Salvadoran legislative election, 2003

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A legislative election was held in El Salvador on 16 March 2003. The Salvadoran people elected 84 deputies to the Legislative Assembly for a term of three years.

The main opposition Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front (FMLN) won the largest share (31) of seats in the election.

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Summary of the 16 March 2003 El Salvador Legislative Assembly election results

Parties	Votes	%	Seats
Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front (Frente Farabundo Martí para la Liberación Nacional)		34.0	31
Nationalist Republican Alliance (Alianza Republicana Nacionalista)		32.0	27
National Conciliation Party (Partido de Conciliación Nacional)		13.0	16
Christian Democratic Party (Partido Demócrata Cristiano) includes 1 seat of a coalition with Renewal Movement and Social Democratic Party		7.3	5
United Democratic Centre (Centro Democratico Unido )		6.4	5
Renewal Movement (Movimiento Renovador)		1.9	-
Republican People's Party (Partido Popular Republicano)		1.6	-
People's Action (Acción Popular)		1.2	-
Christian Force (Fuerza Cristiana)		1.1	-
National Action Party (Partido Acción Nacional)		1.0	-
Social Democratic Party (Partido Social Demócrata)		0.7	-
Total			84

Preceded by Election 2000

Salvadoran legislative elections

Succeeded by Election 2006