United Arab Emirates
Federal National 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
2005
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
First ever legislative elections held, for half the seats in the Federal National Council, voted by an electoral college which included women.
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
2005
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
First ever legislative elections held, for half the seats in the Federal National Council, voted by an electoral college which included women.
First woman in parliament
First woman in parliament
Year in which first woman entered parliament
2006
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.
2015