Latvia

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
1991
Notes
No information available
Year of first woman in parliament
1930

Notes: 1930: 5 Women had been previously elected to the Constitutional Assembly of 1920. Women were also elected to the Supreme Council of the SSR of Latvia which became the first legislature of Latvia after the restoration of the country's independence on 21 August 1991. 1990: Supreme Soviet. Became first legislature after Latvia became independen in September 1991.

Year of first woman speaker
1995

Women’s right to vote

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

Notes: When Latvia was first independent, women were granted the right to vote in 1918. Under Soviet administration, women had equally the right to vote and this right was confirmed at independence, in 1990.

Women’s right to stand for election

Women's right to stand for election
1918
National or local
National
Restricted or universal
Universal

Notes: When Latvia was first independent, women were granted the right to vote and stand for election in 1918. Under Soviet administration, women retained these rights; they were confirmed at independence, in 1990.

Historical data for IPU membership

Historical data for IPU membership
Year IPU membership
2020-09
List of values for 2020-09
No
2019-04
List of values for 2019-04
No
2018-06
List of values for 2018-06
No