Portugal: Carolina Beatriz Ângelo becomes the first woman to vote

France

Moldova

Monaco

Spain: women allowed to vote

Canada: Indigenous women and men get the federal vote

United States of America: the 19th amendment passed

Bangladesh: a new constitution is adopted granting women right to vote

India: constitution comes into effect and consolidates women's right to vote

Japan: post-war constitution comes into effect and establishes universal suffrage

Kyrgyzstan: women allowed to vote after Soviet occupation

Philippines: women's suffrage is granted after a special plebiscite

Namibia: the country holds its first election, supervised by the UN

Angola: the country becomes independent from Portugal

Niger

Rwanda

South Africa

Saudi Arabia: first election that allows women to vote

Afghanistan: women allowed to vote by the most recent constitution

Afghanistan: the country becomes independent and women are allowed to vote

Afghanistan: new constitution allows women to vote and run for office

Kuwait: voting is first introduced in the country and women have the right to vote

Egypt: new constitution affirms gender equality in electoral rights

Turkey: women allowed to stand for election and vote in national elections

Dominican Republic

El Salvador: women allowed to stand for election

Saint Lucia

Ecuador: new constitution passes the law for women suffrage

Paraguay: women are given the same political rights as men

Venezuela: new constitution grants women suffrage

Nauru

New Zealand: women allowed to vote

New Zealand: women allowed to stand for election

Samoa

Tuvalu: women allowed to vote

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Published in 21/08/2019

Updated in 19/02/2021

All events in the topic Central America and the Caribbean:


03/01/1945Guatemala: new constitution lifts restrictions on voting
01/12/1951Antigua & Barbuda
18/02/1961The Bahamas
23/10/1950Barbados
25/03/1954Belize
17/11/1949Costa Rica
02/01/1934Cuba
01/07/1951Dominica
01/01/1942Dominican RepublicDominican Republic
01/01/1939El Salvador: women allowed to vote
01/01/1961El Salvador: women allowed to stand for electionEl Salvador: women allowed to stand for election
01/08/1951Grenada
25/11/1950Haiti
20/11/1944Jamaica
21/04/1955Nicaragua
01/07/1941Panama: limited voting rights for women
01/03/1946Panama: all restrictions lifted on women suffrage
01/01/1951Saint Kitts and Nevis
01/01/1924Saint LuciaSaint Lucia
05/05/1951Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
01/01/1946Trinidad and Tobago