Fiji

Parliament

Political system: Parliamentary system
Structure of parliament: Unicameral
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: 1970
Notes: No information available
Year of first woman in parliament: 1970

Notes: 1970: The first time, women got elected to Parliament was in 1972 to the Lower House.
Year of first woman speaker: 2014

Women’s right to vote

Women’s right to vote: 1970
National or local: National
Restricted or universal suffrage: Universal

Notes: Prior to independence, under British administration, women were granted the right to vote on 17 April 1963. This right was confirmed at independence.

Women’s right to stand for election

Women's right to stand for election: 1963
National or local: National
Restricted or universal: No information available