2003 Russian Legislative Election
United Russia sweeps7 December 2003 · The contested Duma · 450 seats, 226 for a majority
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.
Competitive but tilted: observers judged the campaign 'free but not fair', with state television campaigning openly for United Russia.
Prime Minister before
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Prime Minister (continued)
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Largest force
United Russia
223 of 450 seats
Turnout
55.8%
The result
| Share of the State Duma | |||||||
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| United Russia | Boris Gryzlov | 223 | — | 22,776,294 | 37.6% | — | |
| CPRF | Gennady Zyuganov | 52 | -61 | 7,647,820 | 12.6% | -11.7 | |
| Rodina | Sergey Glazyev | 37 | — | 5,470,429 | 9.0% | — | |
| LDPR | Vladimir Zhirinovsky | 36 | +19 | 6,944,322 | 11.3% | +6.2 | |
| NPRF | Gennady Raikov | 17 | — | 714,705 | 1.2% | — | |
| Yabloko | Grigory Yavlinsky | 4 | -16 | 2,610,087 | 4.3% | -1.6 | |
| SPS | Boris Nemtsov | 3 | -26 | 2,408,535 | 4.0% | -4.5 | |
| PVR–RPZh | Gennadiy Seleznyov | 3 | — | 1,140,413 | 1.9% | — | |
| APR | Mikhail Lapshin | 2 | -9 | 2,205,850 | 3.6% | — |
73 further seats went to parties and independents outside the main contenders listed above.