Tajikistan
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.
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.
48
Women
The number of female parliamentarians who currently hold seats in parliament.
Percentage of women
Calculated by dividing the current number of women by the current number of members.
Age
Average age of all members
Youngest member (years)
Age at the time of the last election or renewal.
Youngest member
Safarzoda Bahtovar (Male)
Oldest member (years)
Age at the time of the last election or renewal.
66
Oldest member
Boboev Olimjon (Male)
Reserved seats and quotas
Electoral quota for women
Quotas to promote the representation of women in parliament.
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