2003 Russian legislative election

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Legislative elections were held in Russia on 7 December 2003.[1] At stake were the 450 seats in the State Duma (Gosudarstvennaya Duma), the lower house of the Federal Assembly.

Quick facts All 450 seats in the State Duma 226 seats needed for a majority, Turnout ...
2003 Russian legislative election
← 1999
7 December 2003
2007 →
All 450 seats in the State Duma
226 seats needed for a majority
Turnout55.75% (Decrease 6.10 pp)
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Boris Gryzlov Gennady Zyuganov Sergey Glazyev
Party United Russia CPRF Rodina
Leader since 20 November 2002 14 February 1993 14 September 2003
Leader's seat Federal list Federal list Podolsk
Last election New 113 seats, 24.29% New
Seats won 223 52 37
Seat change New Decrease 61 New
Popular vote 22,776,294 7,647,820 5,470,429
Percentage 37.56% (PL) 12.61% (PL) 9.02% (PL)
Swing New Decrease 11.68% New
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Leader Vladimir Zhirinovsky Gennady Raikov Grigory Yavlinsky
Party LDPR NPRF Yabloko
Leader since 13 December 1989 29 September 2001 16 October 1993
Leader's seat Federal list Tyumen Federal list (lost)
Last election 17 seats, 5.20% New 20 seats, 5.93%
Seats won 36 17 4
Seat change Increase 19 New Decrease 16
Popular vote 6,944,322 714,705 2,610,087
Percentage 11.35% (PL) 1.18% (PL) 4.30% (PL)
Swing Increase 6.15% New Decrease 1.63%
  Seventh party Eighth party Ninth party
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Leader Boris Nemtsov Gennadiy Seleznyov Mikhail Lapshin
Party SPS PVR–RPZh APR
Leader since 27 May 2001 7 September 2002 26 February 1993
Leader's seat Federal list (lost) Northern SPb Federal list (lost)
Last election 29 seats, 8.52% New 11 seats (inside OVR)
Seats won 3 3 2
Seat change Decrease 26 New Decrease 9
Popular vote 2,408,535 1,140,413 2,205,850
Percentage 3.97% (PL) 1.88% (PL) 3.64% (PL)
Swing Decrease 4.55% New –
Chairman of the State Duma before election

Gennadiy Seleznyov
PVR

 Elected Chairman of the State Duma

Boris Gryzlov
United Russia

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Distribution of the constituency seats by federal subject.
List
  •   United Russia
      People's Party
      Communist Party
      Rodina
      Yabloko
      Party of Rebirth/Party of Life
      Union of Right Forces
      Agrarian Party
      Great Russia
      New Course — Automobile Russia
      Development of Enterprise
      Self-nominations
      Seat not filled

As expected, the pro-Vladimir Putin United Russia party received the most votes (38%) and won the most seats, gaining a plurality in the Duma. The Communist Party remained the second largest, though much reduced in strength. The Liberal Democratic Party improved its position by 19 seats, while the liberal Yabloko and the liberal-conservative Union of Right Forces lost most of their seats.

Political parties and blocs

More information No., Electoral association or bloc ...
No. Electoral association or bloc[2] Abbr. Lead candidates Political position Ideology
1 Conceptual Party "Unity"KPEKonstantin Petrov • Vladimir Gribov • Dmitry Poltoratsky Far-rightConspiracy theory / Occultism
2 Union of Right ForcesSPSBoris Nemtsov • Irina Khakamada • Anatoly Chubais Centre-right to right-wingConservative liberalism / Neoliberalism / Atlanticism
3 Russian Party of Pensioners and Party of Social Justice
RPP, PSS		RPP–PSSVladimir Kishenin • Galiya Zelenchukova • Dmitry Senyukov Centre-leftPensioners' interests / Social justice
4 Russian United Democratic Party "Yabloko"YablokoGrigory Yavlinsky • Vladimir Lukin • Igor Artemyev CentreSocial liberalism / Liberal democracy
5 For a Holy Russia [ru; nl]ZRSSergey Popov • Aleksey Kuimov • Igor Shatalov Right-wingConservatism / Christian nationalism
6 United Russian Party Rus'ORP Rus'Valery Burkov • Lidia Rusanova • Vladimir Medvedev Right-wingPatriotism / Russian nationalism
7 New Course — Automobile Russia
Liberal Russia, RPRF, DAR		NCARViktor Pokhmelkin • Boris Fyodorov • Leonid Olshansky Centre-rightLiberalism / Drivers' interests
8 People's Republican Party of Russia [ru]NRPREduard Baltin • Vladimir Kushnerenko • Vitaly Pavlov Right-wingNational conservatism / Patriotism
9 Russian Ecological Party "The Greens"REPZAnatoly Panfilov • Viktor Ignatov • Vladimir Yevstafyev CentreGreen politics
10 Agrarian Party of RussiaAPRMikhail Lapshin • Alexander Nazarchuk • Alexey Chepa Left-wingAgrarianism / Agrarian socialism
11 Genuine Patriots of RussiaIPRMagomed Radzhabov • Kalsyn Tokayev • Zaur Radzhabov Centre-rightMuslim interests
12 People's Party of the Russian FederationNPRFGennady Raikov • Gennady Troshev • Nikolay Derzhavin Centre-leftPopulism / Social conservatism
13 Democratic Party of RussiaDPRVladimir Podoprigora • Mikhail Kislyuk • Gennady Pushko Centre-rightLiberal conservatism / Federalism / Civic nationalism
14 Great Russia–Eurasian Union
EAP–SPR, RPM, GPR		VR–EASPavel Borodin • Ruslan Aushev • Leonid Ivashov Centre-leftEurasian integration / Left-wing populism
15 Union of People for Education and ScienceSLONVyacheslav Igrunov • Nurali Latypov • Andrey Sharomov Centre to centre-leftSocial liberalism / Scientists' interests
16 Rodina (People's Patriotic Union)
SEPR, People's Will, PRR		RodinaSergey Glazyev • Dmitry Rogozin • Valentin Varennikov SyncreticRussian nationalism / Social conservatism / Statism
17 Party of Peace and UnityPMESazhi Umalatova • Viktor Stepanov • Yevgeny Ishchenko Left-wingSoviet patriotism / Eurasianism
18 Liberal Democratic Party of RussiaLDPRVladimir Zhirinovsky • Alexey Ostrovsky • Igor Lebedev Right-wingRight-wing populism / Unitarism / Anti-communism
19 Party of Russia's Rebirth – Russian Party of Life
PVR, RPZh		PVR–RPZhGennadiy Seleznyov • Sergey Mironov • Valentina Tereshkova Centre-leftLeft-wing populism / Welfare state / Social democracy
20 United RussiaURBoris Gryzlov • Sergei Shoigu • Yury Luzhkov Centre-rightStatism / Social conservatism / Conservative liberalism
21 Russian Constitutional Democratic PartyRKDPVyacheslav Volkov • Irina Alfyorova • Aleksandr Kotenev Centre-rightConstitutionalism
22 Development of EnterpriseRPIvan Grachev • Oksana Dmitriyeva • Andrey Nechayev Centre-rightEconomic liberalism
23 Communist Party of the Russian FederationCPRFGennady Zyuganov • Nikolai Kondratenko • Nikolay Kharitonov Left-wingSocialism / Left-wing conservatism
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Opinion polls

More information Polling firm, Fieldwork date ...
Polling firm Fieldwork date Unity OVR CPRF LDPR Rodina Yabloko SPS APR Other Unsure Against
all		 Wouldn't
vote		 Lead
United
Russia
Election result 19 Dec 1999 23.3 13.3 24.3 5.9 N/a 6.0 8.5 N/a 13.4 N/a 3.3 N/a 1
26 Mar 2000 2000 Russian presidential election
1 May 2000 End of the active phase of Second Chechen War, effective Russian victory
VCIOM May 2000 266334N/a8919[a]N/a4N/a 7
VCIOM 24–27 Nov 2000 196337N/a88212[b]N/a4N/a 14
FOM 2–3 Dec 2000 163173N/a55N/aN/a27512 1
FOM 10–11 Feb 2001 197215N/a533N/a2088 2
Apr 2001 "Save NTV" protests
FOM 14–15 Apr 2001 195226N/a542N/a14815 3
FOM 21–22 Apr 2001 228214N/a853N/a1378 1
FOM 2–3 Jun 2001 235235N/a553N/a16611 Tie
FOM 14–15 Jul 2001 226235N/a442N/a1879 1
FOM 8–9 Sep 2001 226234N/a532N/a2069 1
FOM 20–21 Oct 2001 256225N/a432N/a18610 3
1 Dec 2001 United Russia party founded
FOM 2–3 Feb 2002 21247N/a643N/a141010 3
FOM 20 Jul 2002 31225N/a332N/aN/aN/aN/a 9
VCIOM 21–27 Aug 2002 26349N/a86112[c]N/a5N/a 8
FOM 12–13 Oct 2002 26235N/a552115610 3
23–26 Oct 2002 Nord-Ost Hostage Crisis
VCIOM 20–23 Dec 2002 27279N/a75220[d]N/a5N/a Tie
FOM 5–6 Apr 2003 21225N/a533125511 1
FOM 17 May 2003 19217N/a53N/aN/aN/aN/aN/a 2
VCIOM 23–26 May 2003 232810N/a85N/a7134N/a 5
VCIOM 20–24 Jun 2003 26276N/a83110[e]163N/a 1
VCIOM 15–18 Aug 2003 23289N/a6546[f]125N/a 5
VCIOM-A 19–22 Sep 2003 2823525526[g]205N/a 5
FOM 11 Oct 2003 2018724424[h]21513 2
VCIOM-A 10–13 Oct 2003 2626535424[i]205N/a Tie
25 Oct 2003 Arrest of Mikhail Khodorkovsky, YUKOS affair [ru]
VCIOM-A 24–28 Oct 2003 3023514625[j]176N/a 7
FOM 8–9 Nov 2003 18.716.35.11.24.24.5N/a6.025.65.912.4 2.4
VCIOM-A 13 Nov 2003 2923836624[k]145N/a 6
FOM 15–16 Nov 2003 19.514.96.02.93.84.5N/a6.224.15.712.2 4.6
VCIOM 15–16 Nov 2003 26.219.65.34.15.45.51.56.6[l]19.86.0N/a 6.6
FOM 22–23 Nov 2003 25.114.16.53.32.53.5N/a7.422.05.410.6 11
FOM 29–30 Nov 2003 28.115.87.34.42.73.4N/a7.318.35.07.9 12.3
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Exit polls

More information Polling firm, UnitedRussia ...
Polling firm United
Russia		 CPRF LDPR Rodina Yabloko SPS Against
all
FOM[3] 3613.311.69.25.14.7N/a
ROMIR[4] 34.113.210.99.55.86.16.8
Election result37.612.611.59.04.34.04.7
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Results

More information Party, Party-list ...
PartyParty-listConstituencyTotal
seats		+/–
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
United Russia22,776,29438.1612014,123,62523.95103223New
Communist Party7,647,82012.81406,577,59811.151252−61
Liberal Democratic Party6,944,32211.64361,860,9053.16036+19
Rodina (People's Patriotic Union)5,470,4299.17291,719,1472.92837New
Yabloko2,610,0874.3701,580,6292.6844−16
Union of Right Forces2,408,5354.0401,764,2902.9933−26
Agrarian Party2,205,8503.7001,104,9741.8722New
Russian Pensioners' Party–Party of Social Justice1,874,9733.140342,8910.5800−1
Party of Russia's Rebirth–Russian Party of Life1,140,4131.9101,584,9042.6933New
People's Party714,7051.2002,677,8894.541717New
Conceptual Party "Unity"710,7211.1909,3340.0200New
New Course — Automobile Russia509,3020.850222,0900.3811New
For a Holy Russia298,8260.50059,9860.1000New
Russian Ecological Party "The Greens"253,9850.43069,5850.12000
Development of Enterprise212,8270.360237,5270.4011New
Great Russia – Eurasian Union170,7960.290464,6020.7911New
Genuine Patriots of Russia149,1510.2502,5640.0000New
Party of Peace and Unity148,9540.25010,6640.02000
United Russian Party Rus'147,4410.250570,4530.9700New
Democratic Party136,2950.23094,8100.1600New
Russian Constitutional Democratic Party113,1900.1900New
Union of People for Education and Science107,4480.18016,1110.0300New
People's Republican Party80,4200.1302,9950.0100New
Other parties288,8660.4900–
Independents15,843,62626.866767−38
Against all2,851,9584.78–7,744,99813.1333−5
Total59,684,742100.0022558,975,063100.002254500
Valid votes59,684,74298.4458,975,06397.93
Invalid/blank votes948,4351.561,247,4912.07
Total votes60,633,177100.0060,222,554100.00
Registered voters/turnout108,906,25055.67108,906,25055.30
Source: Nohlen & Stöver, IPU, 2003 elections[5]
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Legacy

The 2003 election is cited by scholars as a turning point in Russian politics, as it marked the moment the federal parliament effectively became a rubber stamp body.[6][7][8]

Notes

  1. [a]
    Women of Russia 4%, People's Republican Party 2%, NDR, RNE 1%, other 1%.
  2. [b]
    Women of Russia 7%, Russia 2%, People's Republican Party, RNE 1%, other 1%.
  3. [c]
    Women of Russia 6%, DPR, RNE, Russia 1%, other 3%.
  4. [d]
    Women of Russia 8%, PVR 3%, RNE, RPP, Development of Enterprise 2%, NPRF, Liberal Russia 1%, other 1%.
  5. [e]
    PVR, Greens 2%, NPRF, RPP, DPR, RNE, SDPR 1%, other 1%.
  6. [f]
    PVR 3%, Greens, NPRF, RPP 1%, other <1%.
  7. [g]
    Greens 2%, NPRF, PVR-RPZh, DPR 1%, other 1%.
  8. [h]
    PVR-RPZh 2%, NPRF, Great Russia—Eurasian Union 1%, New Cource 0%.
  9. [i]
    Greens, PVR-RPZh, DPR, NPRF 1%.
  10. [j]
    RPP–PSS, Greens, VR–EAS, Development of Enterprise, NPRF 1%.
  11. [k]
    RPP–PSS 2%, NPRF, Development of Enterprise 1%.
  12. [l]
    RPP–PSS 1.9%, Greens 1.1%, NPRF 1%, KPE 0.8%, ZRS 0.4%, NRPR, PVR–RPZh 0.3%, Development of Enterprise, VR–EAS 0.2%, ORP Rus, NC–AR, DPR, SLON 0.1%

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