Bhutan

National Assembly

Political system
Monarchy
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

Year of first woman in parliament
1980

Notes: 1980: The members of the Tshogdu are elected for 3 years in individual constituencies at various dates depending on the expiry of their term. The information is given by period depending on whether or not there were any women in the Tshogdu.

Year of first woman speaker
Not applicable

Notes: No woman has occupied the function of Speaker in the country.

Women’s right to vote

Women’s right to vote
1953
National or local
National
Restricted or universal suffrage
Restricted
Detail of restrictions
Only 1 vote per household
Women’s right to vote
2008
National or local
National
Restricted or universal suffrage
Universal

Notes: The new constitution, adopted by Parliament on 21 July 2008 provides for universal suffrage

Women’s right to stand for election

Women's right to stand for election
1953
National or local
National
Restricted or universal
No information available

Historical data for IPU membership

Historical data for IPU membership
Year IPU membership
2020-09
List of values for 2020-09
No
2019-04
List of values for 2019-04
No
2018-06
List of values for 2018-06
No