Armenia
National Assembly
Data on women
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Basic information > About parliament
Speaker
Speaker
Alen
Simonyan
(Male)
Year of birth
1980
Additional information
Elected on 2 Aug. 2021.
Secretary general
Secretary General
Davit
Arakelyan
(Male)
Notes
Additional information about the Secretary General, in particular regarding their term.
Appointed on 3 Feb. 2023.
Members
Current number of members, by sex
Men
The number of male parliamentarians who currently hold seats in parliament.
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
Age at the time of the last election or renewal.
Youngest member (years)
Age at the time of the last election or renewal.
Youngest member
Sona Ghazaryan (Female)
Total number of MPs, 45 years of age or younger
Total number of MPs, 46 years of age or older
Total per sex
Total of male
Total of female
Total per age interval
18-20
0
21-30
31-40
41-45
46-50
51-60
81-90
0
91 and over
0
Number of members, by age
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 | 14 | 42 | 19 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Total <= 45: 75 | Total >= 46: 32 | ||||||||||
Male | 0 | 7 | 23 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 70 |
Female | 0 | 7 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 |
Reserved seats and quotas
Electoral quota for women
Quotas to promote the representation of women in parliament.
Notes
Article 83.4 of the 2016 Electoral Code stipulates that the candidates of either sex cannot exceed 70 per cent of the total number of candidates, thereby providing for a de facto 30 per cent quota for women in the first part of the national list (excluding the section reserved for minorities). It also requires both sexes to be represented in each group of three consecutive candidates on the list.
Elections > Election results
Results
Members elected, by sex
Number of men elected
71
Number of women elected
36
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.
33.64%
Number of women after election or renewal, by mode of designation
Women Directly Elected
35
Women Other
1
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.
71
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.
36
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.
Alen
Simonyan
(Male)
Political party
Civil Contract Party
Date of election
02.08.2021
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
1918
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
In 1918, when Armenia was first independent, women were granted the right to vote. Under Soviet administration women equally had the right to vote and this right was again confirmed at independence in 1991.
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
1918
National or local
Stand for Election: National or Local
National
Detail of restrictions
Stand for Election: Restrictions detail
25 Years of age
Notes
Stand for Election: Additional Notes on right to stand for election
In 1918, when Armenia was first independent, women were granted the right to vote and stand for election. Under Soviet administration women also had the right to vote and stand for election; these rights were again confirmed at independence in 1991.
First woman in parliament
First woman in parliament
Year in which first woman entered parliament
1990