Pakistan
Historical data on women
Data on women’s right to vote and to stand for election, the date at which the first woman entered parliament, and female Heads of State or Government
Women's suffrage
Date of independence
For countries that become independent after 1940
1947
Women’s right to vote
Women’s right to vote
Year in which women obtained the right to vote
1937
National or local
Suffrage: National or Local
National
Restricted or unrestricted suffrage
Suffrage: Restricted or Universal
Restricted
Detail of restrictions
Suffrage: Restrictions detail
literacy, income and tax payer
Notes
Suffrage: Additional Notes on right of suffrage
According to the government of Bangladesh, the women of India, Pakistan and Bangladesh attained suffrage after the Government of India Act (1935) was entered into force in 1937
Women’s right to vote
Year in which women obtained the right to vote
1947
National or local
Suffrage: National or Local
National
Restricted or unrestricted suffrage
Suffrage: Restricted or Universal
Restricted
Notes
Suffrage: Additional Notes on right of suffrage
Prior to independence, under British administration, women were granted the right to vote under the government of India Act passed in 1935 under the conditions that they were literate, had an incomde and paid taxes. This right was confirmed at independence.
Women’s right to vote
Year in which women obtained the right to vote
1956
National or local
Suffrage: National or Local
National
Restricted or unrestricted suffrage
Suffrage: Restricted or Universal
Universal
Notes
Suffrage: Additional Notes on right of suffrage
The 1956 Republican constitution provided for universal suffrage.
Women’s right to stand for election
Women's right to stand for election
Year in which women obtained the right to stand for election
1946
National or local
Stand for Election: National or Local
National
Restricted or unrestricted suffrage
Stand for Election : Restricted or Universal
Restricted
Detail of restrictions
Stand for Election: Restrictions detail
Women must have an income; pay taxes and be literate in order to stand for election.
Notes
Stand for Election: Additional Notes on right to stand for election
According to information provided by Pakistan, women had the right to be elected to parliament for the first elections held under the Government of India Act in 1946 under certain conditions. Very few women qualified as voters.
Women's right to stand for election
Year in which women obtained the right to stand for election
1956
National or local
Stand for Election: National or Local
National
Restricted or unrestricted suffrage
Stand for Election : Restricted or Universal
Universal
Notes
Stand for Election: Additional Notes on right to stand for election
The 1956 Republican constitution provided for universal suffrage.
First woman in parliament
First woman in parliament
Year in which first woman entered parliament
1947
First woman speaker
Year of first woman speaker
Date at which, for the first time in the country's parliamentary history, a woman became Presiding Officer of Parliament or of one of its Houses.
2008