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Former British colonies Compared by Government > Democracy > Female candidacy

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DEFINITION: Year in which women received the right to stand for election. Data refer to the year in which right to vote or stand for election on a universal and equal basis was recognized. Where two years are shown, the first refers to the first partial recognition of the right to stand for election.
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# COUNTRY AMOUNT DATE GRAPH
1 Namibia 1,989 2001
2 Zimbabwe 1,978 2001
3 Jordan 1,974 2001
4 Bahrain 1,973 2001
5 Bangladesh 1,972 2001
6 Swaziland 1,968 2001
7 Yemen 1,967 2001
=8 Botswana 1,965 2001
=8 Lesotho 1,965 2001
10 Sudan 1,964 2001
11 Fiji 1,963 2001
=12 Uganda 1,962 2001
=12 Zambia 1,962 2001
=14 Malawi 1,961 2001
=14 Sierra Leone 1,961 2001
=14 The Bahamas 1,961 2001
17 The Gambia 1,960 2001
18 Nigeria 1,958 2001
19 Malaysia 1,957 2001
20 Egypt 1,956 2001
=21 Belize 1,954 2001
=21 Ghana 1,954 2001
23 Bhutan 1,953 2001
=24 Dominica 1,951 2001
=24 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1,951 2001
=24 Grenada 1,951 2001
=24 Antigua and Barbuda 1,951 2001
=28 Barbados 1,950 2001
=28 India 1,950 2001
30 Israel 1,948 2001
=31 Pakistan 1,947 2001
=31 Singapore 1,947 2001
=33 Trinidad and Tobago 1,946 2001
=33 Burma 1,946 2001
35 Guyana 1,945 2001
36 Jamaica 1,944 2001
37 Maldives 1,932 2001
38 Sri Lanka 1,931 2001
39 Saint Lucia 1,924 2001
40 Canada 1,920 2001
=41 New Zealand 1,919 2001
=41 Kenya 1,919 2001
43 Australia 1,902 2001
44 United States 1,788 2001

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