FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY
STATE OF NIEDERSACHSEN (LOWER SAXONY)
LEGISLATIVE ELECTION OF 2 FEBRUARY 2003
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Enrolled voters:         6,023,636
Votes cast:              4,036,017  (67.0%)
Invalid votes:              52,008  (01.3%)
Valid votes:             3,984,009  (98.7%)
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Party                    Votes       %       Seats
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CDU                      1,925,055   48.2  +12.4     91  +29
SPD                      1,330,156   33.4  -14.5     63  -20
FDP                        323,107   08.1  +03.2     15  +15
Grüne                      304,532   07.6  +00.6     14  +02
Left                        21,560   00.5             -
Others                      79,599   02.0             -
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Total                    3,984,009                  183  +26
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