Yemeni parliamentary election, 2003
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Parliamentary elections were held in Yemen on 27 April 2003 to elect all 301 members of the House of Representatives. Originally scheduled for 2001, President Ali Abdullah Saleh's General People's Congress received 58% winning 238 of the 301 seats.
Campaign
Nineteen parties fielded a total of 991 candidates for the 301 parliamentary seats, in addition to 405 Independent candidates. Over eight million Yemeni citizens were registered to vote, with the number of registered women voters almost doubling since 1997 (3.4 million compared to 1.8 million).
Conduct
Although the election was deemed to be more free and fair than in previous years, there were still concerns about the conduct of the vote. The National Democratic Institute noted that:
- The atmosphere of anxiety in the run-up to the elections caused by fears of violence, as well as heavy-handed and coercive measures on and after election day by elements of the ruling GPC in many polling stations across the country are troubling. There were credible reports of election law violations including political intimidation, underage voting, improper behavior by security forces, vote buying and obstruction by ruling party counting commissioners. [1]
Results
The General People's Congress initially won 230 seats, and were immediately joined by several independents. Despite the increase in the number of women voters, only one woman was elected, down from two in the 1997 elections.
Parties | Votes | % | Seats | |
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General People's Congress (al-Mu'tammar al-Sha'bi al-'Am) | 3,429,888 | 58.0 | 238 | |
Yemeni Congregation for Reform (al-Tajmu al-Yamani li al-Islah) | 1,333,394 | 22.6 | 46 | |
Yemen Socialist Party (Hizb al-Ishtirakiya al-Yamaniya) | 277,223 | 3.8 | 8 | |
Nasserite Unionist People's Organisation (al-Tantheem al-Wahdawi al-Sha'bi al-Nasseri) | 109,480 | 1.9 | 3 | |
Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party (Hizb al Baath al'Arabi al Ishtiraki) | 40,377 | 0.7 | 2 | |
National Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party (Hizb Al-Ba'ath Al-Arabi Al-Ishtiraki Al-Qawmi) | 23,745 | 0.4 | 0 | |
Nasserite Popular Correctional Movement (al-Tashih al-Shabi al-Nasiri) | 15,257 | 0.25 | 0 | |
Yemeni Union of Popular Forces (Ittihad al-Qiwa al-Shabiyya) | 11,967 | 0.2 | 0 | |
Democratic Nasserite Party (al-Hizb al-Dimuqrati al-Nasiri) | 9,829 | 0.16 | 0 | |
Democratic National Front (al-Jabha al-Wataniya al-Dimuqratiyya) | 7,056 | 0.12 | 0 | |
Social Nationalist Party (Hizb al-Qawmi al-Ijtimai) | 5,349 | 0.09 | 0 | |
al-Haqq Party (Hizb al-Haqq) | 4,585 | 0.08 | 0 | |
People's Democratic Party (Hizb al-Shab al-Dimuqrati) | 4,077 | 0.07 | 0 | |
Democratic Union of Popular Forces (al-Ittihad al-Dimuqrati) | 3,003 | 0.05 | 0 | |
Social Green Party (Hizb al-Khudr al-Ijtimai) | 2,276 | 0.04 | 0 | |
Popular Unity Party (Hizb al-Wahda al-Shabiyya) | 1,739 | 0.03 | 0 | |
Yemeni League Party (Al Rabita al-Yamaniyya al-Shariyya) | 1,383 | 0.02 | 0 | |
Liberation Front Party (Hizb Jabhat al-Tahrir) | 1,282 | 0.02 | 0 | |
Popular Unionist Liberation Party (Hizb al-Tahrir al-Shabi al-Wahdawi) | 1,241 | 0.02 | 0 | |
Yemeni Unionist Gathering (al-Tajammu al-Wahdawi al-Yamani) | 483 | 0.01 | 0 | |
Democratic September Organization (al-Tanzim al-Sebtembri) | 81 | 0.001 | 0 | |
Non-partisans | - | . | 4 | |
Total (turnout 76.0%) | 5,912,302 | 100.0 | 301 | |
Source: electionguide.org. A number of candidates elected as non-partisans joined MSA or Islah. Other sources give a different division of seats. Also list of results and parties here and here. |
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