Azerbaijan

National Assembly

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

Data on women

Information on the current and historical representation of women in the parliament. Consult the 'Elections' tab to see how women have fared in elections or renewals.

Current representation

Women's representation in the current parliament or chamber

Current number of members: 125
Women: 26
Percentage of women: 20.8%

Speaker

Speaker: Sahiba Gafarova (Female)
Date of birth: 19 Mar 1955
Additional information: Elected on 10 March 2020, re-elected on 23 Sep. 2024.

Secretary general

No information available

Chairs of specialized bodies

Specialized body	Theme	Name	Sex	Age
Committee on Family, Women and Children Affairs	Gender equality	Hijran Huseynova	Female	68

Data on age at the start of the legislature

Number of members, by age

Breakdown of members by age and gender
	18 - 20	46 - 50
Male	No information available
Female	No information available
	Total <= 45: -	Total >= 46: -

Percentage of members, by age
Age at the last election or renewal	Overall	Male	Female
Percentage of MPs 30 years of age or younger	-	-	-
Percentage of MPs 40 years of age or younger	-	-	-
Percentage of MPs 45 years of age or younger	-	-	-

Members for whom age data is not available: 9

(2020-03)

Reserved seats and quotas

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

First woman in parliament

Year of first woman in parliament: 1990

Notes: 1990: The Soviet Supreme of the SSR of Azerbaijan became the first legislature of Azerbaijan after the country became independent in January 1992 and was responsible for drawing up a new Constitution. Elections in September, run-off in October. Women from Azerbaijan were previously elected to the Supreme Soviet of the SSR of Azerbaijan and to the Parliament of the USSR.

First woman speaker

Year of first woman speaker: 2020

Women’s suffrage

Date of independence: 1991

Women’s right to vote: 1918
Restricted or universal suffrage: No information available

Notes: In 1918, when Azerbaijan 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: 1918
Restricted or universal: Universal

Notes: In 1918, when Azerbaijan was first independent, women were granted the right to vote and stand for election. Under Soviet administration women also had these rights; they were again confirmed at independence in 1991.

Women's caucus

Women's caucuses or parliamentary groups that bring together women parliamentarians to strengthen cooperation and amplify their voices. For other parliamentary bodies or committees that have a specific mandate to address gender equality matters, see the ‘Specialized body – Gender equality’ tab.

There is currently no women's caucus in this chamber.

Updated at	Current number of members
2024-09	125
2023-12	116
2022-12	118
2021-12	120
2020-02	121
2018-12	119
2016-07	125
2015-11	124
2014-01	122
2010-11	125
2010-01	123
2006-01	124
2005-01	125
2000-11	124
1996-01	50
1995-01	124
1990-09	50

Updated at	Women
2024-09	26
2023-12	21
2020-12	22
2020-02	21
2018-12	20
2015-11	21
2014-01	19
2010-11	20
2010-01	14
2006-01	13
2005-01	15
2000-11	13
1996-01	1
1995-01	15
1990-09	1

Updated at	Percentage of women
2024-09	20.8%
2023-12	18.1%
2022-12	18.6%
2021-12	18.3%
2020-12	18.2%
2020-02	17.4%
2018-12	16.8%
2016-07	16.8%
2015-11	16.9%
2014-01	15.6%
2010-11	16.0%
2010-01	11.4%
2006-01	10.5%
2005-01	12.0%
2000-11	10.5%
1996-01	2.0%
1995-01	12.1%
1990-09	2.0%