Chile

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
No information available
Year of first woman in parliament
1951

Notes: 1951: Elected in a by-election, main elections were in 1949

Year of first woman speaker
2002

Women’s right to vote

Women’s right to vote
1931
National or local
Local
Restricted or universal suffrage
Universal
Women’s right to vote
1949
National or local
National
Restricted or universal suffrage
Universal

Notes: Women were given the right to vote in local elections on 30 May 1931.

Women’s right to stand for election

Women's right to stand for election
1931
National or local
Local
Restricted or universal
Universal
Women's right to stand for election
1949
National or local
National
Restricted or universal
Universal

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