Argentina

Chamber of Deputies Senate

Chamber of Deputies

Political system: Presidential system
Structure of parliament: Bicameral
IPU membership: Yes

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

Notes: Voting is compulsory between the ages of 18 and 70, with certain exceptions (illness and excessive distance from polling stations).
Year of first woman in parliament: 1951
Year of first woman speaker: 1973

Women’s right to vote

Women’s right to vote: 1947
National or local: National
Restricted or universal suffrage: Universal

Notes: In some provinces, women were given the right to vote and stand for election at an earlier date

Women’s right to stand for election

Women's right to stand for election: 1947
National or local: National
Restricted or universal: No information available