Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Political Party Database, 2002-2014

Variable Details

Variablea79co0
LabelWomen's representation at party conferences, party statute rules
Responses
Local organizations are free to set higher quotas. 1
ave called it the National Council here, as this body is what other parties call Nat.Cou. This makes it comparable across parties in terms of organizational functions, status and hierarchy. 1
e conference delegates and these include 4 representatives of the women’s section. 1
ers through their position in the National Council. Elected by the organization: The organization's 19 county leaders and three members from its working committee/Board. 1
iated organization has less than 5,000 members an additional woman delegate may be appointed if women’s membership is 400 or more. Constituency Labour Party (CLP) organizations appoint one congress delegate for the first 749 party members and 1
level. Party statutes (§ 7-3): Gender distribution must be considered when the counties Annual Meetings elect their delegates. 1
members of either sex. 1
n the National Council; a minimum of 2 to a maximum of 11 members of the women's organization. How many are selected this way depends on the number of members, in competition with the youth organization and the student organization. 1
ood representativeness. 1
party`s women's organization can send 13 delegates: its leader as a member of the National Executive Committee, and 12 delegates that the women's organization elects. 1
when selecting party functionaries. 1
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationPolitical Party Database, 2002-2014