Armenia

National Assembly

Political system
Parliamentary system
Structure of parliament
Unicameral
IPU membership
Yes

About parliament

Basic information such as the official name of parliament and details of its structure and leadership. Also includes the current breakdown of MPs by sex and age, and provisions for quotas and reserved seats.

Parliament name
Azgayin Zhoghov (National Assembly)
Chamber name
Azgayin Zhoghov (National Assembly)
Structure & status of parliament
Lower chamber
Parliamentary term (years)
5

IPU membership

IPU Geopolitical Group/s
Eurasia Group

Speaker

Official title
President of the National Assembly
Speaker
Alen Simonyan (Male)
Date of birth: 05 Jan 1980
Term
02 Aug 2021
Additional information

Elected on 2 Aug. 2021.

Speaker terms

No information available

Secretary general

Official title
Secretary General (Chief of Staff)
Secretary General
Davit Arakelyan (Male)
Term
03 Feb 2023
Notes

Appointed on 3 Feb. 2023.

Members

Statutory number of members
107

Notes:

Others: four minority representatives

Up to four minority representatives may be elected.

Principal mode of designation of members
Directly elected
Directly elected members
103
Other members
4
Current number of members
107
Men
68
Women
39
Percentage of women
36.4%
Statutory number of members per country
107
Population (in thousands)
2,943
Inhabitants per parliamentarian
27,505

Age

Data on the age of parliamentarians is collected at the start of the legislature, following the most recent elections. This data is not updated during the legislature, except when parliament notifies the IPU of a change in the youngest or oldest member.

Average age of all members
41.7
(2021-08)
Youngest member
Zemfira Kirov Mirzoeva (Female)
Youngest member (years)
26
Oldest member
Knyaz Hamid Hasanov (Male)
Oldest member (years)
76
Number of members, by age (2021-08)
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
Male 0 8 25 11 11 6 8 1 0 0 70
Female 0 10 17 5 1 4 0 0 0 0 37
Totals per age interval 0 18 42 16 12 10 8 1 0 0 107
Total <= 45: 76 Total >= 46: 31
Percentage of members, by age
Age at the last election or renewal Overall Male Female
Percentage of MPs 30 years of age or younger
16.8% 7.5% 9.3%
Percentage of MPs 40 years of age or younger
56.1% 31% 25.2%
Percentage of MPs 45 years of age or younger
71.0% 41% 29.9%

Reserved seats and quotas

There are reserved seats in parliament for certain groups
No
Electoral quota for women
Yes

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.

Sources:

https://www.idea.int/data-tools/data/gender-quotas-database/country?country=12

Article 83.4 of the 2016 Electoral Code

Youth quota
No

Links to additional information

Parliamentary website
List of members
Rules of procedure/Standing Orders
Constitution

Historical data for IPU membership

Historical data for IPU membership
Year IPU membership
2020-09
List of values for 2020-09
No
2019-04
List of values for 2019-04
No
2018-06
List of values for 2018-06
No