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Subnational levels
- English1. The composition of regional assembly shall be prescribed by Act of Parliament and shall consist of-
a. directly elected representatives elected on the basis of universal adult suffrage at elections conducted by the Electoral Commission;
b. representatives of women, who shall not be less than one-third of the membership;
c. representatives of the youth and persons with disabilities;
d. representatives of indigenous cultural interests in areas where there is a traditional or cultural leader, nominated by the traditional or cultural leader but not exceeding fifteen percent of the members of the regional assembly; and
e. district chairpersons in the region who shall be ex-officio members with no right to vote.
… (Fifth Schedule: Regional governments, Art. 2)
Subnational levels
- English
(1) The members of the Provincial Assembly shall, within fifteen days of the date of holding of the first meeting of the Provincial Assembly, elect a Speaker of Province and a Deputy Speaker of Province from amongst themselves.
(2) Election pursuant to clause (1) shall be so held that there is one woman out of the Speaker of Province and the Deputy Speaker of Province, and the Speaker of Province and the Deputy Speaker of Province shall be representatives from different parties.
… (Art. 182) - Nepali
(१) प्रदेश सभाको पहिलो बैठक प्रारम्भ भएको मितिले पन्ध्र दिनभित्र प्रदेश सभाका सदस्यहरूले आफूमध्येबाट प्रदेश सभामुख र प्रदेश उपसभामुखको निर्वाचन गर्नेछन् ।
(२) उपधारा (१) बमोजिम निर्वाचन गर्दा प्रदेश सभामुख वा प्रदेश उपसभामुख मध्ये एक जना महिला हुने गरी गर्नु पर्नेछ र प्रदेश सभामुख वा प्रदेश उपसभामुख फरक फरक दलको प्रतिनिधि हुनु पर्नेछ ।
... (धारा १८२)
Subnational levels
- EnglishThe law will determine the forms and modalities that correspond, to observe the principle of parity of gender in the appointments of the titular persons of the offices of the secretariats [secretarías de despacho] of the Federal Executive Power and their equivalents in the federative entities. The same principle will be observed in the composition of the autonomous organs [organismos].
... (Art. 41) - SpanishLa ley determinará las formas y modalidades que correspondan, para observar el principio de paridad de género en los nombramientos de las personas titulares de las secretarías de despacho del Poder Ejecutivo Federal y sus equivalentes en las entidades federativas. En la integración de los organismos autónomos se observará el mismo principio.
... (Art. 41)
Subnational levels
- English(1) Each Municipality shall have a Municipal Assembly.
(2) A Municipal Assembly under clause (1) shall consist of the Mayor and the Deputy Mayor of the Municipal Executive, Ward Chairpersons, and four members elected from each Ward and members of the Municipal Executive elected from Dalit or minority communities pursuant to clause (4) of Article 216.
(3) A Municipal Assembly to be formed under clause (1) shall have representation of at least two women from each Ward.
… (Art. 223) - Nepali(१) प्रत्येक नगरपालिकामा एक नगर सभा रहनेछ ।
(२) उपधारा (१) बमोजिमको नगर सभामा नगरकार्यपालिकाका प्रमुख र उपप्रमुख, वडा अध्यक्ष र प्रत्येक वडाबाट निर्वाचित चारजना सदस्य र धारा २१६ को उपधारा (४) बमोजिम दलित वा अल्पसंख्यक समुदायबाट निर्वाचित नगर कार्यपालिकाका सदस्य रहनेछन् ।
(३) उपधारा (१) बमोजिम गठन हुने नगर सभामा प्रत्येक वडाबाट कम्तीमा दुईजना महिलाको प्रतिनिधित्व हुनेछ ।
... (धारा २२३)
Subnational levels
- EnglishA county assembly consists of—
(a) members elected by the registered voters of the wards, each ward constituting a single member constituency, on the same day as a general election of Members of Parliament, being the second Tuesday in August, in every fifth year;
(b) the number of special seat members necessary to ensure that no more than two-thirds of the membership of the assembly are of the same gender;
… (Art. 177) - SwahiliBunge la kaunti linaundwa na -
(a) wajumbe waliochaguliwa na wapiga kura waliosajiliwa wa kata, kila kata inaunda jimbo moja la uchaguzi, katika siku iyo hiyo ya uchaguzi mkuu wa Wabunge, itakuwa Jumanne ya pili ya mwezi Agosti, kila baada ya miaka mitano;
(b) idadi ya wajumbe wa viti maalumu ambayo ni ya lazima ili kuhakikisha kwamba si zaidi ya theluthi mbili ya wajumbe wa bunge hilo wanakuwa wa jinsia moja;
… (Kifungu cha 177)
Subnational levels
- English1. A local government shall be based on a council which shall be the highest political authority within its area of jurisdiction and which shall have legislative and executive powers to be exercised in accordance with this Constitution.
2. Parliament shall by law prescribe the composition, qualifications, functions and electoral procedures in respect of local government councils, except that-
a. the person elected as district chairperson of local government shall be a member of the council;
b. one-third of the membership of each local government council shall be reserved for women;
c. any law enacted by virtue of this article shall provide for affirmative action for all marginalised groups referred to in article 32 of this Constitution; and
d. Parliament shall exercise similar powers of review as stipulated in article 78(2) of this Constitution, in relation to paragraphs (b) and (c) of this clause.
3. A person shall not be a member of a local government council unless that person is a citizen of Uganda. (Art. 180)
Subnational levels
- English
(1) Each Provincial Assembly shall consist of a number of members as follows:-
(a) Members in a number that is twice as many as the number of members elected to the House of Representatives from the concerned Province, through the first past the post electoral system;
(b) The number of members to be set pursuant to clause (a) shall be considered to be sixty percent, and the rest forty percent members to be elected, through the proportional electoral system.
…
(9) Notwithstanding anything contained elsewhere in this Article, at least one third of the total number of members elected from each political party representing in the Provincial Assembly shall be women. In case women are not so elected as to constitute one third of the elected members of any political party pursuant to subclause (a) of clause (1), such political party shall, in electing members pursuant to sub-clause (b) of that clause, so elect that women members constitute at least one third of the total number of members elected to the Provincial Assembly from that party.
… (Art. 176) - Nepali
(१) प्रत्येक प्रदेश सभामा देहाय बमोजिमको संख्यामा सदस्य रहनेछन्:
(क) सम्बन्धित प्रदेशबाट प्रतिनिधि सभामा पहिलो हुने निर्वाचित हुने निर्वाचन प्रणाली बमोजिम निर्वाचित हुने सदस्य संख्याको दोब्बर संख्यामा हुन आउने सदस्य,
(ख) खण्ड (क) बमोजिम कायम हुने सदस्य संख्यालाई साठी प्रतिशत मानी बाँकी चालीस प्रतिशतमा समानुपातिक निर्वाचन प्रणालीबाट निर्वाचित हुने सदस्य ।
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(९) यस धारामा अन्यत्र जुनसुकै कुरा लेखिएको भए तापनि प्रदेश सभामा प्रतिनिधित्व गर्ने प्रत्येक राजनीतिक दलबाट निर्वाचित कुल सदस्य संख्याको कम्तीमा एक तिहाइ सदस्य महिला हुनु पर्नेछ । त्यसरी निर्वाचित गर्दा उपधारा (१) को खण्ड (क) बमोजिम निर्वाचित सदस्यहरू मध्ये कुनै राजनीतिक दलको एक तिहाइ सदस्य महिला निर्वाचित नभएमा त्यस्तो राजनीतिक दलले सोही उपधाराको खण्ड (ख) बमोजिम सदस्य निर्वाचित गर्दा आफ्नो दलबाट प्रदेश सभामा निर्वाचित हुने कुल सदस्यको कम्तीमा एक तिहाइ महिला सदस्य हुने गरी निर्वाचित गर्नु पर्नेछ ।
... (धारा १७६)
Subnational levels
- English...
VII. Elect, in the municipalities with indigenous population, representatives to the ayuntamientos [local or town councils], observing the principle of parity of gender in accordance with the applicable norms.
… (Art. 2) - Spanish…
VII. Elegir, en los municipios con población indígena, representantes ante los ayuntamientos, observando el principio de paridad de género conforme a las normas aplicables.
… (Art. 2)
Subnational levels
- English(1) Each Village Body shall have a Village Assembly.
(2) A Village Assembly under clause (1) shall consist of the Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson of the Village Executive, Ward Chairpersons, and four members elected from each ward and Members of the Village Executive elected from Dalit and minority communities pursuant to clause (4) of Article 215.
(3) A Village Assembly to be formed under clause (1) shall have representation of at least two women from each ward.
… (Art. 222) - Nepali(१) प्रत्येक गाउँपालिकामा एक गाउँ सभा रहनेछ ।
(२) उपधारा (१) बमोजिमको गाउँ सभामा गाउँ कार्यपालिका अध्यक्ष र उपाध्यक्ष, वडा अध्यक्ष र प्रत्येक वडाबाट निर्वाचित चारजना सदस्य र धारा २१५ को उपधारा (४) बमोजिम दलित वा अल्पसंख्यक समुदायबाट
निर्वाचित गाउँ कार्यपालिकाका सदस्य रहनेछन् ।
(३) उपधारा (१) बमोजिम गठन हुने गाउँ सभामा प्रत्येक वडाबाट कम्तीमा दुईजना महिलाको प्रतिनिधित्व हुनेछ ।
... (धारा २२२)