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Bolivia (Plurinational State of)

Chamber of Deputies Chamber of Senators

Chamber of Senators

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

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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

Year of first woman in parliament: 1956

Notes: 1956: One titular and one substitute member of parliament.
Year of first woman speaker: 1979

Women’s right to vote

Women’s right to vote: 1938
National or local: National
Restricted or universal suffrage: Restricted
Detail of restrictions: Only literate women and those with a certain level of income

Women’s right to vote: 1952
National or local: National
Restricted or universal suffrage: Universal

Women’s right to stand for election

Women's right to stand for election: 1938
National or local: National
Restricted or universal: Restricted
Detail of restrictions: Women must have an income and be literate in order to stand for election.

Women's right to stand for election: 1952
National or local: National
Restricted or universal: Universal