Ghana

Parliament

Political system: Presidential 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: 1957
Year of first woman in parliament: 1960

Notes: 1960: The first women to get elected to Parliament were in 1969.
Year of first woman speaker: 2009

Women’s right to vote

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

Notes: Prior to independence, under British administration women were granted the right to vote in 1954, under British administration. This right was confirmed at independence.

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