Russian Federation

Council of the Federation

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
1990
Year of first woman in parliament
1922

Notes: 1922: This entry stands for the early Soviet Union, which is taken to represent Russia historically; the modern country, Russian Federation, elected its first women MPs in December 1993: 60 women out of 449 Lower House Members and 9 women out of 176 Upper House members

Year of first woman speaker
2011

Women’s right to vote

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

Notes: Provisional Government ratified the Official Clause about the elections to the constituent Assembly of Russia. The Constitution of 1918, after the Revolution, confirmed the right to vote and to stand for elections.

Women’s right to stand for election

Women's right to stand for election
1918
National or local
National
Restricted or universal
No information available

Notes: Provisional Government ratified the Official Clause about the elections to the constituent Assembly of Russia. The Constitution of 1918, after the Revolution, confirmed the right to vote and to stand for elections.

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