2003 Omani general election
General elections were held in Oman on 4 October 2003 for the mainly advisory Consultative Assembly. 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.