Germany

German Bundestag

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

Notes: No information available
Year of first woman in parliament: 1919

Notes: 1919: Constitutional Assembly; of the 423 members, 2 were elected in February
Year of first woman speaker: 1972

Women’s right to vote

Women’s right to vote: 1918
National or local: National
Restricted or universal suffrage: Universal

Notes: First exercised right to vote in 1919

Women’s right to stand for election

Women's right to stand for election: 1918
National or local: National
Restricted or universal: No information available

Notes: When the Nazis came to power, women lost the right to stand for office.