Qatar
Shura Council
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
1971
Women’s right to vote
Women’s right to vote
Year in which women obtained the right to vote
1998
National or local
Suffrage: National or Local
Local
Notes
Suffrage: Additional Notes on right of suffrage
Women exercised their right to vote for the first time in the 1999 Municipal council elections
Women’s right to vote
Year in which women obtained the right to vote
2003
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
As at 2008 no legislative elections were ever held. Women exercised their right to vote for the first time in the 1999 Municipal council elections; they were granted the right to vote in municipal elections in 1998.
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
2003
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
As at 2008 no legislative elections were ever held. Women exercised their right to vote for the first time in the 1999 Municipal council elections; they were granted the right to vote in municipal elections in 1998.
First woman in parliament