Portugal

Assembly of the Republic

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

Notes
No information available
Year of first woman in parliament
1934

Notes: 1934: No details on total number of seats

Year of first woman speaker
2011

Women’s right to vote

Women’s right to vote
1931
National or local
National
Restricted or universal suffrage
Restricted
Detail of restrictions
Women must have completed secondary or higher studies, while literacy was the only condition for men
Women’s right to vote
1934
National or local
National
Restricted or universal suffrage
Restricted
Detail of restrictions
Literacy required
Women’s right to vote
1976
National or local
National
Restricted or universal suffrage
Universal

Notes: Equality proclaimed the Constitution of 2 June 1976

Women’s right to stand for election

Women's right to stand for election
1931
National or local
National
Restricted or universal
Restricted
Detail of restrictions
Upon completion of at least secondary education. Men only had to be literate
Women's right to stand for election
1934
National or local
National
Restricted or universal
Restricted
Detail of restrictions
Literacy
Women's right to stand for election
1968
National or local
National
Restricted or universal
Restricted
Detail of restrictions
Equal political rights for men and women but maintained some restrictions on elections to certain local administrative bodies
Women's right to stand for election
1976
National or local
National
Restricted or universal
Universal

Notes: Full equality achived with the Constitution of 1976

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