Assembly of Representatives | |
Native Name: | Маҷлиси намояндагон Палата представителей Высшего собрания Республики Таджикистан |
Transcription Name: | Majlisi namoyandagon |
Coa Pic: | Emblem of Tajikistan.svg |
Coa Res: | 150px |
Leader1 Type: | Chairman of the Assembly of Representatives |
Leader1: | Mahmadtoir Zokirzoda |
Election1: | 17 March 2020 |
Members: | 63 members |
Term Length: | 5 years |
Structure1: | Tadjikistan Assemblée 2020.svg |
Structure1 Res: | 250px |
Session Room: | File:Tajik Parliament House, Dushanbe, Tajikistan.JPG |
Session Res: | 250px |
The Assembly of Representatives (Russian: Пала́та представи́телей Вы́сшего собра́ния Респу́блики Таджикиста́н ; Tajik: Маҷлиси намояндагон) is the lower house of the bicameral Supreme Assembly of Tajikistan. The People's Democratic Party of Tajikistan has been the dominant party in the legislature since 2000.
Members of the Assembly of Representatives are elected by two methods; 41 members are elected in single-member constituencies using the two-round system, whilst 22 are elected by proportional representation in a single nationwide constituency, with an electoral threshold of 5%.[1]
President | Took office | Left office | |
---|---|---|---|
Saidullo Khairullaev[2] | 27 March 2000 | 16 March 2010 | |
Shukurjon Zuhurov[3] | 16 March 2010 | 17 March 2020 | |
Mahmadtohir Zokirzoda[4] | 17 March 2020 | Incumbent |
Results of the 2020 election
Party | Votes | % | Seats | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
TRS | PR | Total | +/– | |||
People's Democratic Party | 50.4 | 35 | 12 | 47 | –4 | |
Party of Economic Reforms of Tajikistan | 16.6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | +2 | |
Agrarian Party | 16.5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | +2 | |
Socialist Party | 5.2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
Democratic Party | 5.1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
Communist Party of Tajikistan | 3.1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
Social Democratic Party | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 4,245,951 | 100 | 41 | 22 | 63 | 0 |
Registered voters/turnout | 4,929,128 | 86.1 | – | – | – | – |
align=left colspan=7 | Source: RFERL, Asia Plus |