Armenia

National Assembly

Political system: Parliamentary system
Structure of parliament: Unicameral
IPU membership: Yes

Historical data on women

Data on women’s right to vote and to stand for election, the date at which the first woman entered parliament, and female Heads of State or Government

Women's suffrage

Date of independence: 1991
Notes: No information available
Year of first woman in parliament: 1990

Notes: 1990: The Soviet Supreme of the SSR of Armenia became, under the name of Supreme Council (Khordrdaran) the first legislature of Armenia after the country became independent on 21 September 1991. Armenian women were previously elected to the Soviet Supreme of the SSR of Armenai and to the Parliament of the USSR (In 1938, 65 women were elected to the Soviet Supreme of the Armenian SSR;)
Year of first woman speaker: Not applicable

Notes: No woman has occupied the function of Speaker in the country.

Women’s right to vote

Women’s right to vote: 1918
National or local: National
Restricted or universal suffrage: Universal

Notes: 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: 1918
National or local: National
Restricted or universal: No information available
Detail of restrictions: 25 Years of age

Notes: 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.

Updated at	Political system
2018-04	Parliamentary system
2005-01	Presidential-Parliamentary