Ukraine

Parliament

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
403
Women
85
Percentage of women
21.1%

Speaker

No information available

Secretary general

No information available

Chairs of specialized bodies

Data on age at the start of the legislature

Number of members, by age (2019-08)
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 22 118 56 67 55 15 3 0 0 336
Female 0 8 48 16 7 8 0 0 0 0 87
Totals per age interval 0 30 166 72 74 63 15 3 0 0 423
Total <= 45: 268 Total >= 46: 155
Percentage of members, by age
Age at the last election or renewal Overall Male Female
Percentage of MPs 30 years of age or younger
7.1% 5.2% 1.9%
Percentage of MPs 40 years of age or younger
46.3% 33% 13.2%
Percentage of MPs 45 years of age or younger
63.4% 46% 17.0%

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 Supreme Soviet of the SSR of the Ukraine became the first legislature of the Ukraine after the country became independent on 5 December 1991; Ukrainian women had previously been elected to the Supreme Soviet of the SSR of Ukraine and to the USSR Parliament; the independent country's first general elections took place in March 1994 when 17 women were elected out of 450 members

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
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.

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