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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