Colombia

House of Representatives

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: 1954

Notes: 1954: The first women to get elected to Parliament were in 1958 to the Lower House.
Year of first woman speaker: 2021

Women’s right to vote

Women’s right to vote: 1954
National or local: National
Restricted or universal suffrage: Universal

Notes: The Constitutional National Assembly adopted Legislative Act No. 3 granting women full political right.

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