Timeline of first women's suffrage in majority-Muslim countries

Nasarwasalam, Iraq, January 30, 2005. Iraqi women set out to vote in the first free elections held in Iraq. Security for the polling site was provided by the Iraqi Security Force (ISF) and members of the US Marines Corps.

This timeline lists the dates of the first women's suffrage in Muslim majority countries. Dates for the right to vote, suffrage, as distinct from the right to stand for election and hold office, are listed.

Some countries with majority Muslim populations established universal suffrage upon national independence, including Pakistan, Bangladesh, Indonesia, and Malaysia. In most North Africa countries, women participated in the first national elections or soon following. Some dates relate to regional elections and, where possible, the second date of general election has been included. Even countries listed may not have universal suffrage for women, and some may have regressed in women's rights since the initial granting of suffrage.

Timeline

1917

1918

1920

1921

1924

1927

1930

  •  Turkey (municipal elections)

1932

1934

1938

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

1952

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

1962

1963

1964

1965

1967

1970

1972

  •  Bangladesh (Bangladesh achieved independence on December 16, 1971 and women suffrage was never barred)

1973

  •  Bahrain (Bahrain did not hold elections until 2002)

1974

1976

  •  West Bank (women allowed to vote in local elections for the first time; at the previous election, in 1972, only male property owners could vote)

1978

1985

1996

1999

2002

2003

2005

2006

2011

See also


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