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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Political Party Database, 2002-2014

Variable Details

Variableb18ca0
LabelParty selection rules: gender (description)
Responses
as one of the two women. 1
e female candidates. 1
e list in the counties where the party has a chance to win a direct mandate (constituency representative). 1
e of All-Women Shortlists of nominees. 1
es and different age groups, and includes representatives of different social and economic groups and of ethnic minorities'. It goes on to state (p.31): 'Subject to there being a sufficient number of applicants of each sex, short lists of two to four must 1
oached to run. 1
onstitution also states: 'Any two constituency committees shall have the right to request that they be allowed to jointly select two candidates, one male, and the other female. Any such request shall be submitted to the National Executive Committee which 1
sults – as much as practically possible – must be at least 40 % of each gender. To secure even representation of the genders, there should be two women and two men among the top four candidates. 1
terrupt the election in order to find new female candidates. 1
the third place is guaranteed for a man and vice versa. 1
tutâ€Â_ (Women's statute). Women can run for uneven and even list places: even places are “openâ€Â_ ones not male ones. 1
uncils both genders must be represented among the top two candidates on the list. 1
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationPolitical Party Database, 2002-2014
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