Czechia

Chamber of Deputies

Political system: Parliamentary 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

Date of independence: 1992
Notes: No information available
Year of first woman in parliament: 1992

Notes: 1992: Czech women had previously been elected to the Federal Parliament of Czechoslovakia.
Year of first woman speaker: 1998

Women’s right to vote

Women’s right to vote: 1993
National or local: National
Restricted or universal suffrage: Universal

Notes: Prior to the separation of the Czech Republic and Slovakia,women were granted full universal suffrage in Czechoslovakia on 29 February 1920.

Women’s right to stand for election

Women's right to stand for election: 1920
Restricted or universal: No information available

Updated at	Name
2024-01	Czechia
1889-01	Czech Republic