2003 Omani general election

none Oman 2000 2007 All 83 seats in the Consultative Assembly 4 October 2003 yes Independents 83 100 83 Chairman of the Consultative Assembly Abdullah bin Ali al-Qatabi Independent politician Abdullah bin Ali al-Qatabi Independent politician General elections were held in Oman on 4 October 2003 for the mainly advisory Consultative Assembly.https://www.electionguide.org/elections/id/318/ Sultanate of Oman: Election for Majlis al-Shura (Omani Consultative Assembly) IFES Election Guide They were the first elections in Oman under universal suffrage. As political parties were banned, all candidates for the 83 seats ran as independents. Background For the first time, all citizens aged over 21 were given the right to vote; only around 25% of the population had the right to vote in the previous elections in 2000. Campaign A total of 506 candidates contested the elections, of which 15 were women. Fifteen female candidates contested the elections. Results The two women elected in 2000 (Lujaina Mohsin Darwish and Rahila Al Riyami) were both re-elected.https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2003/10/5/omani-women-lose-out-in-elections Omani women lose out in elections Al Jazeera 5 October 2003 Independents 83 IFES References Category:Elections in Oman Oman General Category:Non-partisan elections