Madagascar

National Assembly

Political system: Presidential-Parliamentary
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: 1960
Year of first woman in parliament: 1965

Notes: 1965: No details, some members are indirectly elected, others appointed by head of state
Year of first woman speaker: 2013

Women’s right to vote

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

Notes: Women first exercised their right to vote in 1960

Women’s right to stand for election

Women's right to stand for election: 1959
National or local: National
Restricted or universal: No information available

Notes: Women first exercised their rights 1960