Russian legislative election, 2003
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Legislative elections were held in the Russian Federation
Russia
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 on December 7, 2003. At stake were the 450 seats in the State Duma
State Duma
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 (Gosudarstvennaya Duma), the lower house
Lower house
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 of the Federal Assembly of Russia
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 (The legislature
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).

As expected, the United Russia
United Russia
United Russia is a centrist political party in Russia and the largest party in the country, currently holding 315 of the 450 seats in the State Duma. The party was founded in December 2001, through a merger of the Unity and Fatherland-All Russia parties...

 pro-Vladimir Putin
Vladimir Putin
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 party won the largest number of votes and seats. Of the other parties, the Communist Party
Communist Party of the Russian Federation
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 is still the largest, though much reduced in strength. Liberal Democratic Party
Liberal Democratic Party of Russia
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 improved its position by a few delegates. The liberal Yabloko
Yabloko
The Russian United Democratic Party "Yabloko" The Russian United Democratic Party "Yabloko" The Russian United Democratic Party "Yabloko" (Russian: Росси́йская объединённая демократи́ческая па́ртия «Я́блоко» Rossiyskaya obyedinyonnaya demokraticheskaya partiya "Yabloko"; is a Russian social...

 party and the liberal-conservative SPS
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 lost most of its seats. The only other significant party is socialist Homeland Union
Rodina
Rodina or Motherland-National Patriotic Union was one of the four parties that controlled seats in the Russian legislature in 2003-2007...

.

List of deputies of Russian State Duma (2003-2007)

National summary of votes and seats

Of 450 seats, 225 were to be filled through voting for parties and 225 through voting for individual candidates. Only four parties were able to surpass the 5% threshold required to get party seats:
PartySeats
United Russia 120
Communist Party of the Russian Federation 40
Liberal Democratic Party of Russia 36
Rodina 29
Total 225

Another 225 seats were filled by voting for individual candidates in 225 constituencies using the first past the post system.
PartySeats
United Russia 103
People's Party of the Russian Federation 17
Communist Party of the Russian Federation 12
Rodina 8
Yabloko 4
Party of Russia's Rebirth
Russian Party of Life
3
Union of Right Forces 3
Agrarian Party of Russia 2
Great Russia - Eurasian Union 1
New Deal - Automobile Russia 1
Business Development Party 1
Self-nominations 67
Seat not filled 3
Total 225

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