2003 Russian legislative election

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Distribution of the constituency seats by federal subject.Template:Collapsible list

Legislative elections were held in Russia on 7Template:NbspDecember 2003.<ref name=NS>Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1642 Template:ISBN</ref> At stake were the 450 seats in the State Duma (Gosudarstvennaya Duma), the lower house of the Federal Assembly.

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.

Opinion polls

Polling firm	Fieldwork date	Unity	OVR	CPRF	LDPR	Rodina	Yabloko	SPS	Other	Unsure	Against all	Wouldn't vote	Lead
		United Russia
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Election result	19 Dec 1999	23.3	13.3	24.3	5.9	Template:N/a	6.0	8.5	13.4	Template:N/a	3.3	Template:N/a	bgcolor="Template:Party color" |1
VCIOM	May 2000	26	6	33	4	Template:N/a	8	9	10Template:Efn	Template:N/a	4	Template:N/a	bgcolor="Template:Party color" |7
VCIOM	24-27 Nov 2000	19	6	33	7	Template:N/a	8	8	14Template:Efn	Template:N/a	4	Template:N/a	bgcolor="Template:Party color" |14
FOM	2-3 Dec 2000	16	3	17	3	Template:N/a	5	5	Template:N/a	27	5	12	bgcolor="Template:Party color" |1
FOM	10-11 Feb 2001	19	7	21	5	Template:N/a	5	3	3Template:Efn	20	8	8	bgcolor="Template:Party color" |2
FOM	14-15 Apr 2001	19	5	22	6	Template:N/a	5	4	2Template:Efn	14	8	15	bgcolor="Template:Party color" |3
FOM	21-22 Apr 2001	22	8	21	4	Template:N/a	8	5	3Template:Efn	13	7	8	bgcolor="Template:Party color" |1
FOM	2-3 Jun 2001	23	5	23	5	Template:N/a	5	5	3Template:Efn	16	6	11	Tie
FOM	14-15 Jul 2001	22	6	23	5	Template:N/a	4	4	2Template:Efn	18	7	9	bgcolor="Template:Party color" |1
FOM	8-9 Sep 2001	22	6	23	4	Template:N/a	5	3	2Template:Efn	20	6	9	bgcolor="Template:Party color" |1
FOM	20-21 Oct 2001	25	6	22	5	Template:N/a	4	3	2Template:Efn	18	6	10	bgcolor="Template:Party color" |3
FOM	2-3 Feb 2002	21		24	7	Template:N/a	6	4	3Template:Efn	14	10	10	bgcolor="Template:Party color" |3
FOM	20 Jul 2002	31	22	5	Template:N/a	3	3	2Template:Efn	Template:N/a	Template:N/a	Template:N/a	bgcolor="Template:Party color" |9
VCIOM	21-27 Aug 2002	26		34	9	Template:N/a	8	6	13Template:Efn	Template:N/a	5	Template:N/a	bgcolor="Template:Party color" |8
FOM	12-13 Oct 2002	26	23	5	Template:N/a	5	5	3Template:Efn	15	6	10	bgcolor="Template:Party color" |3
VCIOM	20-23 Dec 2002	27	27	9	Template:N/a	7	5	22Template:Efn	Template:N/a	5	Template:N/a	Tie
FOM	5-6 Apr 2003	21		22	5	Template:N/a	5	3	4Template:Efn	25	5	11	bgcolor="Template:Party color" |1
FOM	17 May 2003	19		21	7	Template:N/a	5	3	Template:N/a	Template:N/a	Template:N/a	Template:N/a	bgcolor="Template:Party color" |2
VCIOM	23-26 May 2003	23		28	10	Template:N/a	8	5	7	13	4	Template:N/a	bgcolor="Template:Party color" |5
VCIOM	20-24 Jun 2003	26		27	6	Template:N/a	8	3	11Template:Efn	16	3	Template:N/a	bgcolor="Template:Party color" |1
VCIOM	15-18 Aug 2003	23		28	9	Template:N/a	6	5	10Template:Efn	12	5	Template:N/a	bgcolor="Template:Party color" |5
VCIOM-A	19-22 Sep 2003	28	23	5	2	5	5	8Template:Efn	20	5	Template:N/a	bgcolor="Template:Party color" |5
FOM	11 Oct 2003	20	18	7	2	4	4	6Template:Efn	21	5	13	bgcolor="Template:Party color" |2
VCIOM-A	10-13 Oct 2003	26	26	5	3	5	4	6Template:Efn	20	5	Template:N/a	Tie
VCIOM-A	24-28 Oct 2003	30	23	5	1	4	6		17	6	Template:N/a	bgcolor="Template:Party color" |7
VCIOM-A	13 Nov 2003	29	23	8	3	6	6		14	5	Template:N/a	bgcolor="Template:Party color" |6
FOM	8-9 Nov 2003	18.7	16.3	5.1	1.2	4.2	4.5	6.0	25.6	5.9	12.4	bgcolor="Template:Party color" |2.4
FOM	15-16 Nov 2003	19.5	14.9	6.0	2.9	3.8	4.5	6.2	24.1	5.7	12.2	bgcolor="Template:Party color" |4.6
FOM	22-23 Nov 2003	25.1	14.1	6.5	3.3	2.5	3.5	7.4	22.0	5.4	10.6	bgcolor="Template:Party color" |11
FOM	29-30 Nov 2003	28.1	15.8	7.3	4.4	2.7	3.4	7.3	18.3	5.0	7.9	bgcolor="Template:Party color" |12.3

Exit polls

Polling firm	United Russia	CPRF	LDPR	Rodina	Yabloko	SPS	Against all
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FOM<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	36	13.3	11.6	9.2	5.1	4.7	Template:N/a
ROMIR<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	34.1	13.2	10.9	9.5	5.8	6.1	6.8
Election result	37.6	12.6	11.5	9.0	4.3	4.0	4.7

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.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>China Russia Compared wesleyan.edu July 2015</ref>

External links

• Election results – official information Template:Webarchive Template:In lang