Wikipedia

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

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.

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.

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.[1] 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

edit

1917

edit

1918

edit

1920

edit

1921

edit

1924

edit

1927

edit

1930

edit

1932

edit

1934

edit

1938

edit

1945

edit

1946

edit

1947

edit

1948

edit

1949

edit

1952

edit

1956

edit

1957

edit

1958

edit

1959

edit

1960

edit

1961

edit

1962

edit

1963

edit

1964

edit

1965

edit

1967

edit

1970

edit

1972

edit
  •   Bangladesh[4][6] (Bangladesh achieved independence on December 16, 1971 and women suffrage was never barred)

1973

edit
  •   Bahrain[7] (Bahrain did not hold elections until 2002)

1974

edit

1976

edit
  •   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)[9]

1978

edit

1985

edit

1996

edit

1999

edit

2002

edit

2003

edit

2005

edit

2006

edit

2011

edit

See also

edit

References

edit
  1. ^ Caraway, Teri L. (2004). "Inclusion and Democratization: Class, Gender, Race, and the Extension of Suffrage". Comparative Politics. 36 (4): 443–460. doi:10.2307/4150170. JSTOR 4150170.
  2. ^ Pipes, Richard (1997). The Formation of the Soviet Union: Communism and Nationalism, 1917-1923. Harvard University Press. p. 81. ISBN 9780674309517.
  3. ^ Tadeusz Swietochowski. Russian Azerbaijan, 1905-1920: The Shaping of a National Identity in a Muslim Community. Cambridge University Press, 2004. ISBN 0521522455, 9780521522458, p.144
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj Lewis, Jone Johnson. "International Woman Suffrage Timeline". About.com. Retrieved 2 November 2013.
  5. ^ a b Elections in Asia and the Pacific: A Data Handbook : Volume I: Middle East, Central Asia, and South Asia. Oxford University Press. 2001. p. 174. ISBN 0191530417.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h "Timeline of Women's Suffrage Granted, by Country". Infoplease. Retrieved 2 November 2013.
  7. ^ a b "A World Chronology of the Recognition of Women's Rights to Vote and to Stand for Election". Inter-Parliamentary Union. Retrieved 2 November 2013.
  8. ^ "Timeline: Brunei". BBC News. 2011-01-11. Retrieved 2011-04-24.
  9. ^ Pro-plo, Communist Sweep in West Bank Elections: 72.3% of Eligible Voters. Including Women, Particip JTA, 13 April 2013
  10. ^ a b c Apollo Rwomire (2001). African Women and Children: Crisis and Response. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 8. ISBN 9780275962180.
  11. ^ "PALESTINIAN WOMEN VOTE FOR CHANGE". Chicago Tribune.
  12. ^ Henderson, Simon. "Women in Gulf Politics:A Progress Report". Washington Institute. Retrieved 2 November 2013.
  13. ^ Al Kitbi, Ebtisam (20 July 2004). "Women's Political Status in the GCC States". Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Retrieved 2 November 2013.
  14. ^ "Women in Saudi Arabia 'to vote and run in elections'". BBC News. London. September 25, 2011. Retrieved September 25, 2011.
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Timeline_of_first_women%27s_suffrage_in_majority-Muslim_countries&oldid=1210242013"