Vanuatu

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: 1980
Year of first woman in parliament: 1987
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: 1975
National or local: National
Restricted or universal suffrage: Universal

Women’s right to vote: 1980
National or local: National
Restricted or universal suffrage: Universal

Notes: the right to vote was granted in November 1975 and confirmed on 30 July 1980

Women’s right to stand for election

Women's right to stand for election: 1980
National or local: National
Restricted or universal: No information available

Notes: Prior to independence, under the administration of the British-French Condominium, women were granted the right to vote and stand for election in November 1975. These rights were confirmed at independence.