Tajikistan

House of RepresentativesNational Assembly

House of Representatives

Political system Political systems: Presidential, Parliamentary, Presidential-Parliamentary, Monarchy, Communist, Transitional.
Presidential system
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Structure of parliament Structure of parliament: Unicameral, bicameral
Bicameral
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IPU membership Current membership status
Yes
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Data on women

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Basic information > About parliament

Speaker

Speaker
Zokirzoda Mahmadtohir (Male)
Year of birth
1956
Additional information
Elected on 17 March 2020.
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Secretary general

Secretary General
Hamrokhon Rasulov (Male)

Members

Current number of members, by sex
Men The number of male parliamentarians who currently hold seats in parliament.
46
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Women The number of female parliamentarians who currently hold seats in parliament.
17
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Percentage of women Calculated by dividing the current number of women by the current number of members.
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Age

Average age of all members
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Youngest member (years) Age at the time of the last election or renewal.
32
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Youngest member
Safarzoda Bahtovar (Male)
Oldest member (years) Age at the time of the last election or renewal.
66
Oldest member
Boboev Olimjon (Male)
Total number of MPs, 45 years of age or younger
10
Total number of MPs, 46 years of age or older
53
Total per sex
Total of male
46
Total of female
17
Total per age interval
18-20
0
21-30
0
31-40
4
41-45
6
46-50
16
51-60
28
61-70
9
71-80
0
81-90
0
91 and over
0
Number of members, by age
Breakdown of members by age and gender
18 - 20 21 - 30 31 - 40 41 - 45 46 - 50 51 - 60 61 - 70 71 - 80 81 - 90 91 and over Totals per gender
Totals per age interval 0 0 4 6 16 28 9 0 0 0
Total <= 45: 10 Total >= 46: 53
Male 0 0 2 3 9 23 9 0 0 0 46
Female 0 0 2 3 7 5 0 0 0 0 17
Percentage of members, by age
Age as last election or renewalOverallMaleFemale
Percentage of MPs 30 years of age or younger0%0%0%
Percentage of MPs 40 years of age or younger6.35%3.17%3.17%
Percentage of MPs 45 years of age or younger15.87%7.94%7.94%

Reserved seats and quotas

Electoral quota for women Quotas to promote the representation of women in parliament.
No
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Elections > Election results

Candidates

Total number of candidates Total number of people who registered as candidates for election. Does not include people who stood as candidates to become "substitute members".
241
Number of female candidates Number of female candidates
48
Percentage of women candidates The percentage is calculated by dividing the number of women candidates by the total number of candidates.
19.92%
Number of candidates, by sex
Number of female candidates Number of female candidates
48
Percentage of women candidates The percentage is calculated by dividing the number of women candidates by the total number of candidates.
19.92%

Results

Members elected, by sex
Number of men elected
48
Number of women elected
15
Percentage of women elected The percentage is calculated by dividing the number of women elected in the election and the number of seats at stake at the election.
23.81%
Number of women after election or renewal, by mode of designation
Women Directly Elected
15

New legislature

Total number of men after the election The total number of male parliamentarians in this parliament/chamber following the election or renewal, regardless of their modes of designation.
48
Total number of women after the election The total number of female parliamentarians in this parliament/chamber following the election or renewal, regardless of their modes of designation.
15
First Speaker of the new legislature
First Speaker of the new legislature First name of the Speaker of the new legislature following the election or renewal.
Zokirzoda Mahmadtohir (Male)
Date of election
17.03.2020
Elections > Historical data on women

Women's suffrage

Date of independence For countries that become independent after 1940
1991
Women’s right to vote
Women’s right to vote Year in which women obtained the right to vote
1991
National or local Suffrage: National or Local
National
Restricted or unrestricted suffrage Suffrage: Restricted or Universal
Universal
Notes Suffrage: Additional Notes on right of suffrage
Prior to independence, under Soviet administration, women were granted the right to vote in 1924. This right was confirmed at independence.
Women’s right to stand for election
Women's right to stand for election Year in which women obtained the right to stand for election
1991
National or local Stand for Election: National or Local
National
Restricted or unrestricted suffrage Stand for Election : Restricted or Universal
Universal
Notes Stand for Election: Additional Notes on right to stand for election
Prior to independence, under Soviet administration, women were granted the right to vote and stand for election in 1924. These rights were confirmed at independence.
First woman in parliament
First woman in parliament Year in which first woman entered parliament
1990