Belize

Senate

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