Belize

House of Representatives

Political system
Parliamentary system
Structure of parliament
Bicameral
IPU membership
No

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
1981
Year of first woman in parliament
1984

Notes: 1984 elections had one combined entry in the response

Year of first woman speaker
1984

Women’s right to vote

Women’s right to vote
1954
National or local
National
Restricted or universal suffrage
No information available
Women’s right to vote
1981
National or local
National
Restricted or universal suffrage
Universal

Notes: 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
1954
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