Tajikistan

House of Representatives National Assembly

House of Representatives

Political system: Presidential system
Structure of parliament: Bicameral
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
Year of first woman in parliament: 1990

Notes: 1990: The Supreme Soviet of the SSR of Tajikistan became the first legislature of Tajikistan after the country became independent on 9 September 1991; Tajikistan women had previously been elected to the Soviet Supreme of the SSR of Tajikistan and to the USSR Parliament; the independent country's first general elections took place in February 1995 when 5 women were elected out of 181 members
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: 1991
National or local: National
Restricted or universal suffrage: Universal

Notes: Prior to independence, under Soviet administration, women were granted the right to vote in 1924. This right was confirmed at independence.

Women’s right to stand for election

Women's right to stand for election: 1991
National or local: National
Restricted or universal: Universal

Notes: Prior to independence, under Soviet administration, women were granted the right to vote and stand for election in 1924. These rights were confirmed at independence.