By SIFISO NHLABATSI | 2023-08-30

There is a significant drop in the number of female member of Parliament candidates in the national elections compared to the 2018 elections.

This was evidenced from the primary elections results released by the Elections and Boundaries Commission (EBC) yesterday.

During 2018 elections results after the primary elections by gender for those who were contesting for the MP position, 59 females were elected.

However, this time around 34 females made it through the primary elections.
In most instances the female candidates won with a fewer number of votes, which were around the 500 mark and the highest number of votes went to male candidates.  

In the 2018 elections, general observation across all regions and elective offices indicated a significant drop in the election of women. When comparing the total number of elected females to nominees in all the elective offices, an average of 12 per cent was obtained in the 2018 elections.

It was stated that again, the MP category obtained more women than the other two elective offices, followed by Indvuna Yenkhundla and Bucopho with 15 per cent, 14 per cent and seven per cent respectively.

Furthermore, the 2018 election of female Bucopho saw a major drop by four per cent when compared to the 2008 election where it was 11 per cent. In 2018, there was a slight improvement of one per cent when compared to that of the 2013 election (six per cent).

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