Hungary

National Assembly

Political system: Parliamentary system
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: 199
Women: 29
Percentage of women: 14.6%

Speaker

No information available

Secretary general

No information available

Chairs of specialized bodies

Specialized body	Theme	Name	Sex	Age
Subcommittee on Women’s Dignity of the Committee on Culture	Gender equality		Female	-

Data on age at the start of the legislature

Number of members, by age (2022-05)

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	4	24	19	22	65	31	5	1	0	171
Female	0	2	7	4	5	7	2	1	0	0	28
Totals per age interval	0	6	31	23	27	72	33	6	1	0	199
	Total <= 45: 60				Total >= 46: 139

Percentage of members, by age
Age at the last election or renewal	Overall	Male	Female
Percentage of MPs 30 years of age or younger	3.0%	2.0%	1.0%
Percentage of MPs 40 years of age or younger	18.6%	14%	4.5%
Percentage of MPs 45 years of age or younger	30.2%	24%	6.5%

Reserved seats and quotas

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

Notes: Voluntary political party quotas

Sources: Cf. individual party statutes.

First woman in parliament

Year of first woman in parliament: 1945

First woman speaker

Year of first woman speaker: 1963

Women’s suffrage

Women’s right to vote: 1918
Restricted or universal suffrage: Universal
Detail of restrictions: "Male citizens over 24 who had proof of literacy and fulfilled a one year residency requirement. The right to vote was also limited by property or income qualifications. These prerequisites were waived for non-commissioned and commissioned officers and fo

Women’s right to vote: 1945
Restricted or universal suffrage: Universal

Women’s right to vote: 1953
Restricted or universal suffrage: Universal

Notes: According to 2004 response

Women's right to stand for election: 1958
Restricted or universal: Universal

Notes: According to 2004 response

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
2016-12	199
2014-12	198
2014-04	199
2014-01	384
1985-01	386
1971-01	352
1967-01	349
1963-01	340
1958-01	338
1953-01	298
1949-01	402
1947-01	411
1945-01	421

Updated at	Women
2023-12	29
2023-06	28
2023-03	27
2022-12	26
2022-04	28
2021-09	26
2021-01	24
2020-12	25
2019-12	24
2018-06	25
2018-05	20
2018-04	23
2014-06	20
2014-04	19
2014-01	36
2010-04	35
2010-01	43
2006-04	40
2002-04	33
1998-06	32
1994-01	44
1990-01	28
1985-01	80
1980-01	106
1975-01	101
1971-01	84
1967-01	69
1958-01	62
1953-01	52
1949-01	71
1947-01	22
1945-01	12

Updated at	Percentage of women
2023-12	14.6%
2023-06	14.1%
2023-03	13.6%
2022-12	13.1%
2022-04	14.1%
2021-09	13.1%
2021-01	12.1%
2020-12	12.6%
2019-12	12.1%
2018-06	12.6%
2018-05	10.1%
2018-04	11.6%
2016-12	10.1%
2014-12	10.1%
2014-06	10.1%
2014-04	9.5%
2014-01	9.4%
2010-04	9.1%
2010-01	11.1%
2006-04	10.4%
2002-04	8.5%
1998-06	8.3%
1994-01	11.4%
1990-01	7.3%
1985-01	20.7%
1980-01	30.1%
1975-01	28.7%
1971-01	23.9%
1967-01	19.8%
1963-01	18.2%
1958-01	18.3%
1953-01	17.4%
1949-01	17.7%
1947-01	5.4%
1945-01	2.9%