2003 elections
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Other events
The elections and referendums that are not fully listed here took place in 2003 or were scheduled for the date indicated.
Far from all of the elections listed here were conducted according to internationally recognized democratic standards. It also includes sham elections in dictatorships without alternative candidates or elections whose results were achieved through massive electoral fraud or without fair, equal access of the competing candidates or parties to the mass media .
Due to the large number of elections that are held worldwide each year, the list cannot claim to be exhaustive. In any case, the aim is to list all elections of at least national importance:
Africa
- General election in Benin 2003
- 2003 presidential election in Guinea
- Presidential election in Mauritania 2003
- The 2003 local elections in Mozambique took place on November 19 .
- In April 2003 the elections in Nigeria took place in 2003 .
- 2003 presidential election in Rwanda
- Parliamentary election in Rwanda in 2003
- On April 14, 2003, Somaliland's 2003 presidential election took place.
- General election in Swaziland 2003
- Presidential election in Togo
America
Asia and Oceania
- Parliamentary election in Israel 2003 on January 28, 2003
- The parliamentary elections in Syria took place on March 5, 2003 .
- The parliamentary elections in Nauru took place on May 3, 2003 .
- On November 9th, the 2003 Shūgiin election took place in Japan .
Europe
Germany
- The state elections in Hesse took place on February 2, 2003 .
- The state election in Lower Saxony took place on February 2, 2003 .
- On May 25th the general election in Bremen took place in 2003 .
- The state elections in Bavaria took place on September 21, 2003 .
- The municipal elections in Brandenburg took place on October 26th in 2003 .
Estonia
- The parliamentary elections in Estonia took place on March 2, 2003 .
- A referendum on joining the European Union took place on September 14th .
France
- July 6: Referendum in Corsica
Finland
- The parliamentary elections in Finland took place on March 16, 2003 .
Iceland
- On May 10, 2003, the general election in Iceland took place in 2003 .
Latvia
- A referendum on joining the European Union was held on September 20th .
Lithuania
- A referendum on joining the European Union took place on May 10th and 11th .
Austria
- The state elections in Lower Austria took place on March 30, 2003 .
- The state election in Upper Austria took place on September 28, 2003 .
- The state elections in Tyrol in 2003 took place on September 28th .
Russia
- The parliamentary elections in Russia 2003 took place on December 7, 2003 .
Switzerland
- The 2003 Swiss parliamentary elections took place on October 19, 2003 .
- The 2003 Federal Council elections took place in Switzerland on December 10, 2003 .
- Results of the Council of States elections (2003-2007)
United Kingdom
- General election in Scotland on May 1st
- Election to the National Assembly of Wales on May 1st
- Election to the Northern Ireland Assembly on November 26th