE-MEMBER CONSTITUENCIES 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) KIYV (14,7 8. 19,1 58 15,6 Most of such constituencies are 13,3 13,2 9,2 9,8 17,2 8. 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". 20,1 12,3 12,2 9,2 12,5 12,7 3,1 12,3 16,9 Only 6% of single-member constituencies (14 out of 225) have 30% and more women-nominees (either by parties or self-promoted) 9,1 14 8,9 8,2 TOTAL 7,4 13,5% 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 IN UKRAINE 19,2 SEVASTOPOL (17,9 NUMBER OF WOMEN IN THE TOP-FIVE, TOP-TEN, TOP-THIRTY PORTIONS OF THE PARTY LISTS 5¢ 54 4¢ 14 6* 6* TOTAL TOP TOP 10 TOP ПАРТ Iя УДАР краіна Батьквщина намялрта HPAINK ПАРТІЯ РЕГІОНІВ УКРАНА - ВПЕРЕД! BJTANIA NTHYKA CBOEOIA 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 the survey of the UNDP Strengthening National Gender Machinery Project in August 2012 the maximum possible post-election representation of women in the parliament – 13.3% 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. $32% $13% 18% 6% 10% 2028 2012 2008 2012 2028 *Analysis of Gender Representation and the Draft Parliamentary Election Law, NDI, 2011 30