The Assembly of Representatives (russian: Пала́та представи́телей Вы́сшего собра́ния Респу́блики Таджикиста́н ; tg, Маҷлиси намояндагон) is the lower house of the bicameral Supreme Assembly of

Tajikistan Tajikistan (, ; tg, Тоҷикистон, Tojikiston; russian: Таджикистан, Tadzhikistan), officially the Republic of Tajikistan ( tg, Ҷумҳурии Тоҷикистон, Jumhurii Tojikiston), is a landlocked country in Centr ...

. The

People's Democratic Party of Tajikistan The People's Democratic Party of Tajikistan (PDPT; tg, Ҳизби халқии демократии Тоҷикистон, script=Latn, italic=no, Hizbi xalqii demokratii Tojikiston; russian: Народная демократическая па� ...

has been the dominant party in the legislature since 2000.

Electoral system

Members of the Assembly of Representatives are elected by two methods; 41 members are elected in single-member constituencies using the

two-round system The two-round system (TRS), also known as runoff voting, second ballot, or ballotage, is a voting method used to elect a single candidate, where voters cast a single vote for their preferred candidate. It generally ensures a majoritarian resu ...

, whilst 22 are elected by

proportional representation Proportional representation (PR) refers to a type of electoral system under which subgroups of an electorate are reflected proportionately in the elected body. The concept applies mainly to geographical (e.g. states, regions) and political divis ...

in a single nationwide constituency, with an

electoral threshold The electoral threshold, or election threshold, is the minimum share of the primary vote that a candidate or political party requires to achieve before they become entitled to representation or additional seats in a legislature. This limit can ...

of 5%.Electoral system
IPU

Chairmen of Majlisi namoyandagon

2020 Parliamentary election

Results of the 2020 election

References

External links

Government of Tajikistan

1999 establishments in Tajikistan {{Tajikistan-gov-stub