All of the data collected through the Votes Without Violence program can be viewed as visualizations on this website. We invite you to view it on each country and election page, or by clicking through the specific charts and questions below. The data may also be downloaded as CSV files, in a summarized form to protect sensitive information. 

There is a clear need for more and better data collection on the issue of violence against women in elections — a need that the Votes Without Violence project and website were conceived of in order to help fill.

Violence against women in elections is a separate issue from general electoral violence, because it is specifically aimed at preventing women from exercising their right to participate in politics and elections. However, it has not been tracked or measured separately from general violence during elections — a major concern, for as long as the majority of data on electoral violence remains gender-blind, it is impossible to properly address the problem and bridge the gender gap in political participation. 

Through the development of the Votes Without Violence methodology, NDI has identified and outlined the key variables necessary to organize and analyze data collected by election observers on violence against women. We encourage all election observation groups to use this methodology and these categories to collect data on violence against women in elections in their own countries. And, once the observation is finished, we invite them to submit that data to this website, allowing it to continue to grow and expand as a resource for all those interested in this serious issue. 

Interested in submitting your own data, or have a question about ours? Contact us.

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Title Countries Year Category Link
Uganda Incidents of Violence at the National Level Uganda 2016
  • Type of violence Physical, Public sphere
  • Victim of violence Elected official, Observer, Party member or supporter, Voter
CSV Link (76 bytes)
Uganda Election Day Gender Demographics Uganda 2016
CSV Link (40 bytes)
Have you witnessed or heard of hate speech, violence or intimidation against candidates or their supporters because they are women? Uganda 2016
  • Type of violence Physical, Public sphere, Psychological, Public sphere, Threats and Coercion, Public sphere
  • Gender of victim Female only
  • Victim of violence Candidate, Party member or supporter
CSV Link (31 bytes)
Have you witnessed or heard of attacks or intimidation of election officials? Uganda 2016
  • Type of violence Physical, Public sphere, Threats and Coercion, Public sphere
  • Gender of victim Female only
  • Victim of violence Elected official
CSV Link (67 bytes)
Have you witnessed or heard of attacks against women candidates or their supporters? Tanzania 2015
  • Type of violence Physical, Public sphere, Psychological, Public sphere, Threats and Coercion, Public sphere
  • Gender of victim Female only
  • Victim of violence Candidate, Party member or supporter
CSV Link (72 bytes)
How many incidents of violence occurred as women voters entered or exited the polling station? Tanzania 2015
  • Type of violence Physical, Public sphere, Psychological, Public sphere, Threats and Coercion, Public sphere
  • Gender of victim Female only
  • Victim of violence Voter
CSV Link (70 bytes)
Who was the perpetrator of VAW-E at polling stations? Tanzania 2015
  • Type of violence Physical, Public sphere, Psychological, Public sphere, Threats and Coercion, Public sphere
  • Gender of victim Female only
  • Perpetrator of violence Election administrator, Member of security force, Other
  • Victim of violence Election administrator, Voter
CSV Link (81 bytes)
Were there incidents of violence against women poll officials during the counting of ballot papers? Tanzania 2015
  • Type of violence Physical, Public sphere, Psychological, Public sphere, Threats and Coercion, Public sphere
  • Gender of victim Female only
  • Victim of violence Election administrator
CSV Link (37 bytes)
Were there incidents of violence directed at women voters as they entered or exited the polling station? Tanzania 2015
  • Type of violence Physical, Public sphere, Psychological, Public sphere, Threats and Coercion, Public sphere
  • Gender of victim Female only
  • Victim of violence Voter
CSV Link (37 bytes)
Who were the perpetrators of violence against women elected officials? Tanzania 2015
  • Type of violence Physical, Public sphere, Psychological, Public sphere, Threats and Coercion, Public sphere
  • Gender of victim Female only
  • Perpetrator of violence Family member, Member of security force, Other, Political party member or leader
  • Victim of violence Elected official
CSV Link (141 bytes)