Morocco

House of Representatives House of Councillors

House of Councillors

Political system: Monarchy
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

Date of independence: 1956
Year of first woman in parliament: 1993
Year of first woman speaker: Not applicable

Notes: No woman has occupied the function of Speaker in the country.

Women’s right to vote

Women’s right to vote: 1959
National or local: National
Restricted or universal suffrage: Universal

Notes: The right to vote was granted for both the local and national levels on 1 September 1959. This right was first exercised on 18 June 1963.

Women’s right to stand for election

Women's right to stand for election: 1959
National or local: National
Restricted or universal: Universal