Nigerian parliamentary election, 2003

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Parliamentary elections were held in Nigeria on 12 April 2003. The result was a victory for the ruling People's Democratic Party, which won 76 of the 109 Senate seats and 223 of the 360 House seats. Voter turnout was 50%.^[1]^[2]

Results

Senate

Party	Votes	%	Seats	+/-
People's Democratic Party	15,585,538	53.69	76	+17
All Nigeria Peoples Party	8,091,783	27.87	27	-2
Alliance for Democracy	2,828,082	9.74	6	-14
United Nigeria People's Party	789,705	2.72	0	New
National Democratic Party	459,462	1.58	0	New
All Progressives Grand Alliance	429,073	1.48	0	New
People's Redemption Party	204,929	0.71	0	New
Other parties	641,535	2.21	0	-
Invalid/blank votes	965,064	-	-	-
Total	29,995,171	100	109	0

House of Representatives

Party	Votes	%	Seats	+/-
People's Democratic Party	15,927,807	54.49	223	+17
All Nigeria Peoples Party	8,021,531	27.44	96	+22
Alliance for Democracy	2,711,972	9.28	34	-34
United Nigeria People's Party	803,432	2.75	2	New
National Democratic Party	561,161	1.92	1	New
All Progressives Grand Alliance	397,147	1.36	2	New
People's Redemption Party	96,550	0.33	1	New
Other parties	713,470	2.21	0	-
Vacant	-	-	1	-
Invalid/blank votes	1,153,200	-	-	-
Total	30,386,270	100	360	0

References

↑ Elections in Nigeria African Elections Database
↑ Nigeria: Elections in 2003 Inter-Parliamentary Union

Elections in Nigeria

Presidential elections	1979 1983 1993 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015

House elections	1923 1928 1933 1938 1943 1947 1954 1959 1964 1979 1983 1992 1998 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015

Senate elections	1979 1983 1992 1998 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015

Regional elections	1951 1953 1954 1956−57 1960−61 1964 British Cameroons: 1959 1961

Local elections	1950 1953

Referendums	1959 1961

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