Political system
Parliamentary system
Structure of parliament
Bicameral
IPU membership
Yes

Election results

Data on parliamentary elections, including the background, candidates, voter turnout, results and the formation of the new legislature. By default the latest election results are displayed. Select a date to view results from previous elections.

Background

Election date(s)
23 Jan 2020
Date of dissolution of the outgoing legislature
No information available
Timing of election
Upon normal expiry
Number of seats at stake
18
Scope of elections
Partial renewal

Results

Alternation of power after elections
Not applicable
Members elected, by sex
Number of men elected
11
Number of women elected
7
Percentage of women elected
38.9%
Women Indirectly Elected
7
Other notes on the elections

Note on the term of members:

The term of members is normally six years, with one third of the membership renewed every two years.

As part of transitional measures in the 2015 Constitution, for the first National Assembly established in 2018, one third of members was selected to retire after two years (2020), another one third after four years (2022) and the last third after six years (2024).

Note on the term of the Chairperson:

The term of the Chairperson is six years. Mr. Ganesh Prasad Timilsina, elected in March 2018, will thus serve until March 2024.

Sources

National Assembly (14.02.2020)

New legislature

Total number of men after the election
36
Total number of women after the election
22
Percentage of women after the election
37.9%
First-term parliamentarians
No information available
Percentage of first-term parliamentarians
No information available
Date of the first session
04 Mar 2020

First Speaker of the new legislature

Personal details for the first Speaker of the new legislature
Ganesh Prasad Timilsina (Male)
Date of birth: 1961

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