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Structure of Parliament: Unicameral

Are there legislated quotas...

  • Yes for the Single/Lower House?
  • No at the Sub-national level?

Are there voluntary quotas...

  • No adopted by political parties?

Armenia

(Republic of Armenia)

Single/Lower house

Azgayin Zhoghov / National Assembly

Total seats:131
Total women:12
% women: 9%
Election year:2008
Electoral system:Parallel
Quota type: Legislated Candidate Quotas
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Quota type:
Legislated Candidate Quotas		 Electoral law At least 15 percent of the people on party/bloc lists in the proportional contest must be women, and on at least every tenth position in the lists (Electoral Code, Article 100 [2]).
Legal sanctions for non-compliance: Electoral law If documents are incorrect or missing, the party have 48 hours to rectify the errors, or they will not be registered (Electoral Code, Article 102 [1]).
Rank order/placement rules: No data available Women should be placed in at least every tenth position in the lists (Electoral Code, Article 100 [2]).

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Last updated 2009-11-18

Additional information

Shamiram Women's Party were represented in the 1995-1999 National Assembly with 17 % of the votes and 8 seats.

The first quota came in 1999 and stated that political party lists of candidates for the PR election should contain no less than 5 percent female candidates. In 2003 election, 6 women were elected (4.5 percent), but one was designated as cabinet minister, leaving 5 women in parliament (3.8 percent).

Last updated 2009-11-18

Sources

  • Electoral Code, amended 2005

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