2003 Nigerian parliamentary election

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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%.

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	–
Total		29,030,107	100.00	109	0

Valid votes		29,030,107	96.78
Invalid/blank votes		965,064	3.22
Total votes		29,995,171	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		60,823,022	49.32
Source: African Elections Database

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	2.44	0	–
Vacant				1	–
Total		29,233,070	100.00	360	0

Valid votes		29,233,070	96.20
Invalid/blank votes		1,153,200	3.80
Total votes		30,386,270	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		60,823,022	49.96
Source: African Elections Database

Results by state

References

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

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Presidential elections	1979 1983 1993 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023
Senate elections	1979 1983 1992 1998 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023
House elections	1923 1928 1933 1938 1943 1947 1954 1959 1964 1979 1983 1992 1998 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023
Gubernatorial elections	1979 1983 1991 1999 2003 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
State elections	1951 1953 1954 1956−57 1960−61 1964 1999 2003 2007 2011 2014 2019 2023
Local elections	1950 1953 2022
Referendums	1959 1961
See also: State and local elections

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