▁r ally ing ▁cry . ▁ ▁Philippines ▁ ▁The ▁Philippines ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁countries ▁in ▁Asia ▁to ▁grant ▁women ▁the ▁right ▁to ▁vote . ▁Su ff rage ▁for ▁Filip inas ▁was ▁achieved ▁following ▁an ▁all - f em ale , ▁special ▁ple bis cite ▁held ▁on ▁ 3 0 ▁April ▁ 1 9 3 7 . ▁ 4 4 7 , 7 2 5   – ▁some ▁nin ety ▁percent   – ▁voted ▁in ▁favour ▁of ▁women ' s ▁suff rage ▁against ▁ 4 4 , 3 0 7 ▁who ▁voted ▁no . ▁In ▁comp liance ▁with ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 5 ▁Constitution , ▁the ▁National ▁Assembly ▁passed ▁a ▁law ▁which ▁extended ▁the ▁right ▁of ▁suff rage ▁to ▁women , ▁which ▁remains ▁to ▁this ▁day . ▁ ▁Sa udi ▁Arab ia ▁In ▁late ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁King ▁Abd ul lah ▁bin ▁Abd ul az iz ▁al - S aud ▁declared ▁that ▁women ▁would ▁be ▁able ▁to ▁vote ▁and ▁run ▁for ▁office ▁starting ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁That ▁applies ▁to ▁the ▁municipal ▁coun c ils , ▁which ▁are ▁the ▁kingdom ' s ▁only ▁semi - elect ed ▁bodies . ▁Half ▁of ▁the ▁seats ▁on ▁municipal ▁coun c ils ▁are ▁elect ive , ▁and ▁the ▁coun c ils ▁have ▁few ▁powers . ▁The ▁council ▁elections ▁have ▁been ▁held ▁since ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁( the ▁first ▁time ▁they ▁were ▁held ▁before ▁that ▁was ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s ). ▁Sa udi ▁women