Election of Women Members of the House of Assembly Act. 2018.

This Act provides for the special election of women members to the House and for the process and mode of nominating and the election of the women members to the House, the monitoring of the elections and incidental matters. It shall apply - (a) at the first meeting of the House after a general election: or (b) where at the first meeting of the House after a general election. it appears that female members of Parliament will not constitute at least thi11y per centum of the total membership of Parliament. A woman qualifies for nomination by the House under this Act where that woman - (a) is registered as a voter in terms of the Voters Registration Act, 2013: and (b) qualifies to be a member of Parliament in terms of section 96 of Constitution of Eswatini: and (c) has been nominated from an Umphakatsi in terms of section 31 of the Elections Act, 2013.