These include to the institution of a multi-party system in 1989, and the introduction of a gender quota in 2012.

These include to the institution of a multi-party system in 1989‚ and the introduction of a gender quota in 2012.

In 1993, when the NDP adopted a gender quota of 50%, the Liberal Party followed suit with a 25% quota.

In a positive development, the gender quota applied also to the distribution of obtained and vacant seats.

According to the observers, quite a great progress in these elections was that gender quota now applied also to the distribution of obtained and vacant seats.