Mongolia

State Great Hural

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
126
Women
32
Percentage of women
25.4%

Speaker

No information available

Secretary general

No information available

Chairs of specialized bodies

Specialized body Theme Name Sex Age
Sub-Committee on Human Rights Human rights Oyundari Navaan-Yunden Female 51

Data on age at the start of the legislature

Number of members, by age (2024-07)
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 0 16 20 31 21 5 1 0 0 94
Female 0 1 3 11 5 11 1 0 0 0 32
Totals per age interval 0 1 19 31 36 32 6 1 0 0 126
Total <= 45: 51 Total >= 46: 75
Percentage of members, by age
Age at the last election or renewal Overall Male Female
Percentage of MPs 30 years of age or younger
0.8% 0.0% 0.8%
Percentage of MPs 40 years of age or younger
15.9% 13% 3.2%
Percentage of MPs 45 years of age or younger
40.5% 29% 11.9%

Reserved seats and quotas

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

Notes:

Amendments to electoral legislation in 2023 mandate "When nominated by a party or coalition, at least 30 percent of all candidates in the 2024 regular election, and at least 40 percent in the 2028 regular election, shall be of one gender," and that "Parties and coalitions shall nominate candidates based on the order of the list with a 1:1 gender ratio."

This was an increase from the 20% quota in the 2020 election. Financial incentives are also provided to political parties to increase the participation of persons with disabilities and women.

Sources:

1992 Constitution
2019 Parliamentary Elections Law (PEL), art. 30.2 and 30.6
2006 Law on the Central Election Body
2023 Law on Political Parties
https://legalinfo.mn/mn/detail/14869

First woman in parliament

Year of first woman in parliament
1951

First woman speaker

Year of first woman speaker
Not applicable

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

Women’s suffrage

Date of independence
1911
Women’s right to vote
1924
Restricted or universal suffrage
Universal
Detail of restrictions
universal

Notes: Conf'd by parliament July 07

Women's right to stand for election
1924
Restricted or universal
No information available

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.

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