2003 Rwandan parliamentary election

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Parliamentary elections were held in Rwanda between 29 September and 2 October 2003. They were the first parliamentary elections since 1988 and the second multi-party national elections in the country's history. They were held following the approval of a new constitution in a referendum in August 2003.

The result was a victory for the Rwandan Patriotic Front-led coalition, which won 40 of the 53 elected seats in the new Chamber of Deputies, and eighteen of the 27 reserved for women, youth and the handicapped.^[1] Voter turnout was 96.5%.

Electoral system

The 80 members of the Chamber of Deputies consisted of 53 directly-elected members elected by proportional representation in a single nationwide constituency, 24 women elected by electoral colleges, and three members elected by mini-committees, two of which represented youth and one represented disabled people.^[1]

Campaign

AA total of 230 candidates contested the 53 directly-elected seats, with the official campaigning period starting on 5 September 2003.^[1]

Results

Party or alliance				Votes	%	Seats
	RPF Coalition		Rwandan Patriotic Front	2,774,661	73.78	33
			Centrist Democratic Party			3
			Ideal Democratic Party			2
			Democratic Union of the Rwandan People			1
			Rwandan Socialist Party			1
	Social Democratic Party			463,067	12.31	7
	Liberal Party			396,978	10.56	6
	Party for Progress and Concord			83,563	2.22	0
	Independents			42,333	1.13	0
Reserved seats						27
Total				3,760,602	100.00	80
Valid votes				3,760,602	98.48
Invalid/blank votes				58,001	1.52
Total votes				3,818,603	100.00
Registered voters/turnout				3,958,058	96.48
Source: African Elections Database

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