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The members of the 7th convocation of the National Assembly of Armenia were elected on 9 December 2018 and sworn in on 14 January 2019.
Faction | Name | Party | Electoral district |
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My Step Alliance (82) [1] | Lilit Makunts (head of faction) | Civil Contract | 2 - Yerevan Districts Ajapnyak, Arabkir, Davtashen |
Hakob Simidyan (secretary of faction) | Civil Contract | 4 - Yerevan Districts Kentron, Nork-Marash, Erebuni, Nubarashen | |
Ararat Mirzoyan (Speaker of the Parliament) | Civil Contract | 3 - Yerevan Districts Malatia-Sebastia, Shengavit | |
Alen Simonyan (Vice-Speaker of the Parliament) | Civil Contract | 4 - Yerevan Districts Kentron, Nork-Marash, Erebuni, Nubarashen | |
Lena Nazaryan (Vice-Speaker of the Parliament) | Civil Contract | 2 - Yerevan Districts Ajapnyak, Arabkir, Davtashen | |
Gayane Abrahamyan | non-party | national electoral list | |
Hovik Aghazaryan | Civil Contract | 5 - Ararat | |
Edgar Arakelyan | non-party | national electoral list | |
Matevos Asatryan | Civil Contract | 7 - Aragatsotn | |
Sergey Atomyan | non-party | 5 - Ararat | |
Alexander Avetisyan | Civil Contract | national electoral list | |
Sos Avetisyan | Civil Contract | national electoral list | |
Lusine Badalyan | Civil Contract | national electoral list | |
Nazeli Baghdasaryan | non-party | 11 - Shirak | |
Nikolay Baghdasaryan | Civil Contract | 2 - Yerevan Districts Ajapnyak, Arabkir, Davtashen | |
Rustam Bakoyan | Civil Contract | national electoral list (as a representative of national minority - Yazidis) | |
Anush Beghloyan | Civil Contract | national electoral list | |
Arman Boshyan | Civil Contract | national electoral list | |
Hamazasp Danielyan | non-party | national electoral list | |
Arpine Davoyan | Civil Contract | 9 - Lori | |
Artur Davtyan | Civil Contract | national electoral list | |
Sisak Gabrielyan | Civil Contract | national electoral list | |
Meri Galstyan | non-party | national electoral list | |
Tatevik Gasparyan | non-party | 5 - Ararat | |
Hayk Gevorgyan | non-party | national electoral list | |
Vahe Ghalumyan | Civil Contract | 13 - Tavush | |
Sona Ghazaryan | Civil Contract | national electoral list | |
Taguhi Ghazaryan | Civil Contract | national electoral list | |
Hripsime Grigoryan | Civil Contract | 3 - Yerevan Districts Malatia-Sebastia, Shengavit | |
Suren Grigoryan | Civil Contract | national electoral list | |
Hrachya Hakobyan | Civil Contract | 3 - Yerevan Districts Malatia-Sebastia, Shengavit | |
Vagharshak Hakobyan | Civil Contract | 10 - Kotayk | |
Yerjanik Hakobyan | Civil Contract | 1 - Yerevan Districts Avan, Nor Nork, Kanaker-Zeytun | |
Karen Hambardzumyan | non-party | 12 - Syunik and Vayots Dzor | |
Knyaz Hasanov | non-party | national electoral list (as a representative of national minority - Kurds) | |
Mkhitar Hayrapetyan | Civil Contract | 1 - Yerevan Districts Avan, Nor Nork, Kanaker-Zeytun | |
Tatevik Hayrapetyan | Civil Contract | national electoral list | |
Vahagn Hovakimyan | Civil Contract | 2 - Yerevan Districts Ajapnyak, Arabkir, Davtashen | |
Hovhannes Hovhannisyan | Civil Contract | national electoral list | |
Vahe Hovhannisyan | Mission | 10 - Kotayk | |
Hovhannes Igityan | non-party | national electoral list | |
Arsen Julfalakyan | non-party | national electoral list | |
Arusyak Julhakyan | Civil Contract | national electoral list | |
Anna Karapetyan | Civil Contract | national electoral list | |
Maria Karapetyan | Civil Contract | national electoral list | |
Tigran Karapetyan | non-party | 12 - Syunik and Vayots Dzor | |
Varazdat Karapetyan | non-party | 8 - Gegharkunik | |
Narine Khachatouryan | non-party | national electoral list | |
Aram Khachatryan | Civil Contract | 9 - Lori | |
Armen Khachatryan | Civil Contract | 12 - Syunik and Vayots Dzor | |
Sargis Khandanyan | Civil Contract | national electoral list | |
Andranik Kocharyan | non-party | national electoral list | |
Hayk Konjoryan | non-party | 1 - Yerevan Districts Avan, Nor Nork, Kanaker-Zeytun | |
Artak Manukyan | non-party | national electoral list | |
Argishti Mekhakyan | non-party | 6 - Armavir | |
Sasun Mikayelyan | Civil Contract | 10 - Kotayk | |
Arsen Mikhaylov | non-party | national electoral list (as a representative of national minority - Assyrians) | |
Aren Mkrtchyan | non-party | 9 - Lori | |
Koryun Mkrtchyan | Mission | national electoral list | |
Narek Mkrtchyan | Civil Contract | 6 - Armavir | |
Sergey Movsisyan | Civil Contract | 7 - Aragatsotn | |
Armen Pamboukhchyan | Civil Contract | national electoral list | |
Gevorg Papoyan | Civil Contract | 3 - Yerevan Districts Malatia-Sebastia, Shengavit | |
Sipan Pashinyan | Civil Contract | 13 - Tavush | |
Artashes Petrosyan | Mission | 9 - Lori | |
Kristine Poghosyan | Civil Contract | national electoral list | |
Ruben Rubinyan | Civil Contract | national electoral list | |
Aleksey Sandikov | non-party | national electoral list (as a representative of national minority - Russians) | |
Hayk Sargsyan | Civil Contract | 8 - Gegharkunik | |
Karen Sarukhanyan | Civil Contract | 11 - Shirak | |
Yeghishe Soghomonyan | Mission | national electoral list | |
Lilit Stepanyan | Civil Contract | 10 - Kotayk | |
Sedrak Tevonyan | non-party | 5 - Ararat | |
Vahagn Tevosyan | non-party | national electoral list | |
Heriknaz Tigranyan | non-party | national electoral list | |
Shirak Torosyan | Mighty Fatherland | national electoral list | |
Babken Tunyan | non-party | national electoral list | |
Tigran Ulikhanyan | Civil Contract | national electoral list | |
Tsovinar Vardanyan | Civil Contract | national electoral list | |
Vladimir Vardanyan | Civil Contract | national electoral list | |
Arman Yeghoyan | Civil Contract | national electoral list | |
Viktor Yengibaryan | non-party | 6 - Armavir | |
Narek Zeynalyan | Civil Contract | national electoral list | |
Mikayel Zolyan | non-party | national electoral list | |
Prosperous Armenia (23) [2] | Gagik Tsarukyan (head of faction) | Prosperous Armenia | national electoral list |
Arman Abovyan (secretary of faction) | Prosperous Armenia | national electoral list | |
Vahe Enfiajyan (Vice-Speaker of the Parliament) | Prosperous Armenia | national electoral list | |
Arayik Aghababyan | Prosperous Armenia | 6 - Armavir | |
Nora Arustamyan | Prosperous Armenia | 7 - Aragatsotn | |
Eduard Babayan | Prosperous Armenia | 10 - Kotayk | |
Artur Dallakyan | Prosperous Armenia | 9 - Lori | |
Qajik Gevorgyan | non-party | 6 - Armavir | |
Vardan Ghukasyan | non-party | 11 - Shirak | |
Artur Grigoryan | Prosperous Armenia | national electoral list | |
Vardevan Grigoryan | Prosperous Armenia | 11 - Shirak | |
Janibek Hayrapetyan | Prosperous Armenia | 10 - Kotayk | |
Shake Isayan | Prosperous Armenia | national electoral list | |
Hrant Madatyan | Prosperous Armenia | 8 - Gegharkunik | |
Davit Manukyan | Prosperous Armenia | 10 - Kotayk | |
Mikayel Melkumyan | Prosperous Armenia | national electoral list | |
Karine Poghosyan | Prosperous Armenia | national electoral list | |
Soghomon Soghomonyan | Prosperous Armenia | national electoral list | |
Tigran Stepanyan | Prosperous Armenia | 5 - Ararat | |
Iveta Tonoyan | Prosperous Armenia | national electoral list | |
Artyom Tsarukyan | Prosperous Armenia | national electoral list | |
Vardan Vardanyan | Prosperous Armenia | 1 - Yerevan Districts Avan, Nor Nork, Kanaker-Zeytun | |
Naira Zohrabyan | Prosperous Armenia | 12 - Syunik and Vayots Dzor | |
Bright Armenia (17) | Edmon Marukyan (head of faction) | Bright Armenia | 3 - Yerevan Districts Malatia-Sebastia, Shengavit |
Gevorg Gorgisyan (secretary of faction) | Bright Armenia | 2 - Yerevan Districts Ajapnyak, Arabkir, Davtashen | |
Sargis Aleksanyan | Bright Armenia | national electoral list | |
Edward Andreasyan | Bright Armenia | 6 - Armavir | |
Hrant Ayvazyan | Bright Armenia | 9 - Lori | |
Harutyun Babayan | Bright Armenia | national electoral list | |
Gurgen Baghdasaryan | non-party | 1 - Yerevan Districts Avan, Nor Nork, Kanaker-Zeytun | |
Srbuhi Grigoryan | Bright Armenia | national electoral list | |
Arkadi Khachatryan | Bright Armenia | national electoral list | |
Anna Kostanyan | Bright Armenia | national electoral list | |
Sarik Minasyan | non-party | 11 - Shirak | |
Ani Samsonyan | Bright Armenia | national electoral list | |
Karen Simonyan | Bright Armenia | national electoral list | |
Taron Simonyan | non-party | 9 - Lori | |
Rubik Stepanyan | non-party | 8 - Gegharkunik | |
Mane Tandilyan | Bright Armenia | 4 - Yerevan Districts Kentron, Nork-Marash, Erebuni, Nubarashen | |
Armen Yeghiazaryan | Bright Armenia | national electoral list | |
Without faction (9) [3] | Anna Grigoryan | non-party | elected from electoral list of My Step Alliance (12 - Syunik and Vayots Dzor) |
Gor Gevorgyan | non-party | elected from national electoral list of My Step Alliance | |
Sofya Hovsepyan | non-party | elected from electoral list of My Step Alliance (11 - Shirak) | |
Taguhi Tovmasyan | non-party | elected from electoral list of My Step Alliance (8 - Gegharkunik) | |
Vardan Atabekyan [4] | Civil Contract | elected from electoral list of My Step Alliance (4 - Yerevan Districts Kentron, Nork-Marash, Erebuni, Nubarashen) | |
Arman Babajanyan | non-party | elected from national electoral list of Bright Armenia | |
Gevorg Petrosyan | Prosperous Armenia | elected fromnational electoral listof Prosperous Armenia | |
Sergey Bagratyan | Prosperous Armenia | elected from national electoral list of Prosperous Armenia | |
Tigran Urikhanyan | Alliance Party | elected fromnational electoral listof Prosperous Armenia | |
Source: National Assembly of Armenia |
Date | Replacement | Faction | Replacing |
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30 January 2019 | Vardan Atabekyan [4] | My Step Alliance | Vahagn Grigoryan [6] |
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