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Women's Right To Vote

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A Timespace showing the evolution of women's right to vote around the world. Cover image by Giacomo Ferroni. Under construction!

This timeline has 233 events organized into 8 topics:

  • Europe
  • North America
  • Asia
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Middle East, North Africa and Greater Arabia
  • Central America and the Caribbean
  • South America
  • Australia and Oceania

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This timeline has 233 events:
25/09/2011Saudi Arabia: King Abdullah lifts ban on women's vote
Middle East, North Africa and Greater Arabia
12/12/2015Saudi Arabia: first election that allows women to voteSaudi Arabia: first election that allows women to vote
Middle East, North Africa and Greater Arabia
16/12/200620/12/2006UAE: 1,163 women allowed to vote in the country's first ever election
Middle East, North Africa and Greater Arabia
01/01/1980Iraq: women are granted the right to vote and run for office
Middle East, North Africa and Greater Arabia
16/05/2005Kuwait: 1999 ban on women's suffrage is lifted
Middle East, North Africa and Greater Arabia
01/01/1994Oman: first Gulf State to allow women to vote
Middle East, North Africa and Greater Arabia
01/01/2003Oman: universal suffrage is granted
Middle East, North Africa and Greater Arabia
01/01/2004Afghanistan: women allowed to vote by the most recent constitutionAfghanistan: women allowed to vote by the most recent constitution
Middle East, North Africa and Greater Arabia
19/08/1919Afghanistan: the country becomes independent and women are allowed to voteAfghanistan: the country becomes independent and women are allowed to vote
Middle East, North Africa and Greater Arabia
01/01/1964Afghanistan: new constitution allows women to vote and run for officeAfghanistan: new constitution allows women to vote and run for office
Middle East, North Africa and Greater Arabia
01/11/1990Western Samoa: suffrage to all citizens over 21 is granted
Asia
05/04/1991 • 09:00:0005/04/1991 • 15:00:00Western Samoa: first election since universal suffrage
Asia
07/11/1989Namibia: the country holds its first election, supervised by the UNNamibia: the country holds its first election, supervised by the UN
Sub-Saharan Africa
01/01/1985Kuwait: voting is first introduced in the country and women have the right to voteKuwait: voting is first introduced in the country and women have the right to vote
Middle East, North Africa and Greater Arabia
02/07/1984Liechtenstein: referendum grants women right to vote
Europe
02/04/1979Palau: the Palauan constitution is drafted and women have the right to vote
Australia and Oceania
01/05/1979Marshall Islands: women get the right to vote
Australia and Oceania
03/11/1979Federated States of Micronesia: women get the right to vote
Australia and Oceania
11/08/1979Nigeria: Northern women are allowed to vote
Sub-Saharan Africa
01/01/1979Guinea-Bissau
Sub-Saharan Africa
28/05/1911Portugal: Carolina Beatriz Ângelo becomes the first woman to votePortugal: Carolina Beatriz Ângelo becomes the first woman to vote
Europe
01/01/1931Portugal: women are allowed to vote
Europe
25/04/1974Portugal: universal suffrage
Europe
12/07/1975Sao Tome and Principe: the country becomes independent from Portugal
Sub-Saharan Africa
25/06/1975Mozambique: the country becomes independent from Portugal
Sub-Saharan Africa
05/07/1975Cape Verde: the country becomes independent from Portugal
Sub-Saharan Africa
11/11/1975Angola: the country becomes independent from PortugalAngola: the country becomes independent from Portugal
Sub-Saharan Africa
01/01/1974Jordan: women allowed to vote
Middle East, North Africa and Greater Arabia
01/01/1989Jordan: women exercise their right to vote for the first time
Middle East, North Africa and Greater Arabia
24/10/2002Bahrain: women vote for the first time
Middle East, North Africa and Greater Arabia
04/11/1972Bangladesh: a new constitution is adopted granting women right to voteBangladesh: a new constitution is adopted granting women right to vote
Asia
01/01/1970Andorra: women allowed to vote
Europe
03/05/1967Democratic Republic of the Congo: the constitution introduces women suffrage
Sub-Saharan Africa
03/01/1945Guatemala: new constitution lifts restrictions on voting
Central America and the Caribbean
31/10/1971Switzerland: women are first allowed to vote on federal elections
Europe
03/03/1929Ecuador: new constitution passes the law for women suffrageEcuador: new constitution passes the law for women suffrage
South America
30/04/1965Lesotho
Sub-Saharan Africa
01/01/1953Bhutan
Asia
25/09/1955Cambodia
Asia
01/10/1949China: women allowed to vote after the proclamation of the People's Republic of China
Asia
01/01/1947Taiwan
Asia
15/10/1947India: women are allowed to vote after independence from the United Kingdom
Asia
26/01/1950India: constitution comes into effect and consolidates women's right to voteIndia: constitution comes into effect and consolidates women's right to vote
Asia
17/08/1945Indonesia: proclamation of independence and universal suffrage
Asia
03/05/1947Japan: post-war constitution comes into effect and establishes universal suffrageJapan: post-war constitution comes into effect and establishes universal suffrage
Asia
31/01/1924Kazakhstan
Asia
31/07/1946North Korea: Sex Equality Law passes
Asia
17/07/1948South Korea
Asia
01/06/1918Kyrgyzstan: women allowed to vote after Soviet occupationKyrgyzstan: women allowed to vote after Soviet occupation
Asia
01/01/1958Laos
Asia
31/08/1957Malaysia: becomes independent from the United Kingdom and women are allowed to vote
Asia
01/01/1932Maldives
Asia
01/11/1924Mongolia
Asia
01/01/1929Myanmar
Asia
01/01/1951Nepal
Asia
30/04/1937Philippines: women's suffrage is granted after a special plebiscitePhilippines: women's suffrage is granted after a special plebiscite
Asia
18/07/1947Singapore
Asia
20/03/1931Sri Lanka: universal suffrage
Asia
01/01/1924Tajikistan
Asia
10/12/1932Thailand
Asia
01/01/1927Turkmenistan
Asia
01/01/1938Uzbekistan
Asia
06/01/1946Vietnam: first election in which women are allowed to vote
Asia
01/01/1956Benin
Sub-Saharan Africa
01/03/1965Botswana: universal suffrage
Sub-Saharan Africa
28/09/1958Burkina Faso
Sub-Saharan Africa
17/08/1961Burundi
Sub-Saharan Africa
01/10/1946Cameroon
Sub-Saharan Africa
01/01/1986Central African Republic
Sub-Saharan Africa
01/01/1958Chad
Sub-Saharan Africa
01/01/1956Comoros
Sub-Saharan Africa
08/12/1963Congo Republic
Sub-Saharan Africa
01/01/1952Cote d'Ivoire
Sub-Saharan Africa
01/01/1946Djibouti: women allowed to vote
Sub-Saharan Africa
01/01/1986Djibouti: women allowed to stand for election
Sub-Saharan Africa
15/12/1963Equatorial Guinea
Sub-Saharan Africa
04/11/1955Eritrea
Sub-Saharan Africa
04/11/1955 • 12:00:00Ethiopia
Sub-Saharan Africa
23/05/1956Gabon
Sub-Saharan Africa
01/01/1960Gambia
Sub-Saharan Africa
01/01/1954Ghana
Sub-Saharan Africa
02/10/1958Guinea
Sub-Saharan Africa
01/01/1977Guinea-Bissau
Sub-Saharan Africa
12/12/1963Kenya: universal suffrage
Sub-Saharan Africa
07/05/1946Liberia
Sub-Saharan Africa
29/04/1959Madagascar
Sub-Saharan Africa
01/01/1961Malawi
Sub-Saharan Africa
01/01/1956Mali
Sub-Saharan Africa
20/05/1961Mauritania
Sub-Saharan Africa
01/01/1956Mauritius
Sub-Saharan Africa
01/01/1948NigerNiger
Sub-Saharan Africa
25/09/1961RwandaRwanda
Sub-Saharan Africa
19/02/1945Senegal
Sub-Saharan Africa
06/08/1948Seychelles
Sub-Saharan Africa
27/04/1961Sierra Leone
Sub-Saharan Africa
01/11/1964Sudan
Sub-Saharan Africa
06/09/1968Swaziland
Sub-Saharan Africa
01/01/1959Tanzania
Sub-Saharan Africa
22/08/1945Togo
Sub-Saharan Africa
01/01/1962Uganda
Sub-Saharan Africa
30/10/1962Zambia
Sub-Saharan Africa
01/01/1930South AfricaSouth Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa
01/01/1957Zimbabwe
Sub-Saharan Africa
23/09/1947Argentina: promulgation of Law 13.010
South America
21/07/1952Bolivia
South America
16/07/1934Brazil: all restrictions lifted
South America
01/01/1934Chile: women suffrage allowed for municipal elections
South America
08/01/1949Chile: women allowed to vote in presidential and parlamentary elections
South America
25/08/1954Colombia
South America
01/01/1953Guyana
South America
05/07/1961Paraguay: women are given the same political rights as menParaguay: women are given the same political rights as men
South America
07/09/1955Peru: promulgation of Law 12.391
South America
09/12/1948Suriname
South America
27/03/1938Uruguay: first election that allows women's vote
South America
05/07/1947Venezuela: new constitution grants women suffrageVenezuela: new constitution grants women suffrage
South America
20/09/1917Canada: limited suffrage
North America
24/05/1918Canada: voting rights expanded; still excluded based on race
North America
01/01/1950Canada: Indigenous women and men get the federal voteCanada: Indigenous women and men get the federal vote
North America
15/02/1947Mexico: women allowed to vote in municipal elections
North America
17/10/1953Mexico: women allowed electoral rights in federal elections
North America
04/06/1919United States of America: the 19th amendment passedUnited States of America: the 19th amendment passed
North America
05/07/1962Algeria
Middle East, North Africa and Greater Arabia
21/07/1919Azerbaijan: women over 20 are allowed to vote and stand for election
Middle East, North Africa and Greater Arabia
23/06/1956Egypt: new constitution affirms gender equality in electoral rightsEgypt: new constitution affirms gender equality in electoral rights
Middle East, North Africa and Greater Arabia
01/09/1963Iran
Middle East, North Africa and Greater Arabia
01/01/1951Israel: Women’s Equal Rights Law
Middle East, North Africa and Greater Arabia
01/01/1952Lebanon
Middle East, North Africa and Greater Arabia
01/01/1963Libya
Middle East, North Africa and Greater Arabia
01/05/1963Morocco
Middle East, North Africa and Greater Arabia
01/01/1947Pakistan: independence from the British
Middle East, North Africa and Greater Arabia
01/01/1999Qatar
Middle East, North Africa and Greater Arabia
01/01/1956Somalia
Middle East, North Africa and Greater Arabia
10/09/1949Syria: women allowed to vote
Middle East, North Africa and Greater Arabia
01/01/1953Syria: women allowed to stand for election
Middle East, North Africa and Greater Arabia
01/01/1957Tunisia: municipal elections
Middle East, North Africa and Greater Arabia
01/06/1959Tunisia: all elections
Middle East, North Africa and Greater Arabia
03/04/1930Turkey: women allowed to vote in local elections
Middle East, North Africa and Greater Arabia
05/12/1934Turkey: women allowed to stand for election and vote in national electionsTurkey: women allowed to stand for election and vote in national elections
Middle East, North Africa and Greater Arabia
01/01/1967Yemen (People’s Democratic Republic of Yemen)
Middle East, North Africa and Greater Arabia
01/01/1970Yemen (Arab Republic of Yemen)
Middle East, North Africa and Greater Arabia
12/06/1902Australia
Australia and Oceania
18/06/1962Australia: all aboriginal people get the right to vote
Australia and Oceania
17/04/1963Fiji: women allowed to vote
Australia and Oceania
05/05/1963Fiji: women allowed to stand for election
Australia and Oceania
15/11/1967Kiribati
Australia and Oceania
03/01/1968NauruNauru
Australia and Oceania
19/09/1893New Zealand: women allowed to voteNew Zealand: women allowed to vote
Australia and Oceania
29/10/1919New Zealand: women allowed to stand for electionNew Zealand: women allowed to stand for election
Australia and Oceania
15/02/1964Papua New Guinea: women allowed to vote
Australia and Oceania
27/02/1963Papua New Guinea: women allowed to stand for election
Australia and Oceania
01/10/1990SamoaSamoa
Australia and Oceania
01/01/1978Solomon Islands
Australia and Oceania
01/01/1960Tonga
Australia and Oceania
01/01/1947Tuvalu: women allowed to voteTuvalu: women allowed to vote
Australia and Oceania
01/01/1967Tuvalu: women allowed to stand for election
Australia and Oceania
01/11/1975Vanuatu
Australia and Oceania
01/12/1951Antigua & Barbuda
Central America and the Caribbean
18/02/1961The Bahamas
Central America and the Caribbean
23/10/1950Barbados
Central America and the Caribbean
25/03/1954Belize
Central America and the Caribbean
17/11/1949Costa Rica
Central America and the Caribbean
02/01/1934Cuba
Central America and the Caribbean
01/07/1951Dominica
Central America and the Caribbean
01/01/1942Dominican RepublicDominican Republic
Central America and the Caribbean
01/01/1939El Salvador: women allowed to vote
Central America and the Caribbean
01/01/1961El Salvador: women allowed to stand for electionEl Salvador: women allowed to stand for election
Central America and the Caribbean
01/08/1951Grenada
Central America and the Caribbean
25/11/1950Haiti
Central America and the Caribbean
20/11/1944Jamaica
Central America and the Caribbean
21/04/1955Nicaragua
Central America and the Caribbean
01/07/1941Panama: limited voting rights for women
Central America and the Caribbean
01/03/1946Panama: all restrictions lifted on women suffrage
Central America and the Caribbean
01/01/1951Saint Kitts and Nevis
Central America and the Caribbean
01/01/1924Saint LuciaSaint Lucia
Central America and the Caribbean
05/05/1951Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Central America and the Caribbean
01/01/1946Trinidad and Tobago
Central America and the Caribbean
01/01/1920Albania
Europe
02/02/1921Armenia
Europe
12/11/1918Austria
Europe
04/02/1919Belarus
Europe
09/05/1919Belgium: limited women suffrage
Europe
07/02/1921Belgium: women allowed to stand for election, with restrictions
Europe
27/03/1948Belgium: universal suffrage
Europe
31/01/1949Bosnia and Herzegovina
Europe
16/10/1944BulgariaBulgaria
Europe
11/08/1945CroatiaCroatia
Europe
16/08/1960Cyprus
Europe
29/02/1920Czech Republic
Europe
05/06/1915Denmark: women allowed to vote in national elections
Europe
12/04/1917Estonia
Europe
20/07/1906Finland
Europe
21/04/1944FranceFrance
Europe
22/11/1918Georgia
Europe
30/11/1918Germany
Europe
01/01/1918Hungary: limited suffrage
Europe
19/06/1915Iceland: women of a certain age allowed to vote
Europe
02/06/1918Ireland: women over 30 years allowed to vote and stand for election
Europe
02/07/1928Ireland: universal suffrage
Europe
01/02/1945Italy: women can vote, but their right to be elected was limitedItaly: women can vote, but their right to be elected was limited
Europe
18/11/1918Latvia: women allowed to vote
Europe
05/10/1921Lithuania
Europe
15/05/1919Luxembourg
Europe
31/12/1946Macedonia
Europe
25/10/1947Malta
Europe
04/04/1978MoldovaMoldova
Europe
17/12/1962MonacoMonaco
Europe
09/08/1919Netherlands: women allowed to vote
Europe
06/04/1917Netherlands: women allowed to stand for elections, but still can't vote
Europe
14/06/1907Norway: women allowed to vote in special cases
Europe
11/06/1913Norway: all restrictions lifted
Europe
28/11/1918Poland
Europe
01/01/1929Romania: women have restricted voting rights
Europe
01/07/1946Romania: all restrictions lifted
Europe
01/07/1917Russia
Europe
29/04/1959San Marino: women allowed to vote
Europe
10/09/1973San Marino: women allowed to stand for election
Europe
01/01/1920Slovakia
Europe
10/08/1945Slovenia
Europe
01/10/1931Spain: women allowed to voteSpain: women allowed to vote
Europe
08/05/1931Spain: women allowed to stand for electionSpain: women allowed to stand for election
Europe
10/03/1919Ukraine
Europe
02/02/1930Great Britain: with age restriction (over 30 years old)
Europe
02/07/1928Great Britain: universal suffrage
Europe
03/07/1927Uruguay: Rita Ribeiro, the first Latin American woman to vote
South America
01/01/199601/12/2001Afghanistan: women are denied many rights under Taleban rule
Middle East, North Africa and Greater Arabia
01/01/1929Afghanistan: return to Sharia Law
Middle East, North Africa and Greater Arabia
05/04/1928Brazil: Celina Guimarães Viana becomes the first Brazilian woman to voteBrazil: Celina Guimarães Viana becomes the first Brazilian woman to vote
South America
24/02/1932Brazil: women allowed to vote, with restrictionsBrazil: women allowed to vote, with restrictions
South America
28/05/1952Greece: full suffrage
Europe
20/04/1908Denmark: women allowed to vote in municipal elections
Europe
09/05/1919Netherlands
Europe
15/05/1920Slovenia: women allowed to vote in municipal elections
Europe
18/12/1894Australia: Women in South Australia are enfranchised
Australia and Oceania

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