FACTOID # 5: The United States allowed women to stand for election in 1788. 132 years later, women were finally allowed to vote in elections.
 
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Europe > Netherlands > Democracy

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Civil and political liberties 1 [1st of 140]
Compulsory voting > Enforcement Not enforced (-)
Electoral system party list
Electoral system type proportional
Female candidacy 155 [155th of 161]
Female parliamentarians 6% [6th of 157]
Female suffrage 1919
First female parliamentarian 1918 (elected)
Jew > Legal equality granted > Year 1796
Parliamentary elections > Voting age population 40 [40th of 163]
Vote counting technology
Approximately half of the votes are counted by vote counting machines

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SOURCES: Civil and political liberties
Units: Index Ranging from 7 (High Levels of Liberties) to 1 (Low
Units: This is the average of two indicators - civil liberties and political liberties.; Level of enforcement for compulsory voting; worldpolicy.org; 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.; Seats in parliament held by women (as % of total). Data are as of 8 March 2002. Where there are lower and upper houses, data refer to the weighted average of women's shares of seats in both houses.; Year in which women received the right to vote. 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 vote.; Year first woman elected or appointed to parliament.; ; International IDEA has chosen to use not only the reported registration rate to calculate turnout percentages, but also the voting age population (VAP) which includes all citizens above the legal voting age;

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands, Koninkrijk der Nederlanden, Nederland, the netherlands

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