Belize

House of RepresentativesSenate

House of Representatives

Political system Political systems: Presidential, Parliamentary, Presidential-Parliamentary, Monarchy, Communist, Transitional.
Parliamentary system
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Structure of parliament Structure of parliament: Unicameral, bicameral
Bicameral
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IPU membership Current membership status
No
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Data on women

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Basic information > About parliament

Speaker

Speaker
Valerie Woods (Female)
Year of birth
1973
Additional information
Elected on 11 Dec. 2020.
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Secretary general

Secretary General
Eddie Webster (Male)
Notes Additional information about the Secretary General, in particular regarding their term.
Appointed on 12 Apr. 2010.

Members

Current number of members, by sex
Men The number of male parliamentarians who currently hold seats in parliament.
28
Women The number of female parliamentarians who currently hold seats in parliament.
4
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Percentage of women Calculated by dividing the current number of women by the current number of members.
12.5% See historical data for this field.

Reserved seats and quotas

Electoral quota for women Quotas to promote the representation of women in parliament.
No
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Elections > Historical data on women

Women's suffrage

Date of independence For countries that become independent after 1940
1981
Women’s right to vote
Women’s right to vote Year in which women obtained the right to vote
1954
National or local Suffrage: National or Local
National
Women’s right to vote Year in which women obtained the right to vote
1981
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
Prior to independence, under British administration women were granted the right to vote on 25 March 1954. This right was confirmed at independence.
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
1954
National or local Stand for Election: National or Local
National
First woman in parliament
First woman in parliament Year in which first woman entered parliament
1984
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.
1984