Grenada

House of Representatives

Political system: Parliamentary system
Structure of parliament: Bicameral
IPU membership: No

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: 1974
Year of first woman in parliament: 1976
Year of first woman speaker: 1990

Women’s right to vote

Women’s right to vote: 1951
National or local: National
Restricted or universal suffrage: Universal

Notes: Prior to independence, under British administration, women were granted the right to vote on 1 August 1951, under British administration. This right was confirmed at independence.

Women’s right to stand for election

Women's right to stand for election: 1951
National or local: National
Restricted or universal: No information available