<Tr> <Td> <Ul> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Ul> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> </Ul> <P> Women in Switzerland gained the right to vote in federal elections after a referendum in February 1971 . In 1991 following a decision by the Federal Supreme Court of Switzerland, Appenzell Innerrhoden became the last Swiss canton to grant women the vote on local issues . </P> <P> A previous referendum on women's suffrage was held on 1 February 1959 and was rejected by the majority (67%) of Switzerland's men . Despite this, in some French - speaking cantons women obtained the right to vote in local referendums . The first Swiss woman to hold political office, Trudy Späth - Schweizer, was elected to the municipal government of Riehen in 1958 . </P>

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