Elections in Russia

= Duma 2003 elections = Elections took place on Sun, 7 December 2003.

Table of contents

1 Official Results 1.1 Voting for party 1.2 Total seats 2 450 total 3 Fair or not? 4 See also 4.3 External Links 4.4 Voting for party 4.5 Total seats in Duma 5 450 total

Official Results

Voted 60 712 299 = 55.75% turnout. Source: official results announced on 19 Dec 2003.

Voting for party

1. 37,57% (120 sits) United Russia
2. 12,61 (40) Communist Party of the Russian Federation
3. 11,45% (36) Liberal Democratic Party of Russia
4. 9,02% (29) Rodina Bloc

• -- 5% threshold --
• 4,7% against all
• 4,3% Yabloko
• 3,97% Union of Right Forces
• 3,7% Agrarian Party of Russia
• 3,1% Party of Russian Pensioners
• total list includes many more

Total seats

• 222 United Russia
• 53 Communist Party
• 38 Liberal-Democrats
• 37 Rodina Bloc
• 19 People's Party
• 81 other parties or independent (including 3 vacant to be elected again on 14 Mar 2004)

• 450 total

Fair or not?

See also

• Politics of Russia

External Links

• http://www.fci.ru
• http://www.fairgame.ru Alternative count

= Duma 1999 elections =

Voting for party

1. 24.29% Communist Party of the Russian Federation
2. 23.32% Unity
3. 13.33% Fatherland-All Russia
4. 8.52% Union of Right Forces
5. 5.98% Liberal Democratic Party (Zhirinovsky Bloc)
6. 5.93% Yabloko

• 5% is the threshold a party must achieve in order to gain seats in parliament
• 3,3% against all

Total seats in Duma

(= voting for parties+voting for individual candidates):

• 90 Communist Party of the Russian Federation (KPRF)
• 82 Unity
• 57 People's Deputies faction
• 45 Fatherland-All Russia (OVR)
• 42 Russia's Regions
• 39 Agro-industrial faction
• 32 Union of Right Forces
• 21 Yabloko
• 17 Liberal Democratic Party of Russia
• 16 independents
• 8 repeat election required
• 1 vacant

• 450 total