2003 Nigerian Senate elections in Ebonyi State, Results, Ebonyi Central
The election was won by Julius Ucha of the Peoples Democratic Party.


2003 Nigerian Senate elections in Ebonyi State, Results, Ebonyi South
The election was won by Emmanuel Azu Agboti of the Peoples Democratic Party.


2003 Nigerian Senate elections in Edo State
The 2003 Nigerian Senate election in Edo State was held on April 12, 2003, to elect members of the Nigerian Senate to represent Edo State. Victor Oyofo representing Edo North, Oserheimen Osunbor representing Edo Central and Daisy Danjuma representing Edo South all won on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party.


2003 Nigerian Senate elections in Edo State, Results, Edo North
The election was won by Victor Oyofo of the Peoples Democratic Party.


2003 Nigerian Senate elections in Edo State, Results, Edo Central
The election was won by Oserheimen Osunbor of the Peoples Democratic Party.


2003 Nigerian Senate elections in Edo State, Results, Edo South
The election was won by Daisy Danjuma of the Peoples Democratic Party.


2003 Nigerian Senate elections in Ekiti State
The 2003 Nigerian Senate election in Ekiti State was held on April 12, 2003, to elect members of the Nigerian Senate to represent Ekiti State. Clement Awoyelu representing Ekiti Central and Bode Olowoporoku representing Ekiti South won on the platform of Peoples Democratic Party, while James Kolawole representing Ekiti North won on the platform of the Alliance for Democracy.


2003 Nigerian Senate elections in Ekiti State, Results, Ekiti Central
The election was won by Clement Awoyelu of the Peoples Democratic Party.


2003 Nigerian Senate elections in Ekiti State, Results, Ekiti South
The election was won by Bode Olowoporoku of the Peoples Democratic Party.


2003 Nigerian Senate elections in Ekiti State, Results, Ekiti North
The election was won by James Kolawole of the Alliance for Democracy.


2003 Nigerian Senate elections in Enugu State
The 2003 Nigerian Senate election in Enugu State was held on April 12, 2003, to elect members of the Nigerian Senate to represent Enugu State. Ken Nnamani representing Enugu East, Ike Ekweremadu representing Enugu West and Fidelis Okoro representing Enugu North all won on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party.


2003 Nigerian Senate elections in Enugu State, Results, Enugu East
The election was won by Ken Nnamani of the Peoples Democratic Party.


2003 Nigerian Senate elections in Enugu State, Results, Enugu West
The election was won by Ike Ekweremadu of the Peoples Democratic Party.


2003 Nigerian Senate elections in Enugu State, Results, Enugu North
The election was won by Fidelis Okoro of the Peoples Democratic Party.


2003 Nigerian Senate elections in Gombe State
The 2003 Nigerian Senate election in Gombe State was held on April 12, 2003, to elect members of the Nigerian Senate to represent Gombe State. Abubakar Mohammed representing Gombe Central and Tawar Umbi Wada representing Gombe South won on the platform of Peoples Democratic Party, while Haruna Garba representing Gombe North won on the platform of the All Nigeria Peoples Party.


2003 Nigerian Senate elections in Gombe State, Results, Gombe Central
The election was won by Abubakar Mohammed of the Peoples Democratic Party.


2003 Nigerian Senate elections in Gombe State, Results, Gombe South
The election was won by Tawar Umbi Wada of the Peoples Democratic Party.


2003 Nigerian Senate elections in Gombe State, Results, Gombe North
The election was won by Haruna Garba of the All Nigeria Peoples Party.


2003 Nigerian Senate elections in Imo State
The 2003 Nigerian Senate election in Imo State was held on April 12, 2003, to elect members of the Nigerian Senate to represent Imo State. Amah Iwuagwu representing Imo East, Ifeanyi Ararume representing Imo North and Arthur Nzeribe representing Imo West all won on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party.


2003 Nigerian Senate elections in Imo State, Results, Imo East
The election was won by Amah Iwuagwu of the Peoples Democratic Party.


2003 Nigerian Senate elections in Imo State, Results, Imo North
The election was won by Ifeanyi Ararume of the Peoples Democratic Party.


2003 Nigerian Senate elections in Imo State, Results, Imo West
The election was won by Arthur Nzeribe of the Peoples Democratic Party.


2003 Nigerian Senate elections in Jigawa State
The 2003 Nigerian Senate election in Jigawa State was held on April 12, 2003, to elect members of the Nigerian Senate to represent Jigawa State. Bello Maitama Yusuf representing Jigawa South-West, Ibrahim Muhammed Kirikasama representing Jigawa North-East and Dalha Ahmed Dan-Zalo representing Jigawa North-West all won on the platform of the All Nigeria Peoples Party.


2003 Nigerian Senate elections in Jigawa State, Results, Jigawa South-West
The election was won by Bello Maitama Yusuf of the All Nigeria Peoples Party.


2003 Nigerian Senate elections in Jigawa State, Results, Jigawa North-East
The election was won by Ibrahim Muhammed Kirikasama of the All Nigeria Peoples Party.


2003 Nigerian Senate elections in Jigawa State, Results, Jigawa North-West
The election was won by Dalha Ahmed Dan-Zalo of the All Nigeria Peoples Party.


2003 Nigerian Senate elections in Kaduna State
The 2003 Nigerian Senate election in Kaduna State was held on April 12, 2003, to elect members of the Nigerian Senate to represent Kaduna State. Dalhatu Tafida representing Kaduna North and Isaiah Balat representing Kaduna South won on the platform of Peoples Democratic Party, while Mohammed Aruwa representing Kaduna Central won on the platform of the All Nigeria Peoples Party.


2003 Nigerian Senate elections in Kaduna State, Results, Kaduna North
The election was won by Dalhatu Tafida of the Peoples Democratic Party.


2003 Nigerian Senate elections in Kaduna State, Results, Kaduna South
The election was won by Isaiah Balat of the Peoples Democratic Party.


2003 Nigerian Senate elections in Kaduna State, Results, Kaduna Central
The election was won by Mohammed Aruwa of the All Nigeria Peoples Party.


2003 Nigerian Senate elections in Kano State
The 2003 Nigerian Senate election in Kano State was held on April 12, 2003, to elect members of the Nigerian Senate to represent Kano State. Bello Hayatu Gwarzo representing Kano North and Usman Umar Kibiya representing Kano South won on the platform of All Nigeria Peoples Party, while Rufaisanbi Hanga representing Kano Central won on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party.


2003 Nigerian Senate elections in Kano State, Results, Kano North
The election was won by Bello Hayatu Gwarzo of the All Nigeria Peoples Party.


2003 Nigerian Senate elections in Kano State, Results, Kano South
The election was won by Usman Umar Kibiya of the All Nigeria Peoples Party.


2003 Nigerian Senate elections in Kano State, Results, Kano Central
The election was won by Rufaisanbi Hanga of the Peoples Democratic Party.


2003 Nigerian Senate elections in Katsina State
The 2003 Nigerian Senate election in Katsina State was held on April 12, 2003, to elect members of the Nigerian Senate to represent Katsina State. Mahmud Kanti Bello representing Katsina North and Abu Ibrahim representing Katsina South won on the platform of All Nigeria Peoples Party, while Umar Ibrahim Tsauri representing Katsina Central won on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party.


2003 Nigerian Senate elections in Katsina State, Results, Katsina North
The election was won by Mahmud Kanti Bello of the All Nigeria Peoples Party.


2003 Nigerian Senate elections in Katsina State, Results, Katsina South
The election was won by Abu Ibrahim of the All Nigeria Peoples Party.


2003 Nigerian Senate elections in Katsina State, Results, Katsina Central
The election was won by Umar Ibrahim Tsauri of the Peoples Democratic Party.


2003 Nigerian Senate elections in Kebbi State
The 2003 Nigerian Senate election in Kebbi State was held on April 12, 2003, to elect members of the Nigerian Senate to represent Kebbi State. Sani Kamba representing Kebbi North, Farouk Bello Bunza representing Kebbi Central and Usman Sanni Sami representing Kebbi South all won on the platform of the All Nigeria Peoples Party.


2003 Nigerian Senate elections in Kebbi State, Results, Kebbi North
The election was won by Sani Kamba of the All Nigeria Peoples Party.


2003 Nigerian Senate elections in Kebbi State, Results, Kebbi Central
The election was won by Farouk Bello Bunza of the All Nigeria Peoples Party.


2003 Nigerian Senate elections in Kebbi State, Results, Kebbi South
The election was won by Usman Sanni Sami of the All Nigeria Peoples Party.


2003 Nigerian Senate elections in Kogi State
The 2003 Nigerian Senate election in Kogi State was held on April 12, 2003, to elect members of the Nigerian Senate to represent Kogi State. Tunde Ogbeha representing Kogi West, Mohammed Ohiare representing Kogi Central and Nicholas Ugbane representing Kogi East all won on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party.


2003 Nigerian Senate elections in Kogi State, Results, Kogi West
The election was won by Tunde Ogbeha of the Peoples Democratic Party.


2003 Nigerian Senate elections in Kogi State, Results, Kogi Central
The election was won by Mohammed Ohiare of the Peoples Democratic Party.


2003 Nigerian Senate elections in Kogi State, Results, Kogi East
The election was won by Nicholas Ugbane of the Peoples Democratic Party.


2003 Nigerian Senate elections in Kwara State
The 2003 Nigerian Senate election in Kwara State was held on April 12, 2003, to elect members of the Nigerian Senate to represent Kwara State. Ahmed Mohammed Inuwa representing Kwara North and Gbemisola Ruqayyah Saraki representing Kwara Central won on the platform of Peoples Democratic Party, while Suleiman Ajadi representing Kwara South won on the platform of the All Nigeria Peoples Party.


2003 Nigerian Senate elections in Kwara State, Results, Kwara North
The election was won by Ahmed Mohammed Inuwa of the Peoples Democratic Party.


2003 Nigerian Senate elections in Kwara State, Results, Kwara Central
The election was won by Gbemisola Ruqayyah Saraki of the Peoples Democratic Party.


2003 Nigerian Senate elections in Kwara State, Results, Kwara South
The election was won by Suleiman Ajadi of the All Nigeria Peoples Party.


2003 Nigerian Senate elections in Lagos State
The 2003 Nigerian Senate election in Lagos State was held on April 12, 2003, to elect members of the Nigerian Senate to represent Lagos State. Musiliu Obanikoro representing Lagos Central, Tokunbo Afikuyomi representing Lagos West and Adeleke Mamora representing Lagos East all won on the platform of the Alliance for Democracy.


2003 Nigerian Senate elections in Lagos State, Results, Lagos Central
The election was won by Musiliu Obanikoro of the Alliance for Democracy.


2003 Nigerian Senate elections in Lagos State, Results, Lagos West
The election was won by Tokunbo Afikuyomi of the Alliance for Democracy.


2003 Nigerian Senate elections in Lagos State, Results, Lagos East
The election was won by Adeleke Mamora of the Alliance for Democracy.


2003 Nigerian Senate elections in Nasarawa State
The 2003 Nigerian Senate election in Nasarawa State was held on April 12, 2003, to elect members of the Nigerian Senate to represent Nasarawa State. John Danboyi representing Nasarawa North, Abubakar Sodangi representing Nasarawa West and Emmanuel Okpede representing Nasarawa South all won on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party.


2003 Nigerian Senate elections in Nasarawa State, Results, Nasarawa North
The election was won by John Danboyi of the Peoples Democratic Party.


2003 Nigerian Senate elections in Nasarawa State, Results, Nasarawa West
The election was won by Abubakar Sodangi of the Peoples Democratic Party.


2003 Nigerian Senate elections in Nasarawa State, Results, Nasarawa South
The election was won by Emmanuel Okpede of the Peoples Democratic Party.


2003 Nigerian Senate elections in Niger State
The 2003 Nigerian Senate election in Niger State was held on April 12, 2003, to elect members of the Nigerian Senate to represent Niger State. Ibrahim Kuta representing Niger East, Isa Mohammed Bagudu representing Niger South and Nuhu Aliyu Labbo representing Niger North all won on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party.


2003 Nigerian Senate elections in Niger State, Results, Niger East
The election was won by Ibrahim Kuta of the Peoples Democratic Party.


2003 Nigerian Senate elections in Niger State, Results, Niger South
The election was won by Isa Mohammed Bagudu of the Peoples Democratic Party.


2003 Nigerian Senate elections in Niger State, Results, Niger North
The election was won by Nuhu Aliyu Labbo of the Peoples Democratic Party.


2003 Nigerian Senate elections in Ogun State
The 2003 Nigerian Senate election in Ogun State was held on April 12, 2003, to elect members of the Nigerian Senate to represent Ogun State. Ibikunle Amosun representing Ogun Central, Olatokunbo Ogunbanjo representing Ogun East and Iyabo Anisulowo representing Ogun West all won on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party.


2003 Nigerian Senate elections in Ogun State, Results, Ogun Central
The election was won by Ibikunle Amosun of the Peoples Democratic Party.


2003 Nigerian Senate elections in Ogun State, Results, Ogun East
The election was won by Olatokunbo Ogunbanjo of the Peoples Democratic Party.


2003 Nigerian Senate elections in Ogun State, Results, Ogun West
The election was won by Iyabo Anisulowo of the Peoples Democratic Party.


2003 Nigerian Senate elections in Ondo State
The 2003 Nigerian Senate election in Ondo State was held on April 12, 2003, to elect members of the Nigerian Senate to represent Ondo State. Gbenga Ogunniya representing Ondo Central and Hosea Ehinlanwo representing Ondo South won on the platform of Peoples Democratic Party, while Titus Olupitan representing Ondo North won on the platform of the Alliance for Democracy.


2003 Nigerian Senate elections in Ondo State, Results, Ondo Central
The election was won by Gbenga Ogunniya of the Peoples Democratic Party.


2003 Nigerian Senate elections in Ondo State, Results, Ondo South
The election was won by Hosea Ehinlanwo of the Peoples Democratic Party.


2003 Nigerian Senate elections in Ondo State, Results, Ondo North
The election was won by Titus Olupitan of the Alliance for Democracy.


2003 Nigerian Senate elections in Osun State
The 2003 Nigerian Senate election in Osun State was held on April 12, 2003, to elect members of the Nigerian Senate to represent Osun State. Felix Kola Ogunwale representing Osun Central, Akinlabi Olasunkanmi representing Osun West and Iyiola Omisore representing Osun East all won on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party.


2003 Nigerian Senate elections in Osun State, Results, Osun Central
The election was won by Felix Kola Ogunwale of the Peoples Democratic Party.


2003 Nigerian Senate elections in Osun State, Results, Osun West
The election was won by Akinlabi Olasunkanmi of the Peoples Democratic Party.


2003 Nigerian Senate elections in Osun State, Results, Osun East
The election was won by Iyiola Omisore of the Peoples Democratic Party.


2003 Nigerian Senate elections in Oyo State
The 2003 Nigerian Senate election in Oyo State was held on April 12, 2003, to elect members of the Nigerian Senate to represent Oyo State. Teslim Folarin representing Oyo Central and Robert Koleoso representing Oyo North won on the platform of Peoples Democratic Party, while Abiola Ajimobi representing Oyo South won on the platform of the Alliance for Democracy.


2003 Nigerian Senate elections in Oyo State, Results, Oyo Central
The election was won by Teslim Folarin of the Peoples Democratic Party.


2003 Nigerian Senate elections in Oyo State, Results, Oyo North
The election was won by Robert Koleoso of the Peoples Democratic Party.


2003 Nigerian Senate elections in Oyo State, Results, Oyo South
The election was won by Abiola Ajimobi of the Alliance for Democracy.


2003 Nigerian Senate elections in Plateau State
The 2003 Nigerian Senate election in Plateau State was held on April 12, 2003, to elect members of the Nigerian Senate to represent Plateau State. Cosmas Niagwan representing Plateau South and Ibrahim Mantu representing Plateau Central won on the platform of Peoples Democratic Party, while Timothy Adudu representing Plateau North won on the platform of the All Nigeria Peoples Party.


2003 Nigerian Senate elections in Plateau State, Results, Plateau South
The election was won by Cosmas Niagwan of the Peoples Democratic Party.


2003 Nigerian Senate elections in Plateau State, Results, Plateau Central
The election was won by Ibrahim Mantu of the Peoples Democratic Party.


2003 Nigerian Senate elections in Plateau State, Results, Plateau North
The election was won by Timothy Adudu of the All Nigeria Peoples Party.


2003 Nigerian Senate elections in Rivers State
The 2003 Nigerian Senate election in Rivers State was held on April 12, 2003, to elect members of the Nigerian Senate to represent Rivers State. Ibiapuye Martyns-Yellowe representing Rivers West, Lee Maeba representing Rivers South-East and John Azuta-Mbata representing Rivers East all won on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party.


2003 Nigerian Senate elections in Rivers State, Results, Rivers West
The election was won by Ibiapuye Martyns-Yellowe of the Peoples Democratic Party.


2003 Nigerian Senate elections in Rivers State, Results, Rivers South-East
The election was won by Lee Maeba of the Peoples Democratic Party.


2003 Nigerian Senate elections in Rivers State, Results, Rivers East
The election was won by John Azuta-Mbata of the Peoples Democratic Party.


2003 Nigerian Senate elections in Sokoto State
The 2003 Nigerian Senate election in Sokoto State was held on April 12, 2003, to elect members of the Nigerian Senate to represent Sokoto State. Badamasi Maccido representing Sokoto North, Sule Yari Gandi representing Sokoto East and Umaru Dahiru representing Sokoto South all won on the platform of the All Nigeria Peoples Party.


2003 Nigerian Senate elections in Sokoto State, Results, Sokoto North
The election was won by Badamasi Maccido of the All Nigeria Peoples Party.


2003 Nigerian Senate elections in Sokoto State, Results, Sokoto East
The election was won by Sule Yari Gandi of the All Nigeria Peoples Party.


2003 Nigerian Senate elections in Sokoto State, Results, Sokoto South
The election was won by Umaru Dahiru of the All Nigeria Peoples Party.


2003 Nigerian Senate elections in Taraba State
The 2003 Nigerian Senate election in Taraba State was held on April 12, 2003, to elect members of the Nigerian Senate to represent Taraba State. Ambuno Zik Sunday representing Taraba North, Abdulazeez Ibrahim representing Taraba Central and Danboyi Usman representing Taraba South all won on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party.


2003 Nigerian Senate elections in Taraba State, Results, Taraba North
The election was won by Ambuno Zik Sunday of the Peoples Democratic Party.


2003 Nigerian Senate elections in Taraba State, Results, Taraba Central
The election was won by Abdulazeez Ibrahim of the Peoples Democratic Party.


2003 Nigerian Senate elections in Taraba State, Results, Taraba South
The election was won by Danboyi Usman of the Peoples Democratic Party.


2003 Nigerian Senate elections in Yobe State
The 2003 Nigerian Senate election in Yobe State was held on April 12, 2003, to elect members of the Nigerian Senate to represent Yobe State. Usman Albishir representing Yobe North, Mamman Bello Ali representing Yobe South and Usman Adamu representing Yobe East all won on the platform of the All Nigeria Peoples Party.


2003 Nigerian Senate elections in Yobe State, Results, Yobe North
The election was won by Usman Albishir of the All Nigeria Peoples Party.


2003 Nigerian Senate elections in Yobe State, Results, Yobe South
The election was won by Mamman Bello Ali of the All Nigeria Peoples Party.


2003 Nigerian Senate elections in Yobe State, Results, Yobe East
The election was won by Usman Adamu of the All Nigeria Peoples Party.


2003 Nigerian Senate elections in Zamfara State
The 2003 Nigerian Senate election in Zamfara State was held on April 12, 2003, to elect members of the Nigerian Senate to represent Zamfara State. Lawali Shuaibu representing Zamfara North, Saidu Dansadan representing Zamfara Central and Yushau Anka representing Zamfara West all won on the platform of the All Nigeria Peoples Party.


2003 Nigerian Senate elections in Zamfara State, Results, Zamfara North
The election was won by Lawali Shuaibu of the All Nigeria Peoples Party.


2003 Nigerian Senate elections in Zamfara State, Results, Zamfara Central
The election was won by Saidu Dansadan of the All Nigeria Peoples Party.


2003 Nigerian Senate elections in Zamfara State, Results, Zamfara West
The election was won by Yushau Anka of the All Nigeria Peoples Party.


2003 Nigerian parliamentary election
Parliamentary elections were held in Nigeria on 12 April 2003. The result was a victory for the ruling People's Democratic Party, which won 76 of the 109 Senate seats and 223 of the 360 House seats. Voter turnout was 50%.


2003 Nigerian presidential election
Presidential elections were held in Nigeria on 19 April 2003. The result was a victory for incumbent Olusegun Obasanjo of the People's Democratic Party, who defeated his closest opponent Muhammadu Buhari by over 11 million votes. Voter turnout was 69.1%.


2003 Nigerian presidential election, Background
New elections were organised for the first time for 15 years in Nigeria by a civilian government. Olusegun Obasanjo was a civilian president since 1999, after hanging up his uniform. Although he and his party were the clear favourites, he was accused of manipulating the ballot.


2003 Nigerian presidential election, Electoral fraud
Millions of people voted several times. The police in Lagos uncovered an electoral fraud, finding five million false ballots.


2003 Nigerian presidential election, Electoral fraud
International observers, including the European Union, determined various irregularities in 11 of the 36 Federal States. Thus in many cases votes were pre-filled or results were later amended. In some states those did not fulfil minimum standard for democratic elections.


2003 Nigerian presidential election, Electoral fraud
Nearly all opposition parties refused to recognise the result. The electoral committee noted for example that in the city Warri in the Niger delta of 135,739 voters, 133,529 voted for the parliamentary election. Observers reported, however, that up to the Saturday afternoon no elections and only some polling stations had opened. Also the counting time was very long compared with other countries pointed according to observers on possible electoral fraud.


2003 Nippon Professional Baseball season
The 2003 Nippon Professional Baseball season ended with the Daiei Hawks defeating the Hanshin Tigers in the 2003 Japan Series 4 games to 3.


2003 Niue Common Roll by-election
The 2003 Niue Common Roll by-election was held in August 2003 to fill a vacant common roll seat in the Niue Assembly after the death of Hunukitama Hunuki in July 2003. The seat was won by Krypton Okesene of Tuapa, who received 55 more votes than Lofa Rex, wife of MP Robert Rex, Jr. Former director of education, Kupa Magatongia, received the third most votes, ahead of three other candidates.


2003 Niutao by-election
A by-election was held in the Niutao constituency in Tuvalu on 5 May 2003. It was triggered by the death of the incumbent MP, Saloa Tauia. Tauia, the Speaker of Parliament, died in February, after having entered Parliament in the July 2002 general election.


2003 Niutao by-election
On the same day, the 2003 Nanumea by-election was also held, which following the annulment in February of incumbent MP Sio Patiale's election in the July 2002 general election. There are no political parties in Tuvalu, but Patiale and Tauia were both members of prime minister Saufatu Sopoanga's extremely narrow parliamentary majority. In the 2002 general election, Sopoanga had obtained the support of just 8 MPs (himself included) out of 15. His government thus needed to win both by-elections in order to retain its majority.


2003 Niutao by-election
Niutao is a two-seat constituency, and in the 2002 general election it had returned Samuelu Teo and Saloa Tauia with 26.5% and 25.9% of the vote respectively, ahead of two other candidates. For the by-election, of course, only one seat would be provided for, Teo retaining the other.


2003 Niutao by-election
There was only one candidate to the by-election: Taavau Teii, who had come third in the constituency in the general election, with 24.56% of the vote. This time, he was thus elected unopposed. He had not indicated during his campaign whether he would side with the government or the opposition, and did not do so immediately after his election. Eventually, he joined the opposition, providing the latter with a one-seat majority in parliament; the Nanumea by-election had returned pro-government MP Sio Patiale to parliament.


2003 Niutao by-election
The opposition asked that parliament be recalled, so that a motion of no confidence in the government could be tabled. Sopoanga delayed recalling parliament until September, then appointed opposition MP Faimalaga Luka as governor general, depriving the opposition of its crucial one-seat majority and triggering the 2003 Nukufetau by-election. The winner of the October by-election, Elisala Pita, joined the government's benches, enabling it to survive a while longer. The Sopoanga government was eventually brought down by an eight-to-six motion of no confidence in August 2004.


2003 Niutao by-election
Teii would go on to be appointed deputy prime minister under Apisai Ielemia after the 2006 general election, Tuvalu Islands Headline News, November 2007 and would hold that position until he lost his seat in parliament in the 2010 general election.


2003 Nokia Brier
The 2003 Nokia Brier was held at the Halifax Metro Centre in Halifax, Nova Scotia from March 1–9. The defending champion, Randy Ferbey and his team from Alberta were the winners, winning their third Brier in a row. At the Worlds they went  on to represent Canada and win the gold medal.


2003 Nokia Brier, Teams
Fourth: David Nedohin Skip: Randy Ferbey Second: Scott Pfeifer Lead: Marcel Rocque Fifth: Dan Holowaychuk


2003 Nokia Brier, Teams
Skip : Pat Ryan Third: Bob Ursel Second: Deane Horning Lead: Kevin MacKenzie Fifth: Rob Koffski


2003 Nokia Brier, Teams
Skip : John Bubbs Third: Bob Jenion Second: Bob Scales Lead: Dan Kelsch Fifth: Ron Westcott


2003 Nokia Brier, Teams
Skip : Russ Howard Third: James Grattan Second: Marc LeCocq Lead: Grant Odishaw Fifth: Kevin Boyle


2003 Nokia Brier, Teams
Skip : Brad Gushue Third: Mark Nichols Second: Jamie Korab Lead: Mark Ward Fifth: Mike Adam


2003 Nokia Brier, Teams
Skip : Scott Henderson Third: Art Lappalainen Second: Mike Desilets Lead: Tim Lindsay Fifth: Rick Lang


2003 Nokia Brier, Teams
Skip : Mark Dacey Third: Bruce Lohnes Second: Rob Harris Lead: Andrew Gibson Fifth: Steve Gibson


2003 Nokia Brier, Teams
Skip : Bryan Cochrane Third: Bill Gamble Second: Ian MacAulay Lead: John Steski Fifth: Douglas Johnston


2003 Nokia Brier, Teams
Skip : Robert Campbell Third: Kevin Champion Second: Philip Gorveatt Lead: Mike Dillon Fifth: David Campbell


2003 Nokia Brier, Teams
Skip : Guy Hemmings Third: Don Westphal Second: Jean-Michel Ménard Lead: Dale Ness Fifth: André Lafleur


2003 Nokia Brier, Teams
Skip : Doug Harcourt Third: Kevin Kalthoff Second: Greg Harcourt Lead: Brian Wempe Fifth: Dean Kleiter


2003 Nokia Brier, Teams
Skip : Chad Cowan Third: Doug Bryant Second: James Buyck Lead: Ross Milward Fifth: Bernie Adilman


2003 Nokia Brier, Round robin results
All draw times are listed in Atlantic Standard Time (UTC−4).


2003 Nordea Nordic Light Open
The 2003 Nordea Nordic Light Open was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts that was part of the Tier IV  category of the 2003 WTA Tour. It was the second edition of the tournament and took place in Espoo, Finland from 4 August until 10 August 2003. Second-seeded Anna Pistolesi won the singles title and earned $22,000 first-prize money.


2003 Nordea Nordic Light Open, Finals, Doubles
Evgenia Kulikovskaya /  Elena Tatarkova defeated  Tatiana Perebiynis /  Silvija Talaja, 6–2, 6–4


2003 Nordic Figure Skating Championships
The 2003 Nordic Figure Skating Championships were held from February 6th through 9th, 2003 in Reykjavík, Iceland. The competition was open to elite figure skaters from Nordic countries. Skaters competed in two disciplines, men's singles and ladies' singles, across two levels: senior (Olympic-level) and junior.


2003 Nordic Junior World Ski Championships
The FIS Nordic Junior World Ski Championships 2003 took place in Sollefteå, Sweden from 4 February to 9 February 2003. It was the 26th Junior World Championships in nordic skiing.


2003 Norfolk County municipal election
The second municipal election in Norfolk County, Ontario, Canada took place November 2003.


2003 Norfolk County municipal election
While it would fail to dismantle the tobacco status quo of the municipality; the election would weaken it significantly through the influence of the local anti-tobacco youth. Rita Kalmbach (who was pro-tobacco) defeated 21-year-old political neophyte Brian Decker (who was anti-tobacco) by more than half of the popular votes in order to maintain the integrity of the local tobacco farmers and the industry. Around the time of the election, many other municipalities were voluntarily banning smoking in public places. Meanwhile, the town councillor seats remained exactly the same as in 2000. The election occurred with little notice or fanfare.


2003 Norfolk County municipal election
Three years later, Dennis Travale would become mayor and bring Norfolk County out of its economic stagnancy before the recent Canadian economic meltdown would bring it the local economy back into a state of malaise.


2003 North Carolina Tar Heels football team
The 2003 North Carolina Tar Heels football team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 2003 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by third-year head coach John Bunting, the Tar Heels played their home games at Kenan Memorial Stadium in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. North Carolina finished the season 2–10 overall and 1–7 in ACC play to place last out of nine teams.


2003 North Dakota Fighting Sioux football team
The 2003 North Dakota Fighting Sioux football team represented the University of North Dakota (UND) in the 2003 NCAA Division III football season. In Dale Lennon's fifth year as head coach, the team compiled a record of 12–2 overall and won the North Central Conference (NCC) title with a 7–0 mark. North Dakota was led on offense by two quarterbacks in Jon Bowenkamp and Joe Wilson, running back Adam Roland, and receivers Dan Grossman and Willis Stattlemen. Co -captain Digger Anderson was the leading tackler on defense. North Dakota lost to Grand Valley State in the final of the NCAA Division II Football Championship, a reverse of the 2001 result.


2003 North Dakota Fighting Sioux football team, Game summaries, Minnesota–Crookston
In the season opener against the Minnesota–Crookston Eagles the Sioux dominated. They scored forty-two second-quarter points and six players scored as they won fifty-nine to nothing.


2003 North Dakota Fighting Sioux football team, Game summaries, At Mesa State
The Sioux stumbled at Mesa St. The Mavs took an early twenty-one–to–seven lead and took that led into halftime. UND fought back and got within seventeen to twenty-four. Finally with eighteen seconds left Adam Roland ran through for a one-yard touchdown to send the game to overtime. However, the Sioux could not score in overtime as they lost thirty-one to twenty-four.


2003 North Dakota Fighting Sioux football team, Game summaries, Newberry
In the third game of the season the Sioux tore apart the Newberry Indians. UND dominated early and often and the Indians could not stop the Sioux and took a forty-two–to–nine fourth quarter lead. The Indians did score two touchdowns to make it respectable as the Sioux won forty-two to twenty-three.


2003 North Dakota Fighting Sioux football team, Game summaries, Augustana (SD)
In the 2003 homecoming game UND battled the Augustana Vikings. In the first quarter Travis Lueck returned a blocked punt fifty-one yards to give the Sioux a six-to-nothing lead. After Augustana made it six to three in the fourth quarter the Sioux put it away as Dan Grossman scored on a thirty-six yard pass from Jon Bowenkamp and UND won thirteen to three.


2003 North Dakota Fighting Sioux football team, Game summaries, St. Cloud State
The next week against the St. Cloud State Huskies UND came out flatter than water. St. Cloud took a twenty-eight–to–three halftime lead. At halftime UND coach Dale Lennon switched quarterbacks putting in sixth-year senior Joe Wilson. The first play of the second half Brandon Strouth threw a sixty-one yard pass to Willis Stattlemen on a halfback pass. Willis Stattlemen scored two more fourth quarter touchdowns and got within twenty-eight to twenty-six. As time ran out the Sioux had one chance as kicker Jeff Glas attempted a fifty-two yard field goal. The kick was the ugliest kick in history, but still went through, giving the Sioux the improbable win.


2003 North Dakota Fighting Sioux football team, Game summaries, At South Dakota State
When UND went to South Dakota St., the Sioux faced similar difficulties falling, behind twenty-one to three at halftime. At halftime Dale Lennon undid the previous week's quarterback switch, putting Jon Bowenkamp back in. With six minutes left Bowenkamp found Jesse Ahlers in the end zone to make it twenty-four to seventeen. Then with two seconds left Bowenkamp found Ahlers in the end zone again for a ten-yard touchdown. The Sioux chose to go for the win. Bowenkamp went back to pass and fired the ball in the end zone, the ball was tipped and Willis Stattlemen sprawled out to catch the ball and give UND the win.


2003 North Dakota Fighting Sioux football team, Game summaries, North Dakota State
The next week UND went to play the NDSU Bison, their instate rival in the final Nickel Trophy game as the Bison were going up to Division I-AA. With under ten minutes left in the fourth quarter Travis Lueck caught his second touchdown of over fifty yards to give UND a twenty-one–to–seven lead. NDSU would then come back and tie the game with ten seconds left in regulation. In overtime after a Caleb Johnson touchdown NDSU had to score and had a third down and one when Digger Anderson made a key stop and then made a fourth down stop to give the win to the Sioux.


2003 North Dakota Fighting Sioux football team, Game summaries, At Minnesota State–Mankato
The next week at Mankato the Sioux ran away from the Mavs as Aaron Schwenzfeier ran for one hundred forty-three yards and Travis Lueck had one hundred thirty-five yards receiving in the forty-one to twenty-five win.


2003 North Dakota Fighting Sioux football team, Game summaries, Nebraska–Omaha
In this game UND would blow a thirty-five to twenty-one lead. After UNO tied the game at thirty-five UND got the ball with two minutes left. Travis Lueck followed the ball early in the drive and the Mavs went for a field goal attempt. The kick was shanked though giving UND a final chance. The Sioux were led down the field by Jon Bowenkamp and finished off as Jeff Glas kicked a game winning forty-eight yard field goal.


2003 North Dakota Fighting Sioux football team, Game summaries, At South Dakota
In the season finale UND ran away from the Coyotes led by Roland's ninety-eight yards rushing and Jesse Ahlers one hundred forty-three receiving yards as UND won thirty-seven to three.


2003 North Dakota Fighting Sioux football team, Game summaries, Pittsburg State
In the playoff opener UND shut down the Gorillas. Adam Roland ran for one hundred sixty-eight yards and Dan Grossman scored a touchdown from Joe Wilson as UND won twenty-four to fourteen.


2003 North Dakota Fighting Sioux football team, Game summaries, Winona State
In the quarterfinals the Sioux dominated the second quarter against the Warriors taking a twenty-eight–to–seven lead. The Warriors came back though and took a twenty-nine to twenty-eight fourth quarter lead. With twenty-four second left Adam Roland punched in a one-yard touchdown that was set up by several Willis Stattlemen catches. The win sent UND to the Semi finals.


2003 North Dakota Fighting Sioux football team, Game summaries, North Alabama
The Sioux shut down the Lions no huddle offense at home as the Lions could not here in the Alerus Center. UND jumped to a nineteen-to-three halftime lead. North Alabama came back but the Sioux won twenty-nine to twenty-two victory.


2003 North Dakota Fighting Sioux football team, Game summaries, Grand Valley State
The season came down to the 2001 national championship game rematch as the Grand Valley St. Lakers took on the North Dakota Fighting Sioux. UND could not do anything and Jeff Glas missed three field goals. Down ten to three, the Sioux had one final chance near the goal line. Jon Bowenkamp was looking for Stattlemen in the end zone but the pass was picked off and Grand Valley finished off the repeat.


2003 North Dakota State Bison football team
The 2003 North Dakota State Bison football team was an American football team that represented North Dakota State University during the 2003 NCAA Division II football season as a member of the North Central Conference. In their first year under head coach Craig Bohl, the team compiled an 8–3 record.


2003 North Devon District Council election
The 2003 North Devon District Council election took place on 1 May 2003 to elect members of North Devon District Council in Devon, England. The whole council was up for election with boundary changes since the last election in 1999 reducing the number of seats by 1. The Liberal Democrats stayed in overall control of the council.


2003 North Devon District Council election, Election result
The results saw the Liberal Democrats keep their majority on the council with 22 seats, but the Conservatives gained 5 seats to move to 10 councillors. Overall turnout in the election was 45%.


2003 North District Council election
The 2003 North District Council election was held on 23 November 2003 to elect all 16 elected members to the 25-member District Council.


2003 North Indian Ocean cyclone season
The 2003 North Indian Ocean cyclone season was the last season that tropical cyclones were not publicly labeled by India Meteorological Department (IMD). Also was mostly focused in the Bay of Bengal, where six of the seven depressions developed. The remaining system was a tropical cyclone that developed in the Arabian Sea in November, which was also the only system that did not affect land. There were three cyclonic storms, which was below the average of 4–6. Only one storm formed before the start of the monsoon season in June, although it was also the most notable.


2003 North Indian Ocean cyclone season
On May 10, a depression formed in the central Bay of Bengal, and within a few days became a very severe cyclonic storm. After it stalled, it drew moisture from the southwest to produce severe flooding across Sri Lanka, killing 254 people and becoming the worst floods there since 1947. Damage on the island totaled $135 million (2003 USD). The storm eventually made landfall in Myanmar on May 19. It is possible that the storm contributed to a deadly heat wave in India due to shifting air currents.


2003 North Indian Ocean cyclone season
In late July, a monsoon depression moved across much of India, and another monsoon disturbance persisted off the coast of Pakistan. The interaction between the two systems resulted in heavy rainfall across the region, flooding dozens of villages. Monsoonal rainfall killed 285 people between Pakistan and India in the summer of 2003. In late August, another monsoon depression moved across northeastern India. A depression that struck Andhra Pradesh in India killed 21 people in early October. Later that month, a tropical depression crossed Thailand from the western Pacific Ocean, contributing to ongoing flooding that killed 19. Once in the Indian Ocean, this system struck southeastern India without causing much damage. The last system of the year was a cyclonic storm that struck southeastern India in December, killing 81 people and causing $28 million in damage (2003 USD).


2003 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Season summary
There were seven depressions throughout the season, of which three attained cyclonic storm status. One of the cyclonic storms formed before the start of the monsoon season, two depressions formed during the monsoon season from June to September, and the remaining systems formed after September. The number of depressions was similar or greater than that of the previous three years. However, the total of 3 cyclonic storms was below the average of 5.4.


2003 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Season summary
In May 2004, seven of the eight members of the World Meteorological Organization panel on tropical cyclones for the North Indian Ocean met in Colombo, Sri Lanka to review the season. During the meeting, the panel announced the first list of tropical cyclone names to be used in the basin for the following season. The panel noted the increasing frequency of deadly natural disasters in the region, such as the floods that affected Sri Lanka in May 2003 from a cyclone. One of the panel's goals was increased coordination between the countries in the region.


2003 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Season summary
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) in New Delhi served as the official Regional Specialized Meteorological Center, although the Joint Typhoon Warning Center also issued warnings for the region in an unofficial capacity. The IMD utilized satellite data from EUMETSAT to track cyclones, as well as radars from Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and India.


2003 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Season summary
There were several other monsoon disturbances that affected various countries in the region, including Bangladesh, Pakistan, and Oman. On July 27, during the monsoon season, an area of convection exited from the coast of Pakistan. On the next day, the thunderstorms organized around the center, prompting the Pakistan Meteorological Department to classify the system as a monsoon depression. The IMD operationally classified the system as a depression on July 29, although it was dropped during the agency's annual report. The system weakened into a remnant low on July 30.


2003 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Season summary
The system drew moisture from another depression that had moved across India from the Bay of Bengal, bringing three days of heavy rainfall to Karachi, Pakistan. Badin in southeastern Pakistan recorded 292 mm (11.5 in) of rainfall in 24 hours. The rainfall extended into northwestern India, and in Gujarat, a station received more than its annual rainfall during the deluge. Flooding from the heavy rainfall destroyed widespread crops and flooded dozens of villages, and ongoing rains persisted throughout the summer, killing 285 people in the two countries.


2003 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Very Severe Cyclonic Storm BOB 01 (01B)
The first storm of the season originated from the monsoon trough, developing into a depression on May 10 in the Bay of Bengal. Initially favorable conditions allowed the system to steadily intensify while moving northwestward, reaching peak maximum sustained winds of 140 km/h (85 mph) on May 13. This made it a very severe cyclonic storm according to the IMD. The storm later drifted northward and later to the east in the central Bay of Bengal, although increased wind shear induced weakening into a deep depression. The system eventually began a steady northeast track, bringing it ashore in western Myanmar on May 19 as a re-intensified cyclonic storm. It dissipated shortly thereafter over land, and was no longer observable on satellite imagery by May 20.


2003 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Very Severe Cyclonic Storm BOB 01 (01B)
Early and later in its duration, the storm brought rainfall to the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Although the storm never passed within 700 km (430 mi) of the island, the cyclone produced torrential rainfall across southwest Sri Lanka after it stalled in the central Bay of Bengal. The storm drew moisture from the southwest that coalesced in the mountainous portion of the island. A station at Ratnapura recorded 366.1 mm (14.41 in) of rainfall in 18 hours on May 17, including 99.8 mm (3.93 in) in one hour.


2003 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Very Severe Cyclonic Storm BOB 01 (01B)
This followed a period of regular rainfall in the first 15 days of May across the region. The rains caused flooding and landslides in southwestern Sri Lanka that destroyed 24,750 homes and damaged 32,426 others, leaving about 800,000 people homeless. Overall damage totaled about $29 million (2003 USD), mostly to roads and buildings, and there were 254 deaths. This made it the worst floods on the island since 1947. The storm also drew moisture away from India, which possibly contributed to a heat wave that killed 1,200 people, and dropped heavy rainfall in Myanmar.


2003 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Deep Depression BOB 02
A low pressure area persisted over the northern Bay of Bengal on July 22, eventually organizing into a depression on July 25 about 160 km (100 mi) south of Kolkata. Moving northwestward, the system quickly intensified into a deep depression, with peak winds estimated at 55 km/h (35 mph). Late on July 25, the system made landfall north of Balasore in Odisha state. It progressed inland across India, weakening to depression status but remaining a distinct system. On July 28, the depression degenerated into a remnant low over Rajasthan in northwestern India, later merging with a heat low. Rainfall associated with the system mostly occurred in the southwestern periphery, with a peak of 250 mm (9.8 in) at Kendrapara; there was little damage. Rainfall also spread into Bangladesh.


2003 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Depression BOB 03
On August 27, a low-pressure area organized into a depression about 230 km (145 mi) south of Kolkata. The system largely consisted of a circulation without much organized convection. It moved to the west-northwest and failed to intensify, moving ashore near Chandabali, Odisha on August 28. Once over land, the depression stalled, before dissipating on August 29. Rainfall from the storm peaked at 200 mm (7.9 in) at Kantamal in Odisha, and there were no reports of damage. The system was largely connected with the monsoon, resulting in an increase in rainfall over northeastern India.


2003 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Depression BOB 04
A low-pressure area persisted on October 4 in the western Bay of Bengal, off the east coast of Tamil Nadu. Two days later, the system organized into a depression and moved northward. Early on October 7, the depression made landfall at Kalingapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. After moving slowly northwestward over land, the system turned to the northeast, degenerating into a remnant low on October 10 over West Bengal. The depression dropped heavy rainfall along its path, peaking at 380 mm (15 in) in Chandabali, Odisha. Kolkata received 267 mm (10.5 in), and rainfall spread as far northeast as Assam.


2003 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Depression BOB 04
The rains caused widespread flooding across southeastern India, inundating 20 villages and covering 16,000 hectares (39,000 acres) of rice paddies. A tornado spawned by the depression injured 11 people and damaged several houses in Murshidabad. Across its track, the depression killed 13 people in West Bengal and another eight in Andhra Pradesh.


2003 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Deep Depression BOB 05 (23W)
On October 21, an area of convection formed in the Gulf of Thailand in the western Pacific Ocean. With low wind shear, the thunderstorms organized around the circulation, prompting the JTWC to initiate advisories on Tropical Depression 23W. While drifting northward, the system failed to organize further. Later, a ridge steered the depression to the west, bringing it ashore Thailand on October 24 near Hua Hin District. The next day, the circulation entered the Bay of Bengal after weakening over land, passing near the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. On October 26, the IMD began classifying the system as a depression.


2003 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Deep Depression BOB 05 (23W)
The convection gradually reorganized as the system turned to the northwest, prompting the JTWC to upgrade it to a minimal tropical storm on October 27. On the same day, the IMD upgraded it to deep depression status. The system made landfall between Visakhapatnam and Kalingapatnam in Andhra Pradesh on October 28, and dissipated the next day.


2003 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Deep Depression BOB 05 (23W)
While crossing Thailand, the depression produced heavy rainfall reaching 127.7 mm (5.03 in) at Hua Hin over a 24‑hour period. Ongoing monsoonal flooding in the country forced thousands of people to evacuate their houses. About 22,000 cattle were killed, and large areas of farmlands were inundated. Officials opened the Kaeng Krajan Dam to prevent it from being destroyed by the floods. Damage from the depression alone was estimated at ฿1 billion baht ($25 million 2003 USD). The monsoonal rains in October and November 2003 in the country killed 19 people. In India, the depression dropped locally heavy rainfall, reaching 120 mm (4.7 in) in Dummugudem. There was little damage in the country.


2003 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Severe Cyclonic Storm ARB 06 (02A)
The lone system in the Arabian Sea in the season originated from a trough. On November 10, an area of convection formed off the western coast of India. With little wind shear, the system organized further as it moved west-southwestward due to a ridge to the north. On November 12, the system developed into a depression and quickly intensified into a deep depression. That day, the JTWC classified the system as Tropical Cyclone 02A, and it intensified into a cyclonic storm on November 13.


2003 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Severe Cyclonic Storm ARB 06 (02A)
The storm was located at an unusually low latitude of 6° N. After an eye developed in the center of the convection, the JTWC upgraded the storm to the equivalent of a minimal hurricane, estimating peak winds of 150 km/h (90 mph) on November 14. By contrast, the IMD estimated peak winds of 100 km/h (65 mph), making the system a severe cyclonic storm. Subsequently, drier air weakened the storm, causing the convection to decrease. By November 15, the storm had weakened to depression status while approaching Somalia. That day, the JTWC discontinued advisories while the storm was about 520 km (320 mi) east of the Somalia coastline. On November 16, the depression degenerated into a remnant low, and subsequently dissipated.


2003 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Severe Cyclonic Storm BOB 07 (03B)
On December 10, an area of convection with an associated circulation persisted about 740 km (460 mi) west of the northern tip of Sumatra, as part of a trough in the region and enhanced by the monsoon. A steady decline in the wind shear allowed the thunderstorms to organize, and a depression formed on December 11. On the next day, the JTWC initiated advisories on Tropical Cyclone 03B. The storm moved generally northwestward, steered by a ridge to the north.


2003 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Severe Cyclonic Storm BOB 07 (03B)
The IMD upgraded the system to a deep depression and later cyclonic storm on December 13, and further to a severe cyclonic storm a day later. The agency estimated peak winds of 100 km/h (65 mph), noting spiral convection organizing around the beginnings of an eye feature. The storm also developed well-defined outflow due to an approaching trough from the west. At around 14:30 UTC on December 15, the storm made landfall near False Divi Point in southeastern India, along the coast of Andhra Pradesh. After turning to the northeast over land, the system rapidly weakened, degenerating into a remnant low on December 16.


2003 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Severe Cyclonic Storm BOB 07 (03B)
Before the storm made landfall, officials evacuated about 20,000 people. As the storm moved ashore in India, it produced heavy rainfall that reached 190 mm (7.5 in) at Repalle, Andhra Pradesh. Light rains fell in neighboring Tamil Nadu. The rains deluged 61,898.5 ha (152,955 acres) of fields in Andhra Pradesh. The storm damaged or destroyed 9,090 houses, and downed several trees and power lines. Local news reports indicated that the storm produced 10 m (33 ft) waves as it moved ashore, which damaged a ship and forced its crew to be rescued by the Indian Coast Guard. In Andhra Pradesh, the storm killed 83 people and resulted in $28 million (2003 USD) in damage. After the storm, the government provided ₹50,000 rupees (US$1,111) to the family of every storm victim.


2003 North Korean local elections
Elections to provincial, municipal, city, county and district people's assemblies were held in North Korea on August 3, 2003. It was held alongside the election to the Supreme People's Assembly.


2003 North Korean local elections
26,650 provincial, municipal, city, county and district people's assembly deputies were elected.


2003 North Korean local elections
Voter turnout was reported as 99.9%, with candidates receiving a 100% approval rate.


2003 North Korean parliamentary election
Legislative elections were held in North Korea on 3 August 2003. Representatives were elected for five-year terms to all 687 seats of the Supreme People's Assembly, and also to 26,650 positions in city, county, and provincial People's Assemblies. All candidates were members of the three parties constituting the Democratic Front for the Reunification of the Fatherland.


2003 North Korean parliamentary election
Most polling booths featured posters saying: "Let's participate in the voting for deputies to the People's Assembly and give our support to them! ".


2003 North Korean parliamentary election
There was a 99.9% turnout for the election with each candidate receiving 100% of the vote unopposed.


2003 North Korean parliamentary election
In its first session, on 3 September, the newly elected parliament re-elected Kim Jong-il as the Chairman of the National Defence Commission.


2003 North Lanarkshire Council election
Elections to North Lanarkshire Council were held on 1 May 2003, the same day as the other Scottish local government elections and the Scottish Parliament general election.


2003 North Lincolnshire Council election
Elections to North Lincolnshire Council were held on 1 May 2003. The Labour Party lost its overall majority to the Conservative Party. Overall turnout was 51.3%.


2003 North Queensland Cowboys season
The 2003 North Queensland Cowboys season was the 9th in the club's history. Coached by Graham Murray and captained by Paul Bowman, they competed in the NRL's 2003 Telstra Premiership. Although the club once again finished 11th, they recorded their highest number of wins (10) and competition points (24) in a season.


2003 North Queensland Cowboys season, Season summary
The rebuild continued for the Cowboys heading into the 2003 season, with 12 players leaving the club. Their key signings included premiership-winning back rower Kevin Campion, New Zealand international prop Paul Rauhihi and journeyman utility David Myles. All three would eventually help the club to their first finals appearance a year later.


2003 North Queensland Cowboys season, Season summary
Following a solid end to the 2002 season, the new year started brightly for the club, as they won six games from the first 12 rounds to sit inside the Top 8. They picked up three straights win from Rounds 10-12, their first three-game winning streak since 1998. A mid-season slump would soon follow, with eight losses from their next nine fixtures.


2003 North Queensland Cowboys season, Season summary
The season ended strongly once again, with three wins from their final four games to secure a second consecutive 11th place finish, four competition points outside the Top 8. During the season Matt Sing became the first Cowboy to represent Australia, when selected for their July Test match against New Zealand.


2003 North Somerset Council election
The 2003 North Somerset Council election took place on 1 May 2003 to elect members of North Somerset Unitary Council in Somerset, England. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative Party lost overall control of the council to no overall control.


2003 North Texas Mean Green football team
The 2003 North Texas Mean Green football team represented the University of North Texas in the 2003 NCAA Division I-A football season.


2003 North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council election
Elections to North Tyneside Metropolitan Council took place on 1 May 2003 on the same day as other local council elections in England.


2003 North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council election
North Tyneside Council is elected "in thirds" which means one councilor from each three-member ward is elected each year with a third year when the mayoral election takes place.


2003 North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council election
There was also a mayoral by-election held, which was won by Linda Arkley of the Conservative Party, after Chris Morgan was forced to resign due to allegations of possessing indecent images of children on his computer. He was subsequently cleared of all charges.


2003 North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council election, Tynemouth
A further by-election was held on 14 August 2003. Details of this can be found here.


2003 North Warwickshire Borough Council election
On 1 May 2003, an election was held to elect councillors to the North Warwickshire Borough Council on the same day as other local elections in the UK. It was the first election to take place under the new ward boundaries, with one extra seat from the previous 34 seats added. All 35 seats were up for election and the result was no overall control with the Labour Party having the most seats at 16. The previous election had resulted in the council being controlled by Labour.


2003 North Warwickshire Borough Council election
The election also resulted in an independent politician losing their seat and the Liberal Democrats gaining two seats, despite seeing a decrease in their vote share. The Conservative Party made significant gains, winning 6 seats and seeing a 4.9% increase in their vote share. Labour lost 6 seats and saw a 6% decrease in their vote share.


2003 North West Leicestershire District Council election
Elections to North West Leicestershire District Council took place on 1 May 2003, with the previous election having taken place in 1999 and with the next held in May 2007. The election took place across all 20 electoral wards and a total of 38 councillors were elected. The Labour Party retained control of the council for the fourth election in a row, albeit with a narrow majority of two seats.


2003 North West Leicestershire District Council election, Ward results
In wards that are represented by more than one councillor, electors were given more than one vote each, hence the voter turnout may not match the number of votes cast.


2003 Northampton Borough Council election
Elections to Northampton Borough Council were held on 1 May 2003. The whole council was up for election and the Labour Party lost overall control of the council to no overall control.


2003 Northeast Conference Baseball Tournament
The 2003 Northeast Conference Baseball Tournament began on May 16 and ended on May 18, 2003, at FirstEnergy Park in Lakewood, New Jersey. The league's top four teams competed in the double elimination tournament. Top-seeded Central Connecticut won their second of three consecutive tournament championships and earned the Northeast Conference's automatic bid to the 2003 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.


2003 Northeast Conference Baseball Tournament, Seeding and format
The top four finishers were seeded one through four based on conference regular-season winning percentage.


2003 Northeast Conference Baseball Tournament, Most Valuable Player
Zack Herrick of Central Connecticut was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Herrick pitched 8 innings, allowing no runs while striking out three and walking four to win the final game.


2003 Northeast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
The 2003 Northeast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was held in March. The tournament featured the league's top eight seeds. Wagner won the championship, its first, and received the conferences automatic bid to the 2003 NCAA Tournament.


2003 Northeast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament, Format
The NEC Men’s Basketball Tournament consisted of an eight-team playoff format with the quarterfinal and semifinal games played at the Spiro Sports Center in Staten Island, NY. The Championship game was played at the court of the highest remaining seed, Wagner.


2003 Northeast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament, All-tournament team
Jermaine Hall, WAGNERRashaun Banjo, QUJohn Quintana, SFNYDedrick Dye, WAGNERCourtney Pritchard, WAGNER


2003 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team
The 2003 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team was an American football team that represented Northern Arizona University (NAU) as a member of the Big Sky Conference (Big Sky) during the 2003 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their sixth year under head coach Jerome Souers, the Lumberjacks compiled a 9–4 record (5–2 against conference opponents), outscored opponents by a total of 409 to 305, and finished in a three-way tie for the Big Sky championship.


2003 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team
The Lumberjacks were invited to play in the 2003 NCAA Division I-AA playoffs and defeated No. 1 McNeese State on the road in Lake Charles, Louisiana. It was the program's first ever victory in the Division I-AA playoffs. They then advanced to the Quarterfinals, losing to No. 13 Florida Atlantic.


2003 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team
The team played its home games at the J. Lawrence Walkup Skydome, commonly known as the Walkup Skydome, in Flagstaff, Arizona.


2003 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team
The team's statistical leaders included Roger Robinson with 1,108 rushing yards and Jason Murietta with 3,472 passing yards (including 431 yards against Sacramento State), Clarence Moore with 1,184 receiving yards, and Paul Ernster with 101 points scored.


2003 Northern Cypriot parliamentary election
Parliamentary elections were held in Northern Cyprus on 15 December 2003. Having come fourth in the 1998 elections, the Republican Turkish Party emerged as the largest party in the Assembly of the Republic, winning 19 of the 50 seats.


2003 Northern Cypriot parliamentary election, Electoral system
Northern Cyprus is divided into five constituencies, electing a total of 50 members of the Assembly by proportional representation. Voters can cast as many votes in their district as there are seats.


2003 Northern Cypriot parliamentary election, Aftermath
Under the Turkish Cypriot constitution, the members of the new parliament must gather to be sworn in 10 days after the results are officially published. Soon after this first session, President Rauf Denktaş had to decide whom to ask building a government. As a result he asked Mehmet Ali Talat of the Republican Turkish Party (CTP) to form the next government. Talat had 15 days to establish a coalition government. It was hard for him to build a government.


2003 Northern Cypriot parliamentary election, Aftermath
The two blocs in the parliament, the "pro Annan plan" bloc and the "status quo" bloc, each had 25 seats in parliament. The National Unity Party refused Talat's offer to build a government together, and as a result the only way to build a government for Talat was to get the Democratic Party (DP) to join his government. After some unsuccessful talks, the DP agreed to build a coalition with the CTP. As a result a coalition relying on a narrow majority of 26 out of 50 seats was built.


2003 Northern Illinois Huskies football team
The 2003 Northern Illinois Huskies football team represented Northern Illinois University during the 2003 NCAA Division I-A football season. Northern Illinois competed as a member of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference (MAC). They were coached by Joe Novak.


2003 Northern Iowa Panthers football team
The 2003 Northern Iowa Panthers football team represented the University of Northern Iowa in the 2003 NCAA Division I-AA football season.


2003 Northern Ireland Assembly election
The 2003 election to the Northern Ireland Assembly was held on Wednesday, 26 November 2003, after being suspended for just over a year. It was the second election to take place since the devolved assembly was established in 1998. Six members from each of Northern Ireland's eighteen Westminster Parliamentary constituencies were elected by single transferable vote, giving a total of 108 Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs). The election was contested by 18 parties and a number of independent candidates.


2003 Northern Ireland Assembly election
The election was originally planned for May 2003, but was delayed by the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland.


2003 Northern Ireland Assembly election, Political parties
On the unionist side, the Democratic Unionist Party gained ten seats, primarily at the expense of smaller unionist parties, to become the largest party both in seats and votes, with thirty seats. The Ulster Unionist Party increased their vote slightly, despite slipping to third place in first preference votes, and won 27 seats, a net loss of one. Shortly after the election three Ulster Unionist MLAs, Jeffrey Donaldson, Norah Beare and Arlene Foster, defected to the Democratic Unionists.


2003 Northern Ireland Assembly election, Political parties
On the nationalist side, Sinn Féin saw a big increase in their vote, gaining six seats at the net expense of the Social Democratic and Labour Party, for a total of 24 seats.


2003 Northern Ireland Assembly election, Political parties
The minor parties all saw a significant fall in their support. The Alliance Party managed to hold all six of its seats despite their vote falling by a third, the Women's Coalition, United Unionist Coalition and Northern Ireland Unionist Party were all wiped out, and the Progressive Unionist Party and UK Unionist Party won just one seat each.


2003 Northern Ireland Assembly election, Political parties
The biggest surprise of the election came in West Tyrone with the election of the independent Kieran Deeny, a doctor campaigning on the single issue of hospital provision in Omagh.


2003 Northern Ireland Assembly election, Political parties
Several sitting MLAs stood under a different label to the one they had used in the 1998 election. Some had failed to be selected by their parties to stand and so stood as independents, whilst others had changed parties during the course of the assembly.


2003 Northern Ireland Assembly election, Political parties
Most of these realignments occurred within the unionist parties, with several defections between existing parties, and two new parties being formed – the United Unionist Coalition (formed by the three MLAs elected as independent unionists, though one later joined the Democratic Unionist Party) and the Northern Ireland Unionist Party (formed by four of the five MLAs elected as the UK Unionist Party, though one later left them, joined the Democratic Unionists for a period, then contested the election as an independent unionist). Neither the United Unionist Assembly Party nor the Northern Ireland Unionists won any seats in 2003.


2003 Northwest Territories general election
The 2003 Northwest Territories general election was held on November 24, 2003, to elect the 19 members of the Legislative Assembly.


2003 Northwest Territories general election
The election was called on October 27. Premier Stephen Kakfwi had previously chosen not to run.


2003 Northwest Territories general election
The territory operates on a consensus government system with no political parties; the premier is subsequently chosen by and from the Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs). There were 21,474 registered voters at the time of the election.


2003 Northwest Territories general election, Results
Elections were held in 14 of the 19 electoral districts. The following five districts acclaimed their MLA:


2003 Northwest Territories general election, Results
The following is a list of the districts with their winning candidates.


2003 Northwest Territories general election, Results
Joe Handley was acclaimed premier by the legislature on December 10, 2003. His two prospective opponents, Roger Allen and Floyd Roland, had announced that they would not run against him.


2003 Northwest Territories general election, Miscellaneous
In an unusual occurrence, the riding of Inuvik Twin Lakes experienced 150% voter turnout. 356 people were registered to vote in that riding, but an additional 187 showed up at the ballot box. A resident of a riding eligible but not registered to vote may register on the spot by presenting a proof of residency.


2003 Northwestern Wildcats football team
The 2003 Northwestern Wildcats football team represented Northwestern University during the 2003 NCAA Division I-A football season. They played their home games at Ryan Field and participated as members of the Big Ten Conference. They were coached by Randy Walker.


2003 Norwegian Figure Skating Championships
The 2003 Norwegian Figure Skating Championships was held at the Tønsberg Ishall in Tønsberg from January 17 to 19, 2003. Skaters competed in the discipline of single skating. The results were used to choose the teams to the 2003 World Championships, the 2003 European Championships, the 2003 Nordic Championships, and the 2003 World Junior Championships.


2003 Norwegian First Division
The 2003 1. divisjon season kicked off on 14 April 2003, and the final round was played on 1 November 2003.


2003 Norwegian First Division
Ham-Kam were promoted to the 2004 Tippeligaen as 1. divisjon winners, along with Fredrikstad who finished second. Ham-Kam will be playing in the top division for the first time since 1995, while Fredrikstad returned for the first time since 1975.


2003 Norwegian First Division
As in previous seasons, there was a two-legged promotion play-off at the end of the season, between the third-placed team in the 1. divisjon (Sandefjord) and the twelfth-placed team in the Tippeligaen (Vålerenga). Vålerenga kept their spot in the Tippeligaen, beating Sandefjord 5-3 on aggregate.


2003 Norwegian Football Cup
The 2003 Norwegian Football Cup was the 98th edition of the Norwegian Football Cup. Rosenborg won their 9th Norwegian Championship title after defeating Bodø/Glimt in the final with the score 3–1. The final was played on Sunday 9 November at Ullevaal stadion in Oslo.


2003 Norwegian Football Cup
Bodø/Glimt reached the final after beating Verdal, Mo, Tromsdalen, Ørn-Horten, Aalesund and Tromsø.


2003 Norwegian Football Cup
Rosenborg reached the final after beating Buvik, Clausenengen, FK Lofoten, FC Lyn Oslo, Haugesund and Skeid.


2003 Norwegian Football Cup, Second round
May 13: Alta - Tromsdalen 2-2 (extra time), 2-4 on penalties


2003 Norwegian Football Cup Final
The 2003 Norwegian Football Cup Final was the final match of the 2003 Norwegian Football Cup, the 98th season of the Norwegian Football Cup, the premier Norwegian football cup competition organized by the Football Association of Norway (NFF). The match was played on 9 November 2003 at the Ullevaal Stadion in Oslo, and opposed two Tippeligaen sides Bodø/Glimt and Rosenborg. Rosenborg defeated Bodø/Glimt 3–1 after extra time to claim the Norwegian Cup for a ninth time in their history.


2003 Norwegian Touring Car Championship
The 2003 Norwegian Touring Car Championship season was the 2nd of 3 seasons of the championship. It was decided over six race weekends (comprising twelve races) at three different circuits.


2003 Norwegian Touring Car Championship
The championship was won by Alf-Aslak Eng with Team Eng's Auto.


2003 Norwegian Touring Car Championship, Drivers Championship
Points were awarded to the top ten drivers in a race as follows: 20, 15, 12, 10, 8, 6, 4, 3, 2, 1.


2003 Norwegian county council election
The 2003 county council election was held on Monday 15 September 2003 for all eighteen county councils in Norway. The election was held parallel to the municipal council election.


2003 Norwegian local elections
Country-wide local elections for seats in municipality and county councils were held throughout Norway on 15 September 2003. For most places this meant that two elections, the municipal elections and the county elections ran concurrently. In addition, several municipalities held direct mayoral elections.


2003 Norwegian local elections
Term of office for the elected politicians was 1 January 2004 until 31 December 2007.


2003 Norwegian local elections, Results, Municipal elections
Results of the 2003 municipal elections. Voter turnout was 58,8%.


2003 Norwegian local elections, Results, County elections
Results of the 2003 county elections. Voter turnout was 55,1%.


2003 Norwich City Council election
The 2003 Norwich City Council election took place on 1 May 2003 to elect members of Norwich City Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections. 16 of 48 seats (one-third) were up for election, with an additional seat up in Henderson ward due to a by-election.


2003 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team
The 2003 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team represented the University of Notre Dame in the 2003 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was coached by Tyrone Willingham and played its home games at Notre Dame Stadium in South Bend, Indiana. The Irish finished the season at 5–7 and failed to become bowl eligible. The season was punctuated by a pair of three-game losing streaks and ugly blowout losses against Michigan, USC and Florida State.


2003 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team, Season overview
The 2003 season began with the Irish losing a number of key players to graduation, including Arnaz Battle and center Jeff Faine. They were boosted, however, by the return of running back, Julius Jones, who was reinstated to the team after a year of academic ineligibility. In Willingham's first full year of recruiting, he signed a top-5 class. Of the 20 recruits signed, 12 were four-star recruits (high school recruits are rated on a star scale, with one star indicating a low-quality recruit and five stars indicating the highest-quality recruit). These new recruits included future stars Victor Abiamiri, Chinedum Ndukwe, Brady Quinn, Jeff Samardzija, and Tom Zbikowski


2003 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team, Season overview
The Irish began their season ranked 19th and facing the hardest schedule in the nation. They opened against the Washington State Cougars, playing the team for the first time in the history of the program. The Irish came back from being down by 19 points to win in overtime, but Carlyle Holiday struggled as quarterback. In the next game against rival Michigan, the Wolverines avenged their 2002 loss by beating the Irish by a score of 38–0 in the first shutout in the series in 100 years and the largest margin of victory ever between the two teams.


2003 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team, Season overview
After another loss to Michigan State, many Irish fans were calling for Holiday to be taken out of the game in favor of freshman Brady Quinn, who saw his first collegiate action in the fourth quarter of the Michigan rout. Holiday was replaced as starter for the next game against Purdue.


2003 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team, Season overview
In Quinn's first start, the Irish were bolstered with Quinn's 297 passing yards on 59 attempts. However, Purdue's defense intercepted four of Quinn's passes and sacked him five times en route to a 23–10 Boilermaker victory. Quinn remained as the starter and, with Willingham's acknowledgment that the running game needed to take more of a role in the next game, got his first win against Pittsburgh. He was helped by Julius Jones' school-record 262 rushing yards.


2003 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team, Season overview
Notre Dame lost their next three games, including Willingham's second straight 31 point loss to USC, a last minute loss to Boston College, and their first home shutout since 1978 to Florida State. The Irish players began to call the season disappointing, as the team needed to win their last four games to make a bowl game.


2003 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team, Season overview
They looked to have a chance of becoming bowl eligible, as their next three games were a last minute win that improved their streak to 40 games over Navy, a win on senior day over the Brigham Young University (BYU) Cougars, and a win over Stanford that saw the Irish offense finally connect in the season. Notre Dame lost their final game to Syracuse, however. With a 5–7 record, the Irish finished with the twelfth losing season in the history of the Notre Dame football program.


2003 Nottingham Open
The 2003 Nottingham Open (known for sponsorship reasons as the Samsung open) was a men's tennis tournament played on grass courts at the Nottingham Tennis Centre in Nottingham in the United Kingdom and was part of the International Series of the 2003 ATP Tour. The tournament ran from 16 June through 22 June 2003. Greg Rusedski won the singles title.


2003 Nottingham Open, Finals, Doubles
Bob Bryan /  Mike Bryan defeated  Joshua Eagle /  Jared Palmer 7–6(7–3), 4–6, 7–6(7–4)


2003 Nottingham Open – Doubles
Mike Bryan and Mark Knowles were the defending champions but only Bryan competed that year with his brother Bob.


2003 Nottingham Open – Doubles
The Bryans won in the final 7–6(7–3), 4–6, 7–6(7–4) against Joshua Eagle and Jared Palmer.


2003 Nottingham Open – Singles
Jonas Björkman was the defending champion but lost in the semifinals to Mardy Fish.


2003 Nottingham Open – Singles
Greg Rusedski won in the final 6–3, 6–2 against Fish.


2003 Nova Scotia general election
The 2003 Nova Scotia general election was held on August 5, 2003 to elect members of the 59th House of Assembly of the Province of Nova Scotia, Canada. The ruling Progressive Conservative Party, led by Premier John Hamm, was reduced to a minority government.


2003 Nova Scotia general election, Campaign
The election was called by Progressive Conservatives, who decided to hold a rare summer election in the hope of strengthening their hold on the legislature. Running against them were the New Democratic Party (NDP), led by Darrell Dexter, and the Liberal Party, led by Danny Graham.


2003 Nova Scotia general election, Campaign
Hamm's party ran on a policy of fiscal management, tax cuts, and on their record of fulfilling most of their promises. While the NDP agreed in principle to tax cuts, their main cause was the creation of a public auto insurance company. The Liberals were the only party to criticize the tax cuts.


2003 Nova Scotia general election, Campaign
For the most part, the campaign was quiet and uneventful. Hamm received criticism for a great number of spending programs, including a $150 tax rebate cheque sent to Nova Scotians right before the election. The party was also criticized for holding an election in the summer when most people have other concerns. Darrell Dexter's friendly, non-confrontational style, was popular with many voters, and was a marked change from his party's usually strident socialism. Danny Graham, a young leader, was popular, but failed to make much of a mark.


2003 Nova Scotia general election, Campaign
The election was considered a mild failure for the Liberals and Progressive Conservatives, and something of a success for the NDP.


2003 Nova Scotia general election, Campaign
This election is also notable for being one of the last Canadian provincial elections in which British subjects could vote (a tiny number can still vote provincially in Saskatchewan if they were qualified in 1971).


2003 Nuevo León state election
The Mexican state of Nuevo León held an election on Sunday, 6 July 2003. At stake was the office of the Nuevo León State Governor, and all 42 members of the unicameral Nuevo León State Congress, and 51 mayors and municipal councils.


2003 Nuevo León state election, Governor
Executive power rests in a governor, who is directly elected by the citizens, using a secret ballot, to a six-year term with no possibility of reelection. The position is open only to a Mexican citizen by birth, at least 30 years old with at least five years residency in Nuevo León.


2003 Nuevo León state election, Governor
The victorious candidate in this election was  José Natividad González Parás, representing an alliance of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) and the Green Ecological Party (PVEM). This was a major victory for the PRI, since the highly industrialised state of Nuevo León had previously been governed by the PAN and was generally considered a solid PAN state.


2003 Nuevo León state election, Governor
González Parás took office on October 4, 2003 for a term that will end on October 4, 2009.


2003 Nuevo León state election, State congress
Legislative power in the state rests in a unicameral legislature composed of 42 deputies, also elected via secret ballot by the citizenry, 26 of whom are directly elected and 16 chosen according to a plurinominal system involving proportional representation. Following the election, the 70th Legislature consists of 23 PRI deputies, 11 from PAN, 3 from PT, 3 from PVEM, 1 from PRD, and one independent.


2003 Nukufetau by-election
A by-election was held in the Nukufetau constituency in Tuvalu as the consequence of the appointment of the opposition member of parliament Faimalaga Luka as the Governor-General of Tuvalu.


2003 Nukufetau by-election, Context
During his term as Prime Minister of Tuvalu, Saufatu Sopoanga experienced a shifting alliance of MPs who supported him, and there was also an opposition group against him. Both Sapoanga's group and the opposition group were plagued by defections; a series of by-elections also created uncertainty as to which side would emerge with a parliamentary majority.


2003 Nukufetau by-election, Context
The Sopoanga government lost its majority in May 2003, following the results of the 2003 Nanumea by-election and the 2003 Niutao by-election. Amasone Kilei, the leader of the opposition, wrote to Sir Tomasi Puapua, the governor-general, on 10 May 2003 advising that he commanded the support of a majority of the members of parliament and they were ready to form a government. The leader of the opposition also commenced legal proceedings in the High Court of Tuvalu.


2003 Nukufetau by-election, Context
Eventually Saufatu Sopoanga recalled parliament to meet in September 2003. On 9 September Sopoanga arranged to appointed opposition MP Faimalaga Luka as governor general to follow Sir Tomasi Puapua. This appointment deprived the opposition of its crucial one-seat majority and triggering the Nukufetau by-election.


2003 Nukufetau by-election, Result
The winner of the October by-election, Elisala Pita, joined the government's benches, enabling it to survive into 2004. The survival of the Sopoanga government has been described as resulting from his dexterous handling of the distribution of ministerial and other appointments.


2003 O'Byrne Cup
The 2003 O'Byrne Cup was a Gaelic football competition played by the teams of Leinster GAA.


2003 OFC U-17 Championship
The 2003 OFC U-17 Championship was the 10th edition of the OFC's under-17 Championship. It was held in American Samoa, Australia and New Caledonia.


2003 OFC U-17 Championship
The winning side qualified for the 2003 FIFA U-17 World Championship in Finland.


2003 OFC U-17 Championship
Australia won their ninth (and third consecutive) title after beating New Caledonia 7–1 over two legs in the final.


2003 OFC U-17 Championship, Host selection
Solomon Islands were originally selected as the host nation for Group B, but agreed to move the Group to Australia due to safety concerns.


2003 OFC U-17 Championship, Host selection
Australia and New Caledonia agreed to stage both legs of the final in New Caledonia.


2003 OFC U-17 Championship, Qualification
All member teams qualified automatically. Papua New Guinea withdrew before the tournament began.


2003 OFC U-17 Championship, Venues
Matches were played in three cities: Veterans Memorial Stadium in Tafuna, Maroochydore Soccer Centre in Maroochydore and Stade Pentecost in Noumea.


2003 OFC U-17 Championship, Squads
Nations named squads of up to 20 players for the tournament.


2003 OFC Women's Championship
The 2003 OFC Women's Championship was held Canberra, Australia from 5 to 13 April 2003. It was the seventh staging of the OFC Women's Championship.


2003 OFC Women's Championship
Originally scheduled for 19–29 November 2002, the tournament was postponed after withdrawal by American Samoa, Tahiti and Tonga. A rescheduled tournament with seven teams in two groups was arranged, however Fiji and Vanuatu withdrew, resulting in a five nation championship of one group.


2003 OFC Women's Championship
The tournament served as the OFC's qualifying tournament for the FIFA Women's World Cup 2003. OFC's one berth was given to the winner – Australia.


2003 OFC Women's Championship, Participating nations
Of the twelve nations affiliated to the Oceania Football Confederation, five entered the tournament. Also, this was Australia's last appearance in the tournament before moving to the Asian Football Confederation in 2006.


2003 Oakland Athletics season
The Oakland Athletics' 2003 season ended with the A's finishing 1st in the American League West with a record of 96 wins and 66 losses.


2003 Oakland Athletics season, Player stats, Batting, Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in


2003 Oakland Athletics season, Player stats, Batting, Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in


2003 Oakland Athletics season, Player stats, Pitching, Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


2003 Oakland Athletics season, Player stats, Pitching, Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


2003 Oakland Athletics season, Player stats, Pitching, Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


2003 Oakland Raiders season
The 2003 Oakland Raiders season was the 44th season of professional football for the Oakland Raiders franchise, their 34th season as members of the National Football League, and their eighth season since returning to Oakland. They were led by head coach Bill Callahan in his second and final year as head coach of the Raiders. The Raiders played their home games at Network Associates Coliseum as members of the AFC West. They finished the season 4–12 to finish in a tie for last place. It marked the first time since 1999 that the Raiders failed to make the playoffs.


2003 Oakland Raiders season
Quarterback Rich Gannon, who had been the league MVP the previous season, injured his shoulder in seventh game of the season and was put on injured reserve for the remainder of the season. He was replaced by Marques Tuiasosopo and Rick Mirer. The Raiders had a five-game losing streak in the middle of the season and lost seven games by a touchdown or less. Their 4–12 record tied them with the Chargers, Giants, and Cardinals as the worst team in football in 2003 and they received the second pick in the 2004 NFL Draft.


2003 Oakland Raiders season
The season was the last year in Oakland for wide receivers Tim Brown and Jerry Rice. Both future Hall of Fame members were held to four total touchdowns for the season.


2003 Oakland Raiders season
Following the season, Raiders owner Al Davis fired head coach Bill Callahan and replaced him with Norv Turner.


2003 Oakland Raiders season
The 2003 season marked a turning point in Oakland Raiders history, as it started a long period of futility and decline for the team. From 2003 to 2015, the Raiders failed to make the playoffs or have a winning season.


2003 Oakland Raiders season
In Week 13, after a loss to the Denver Broncos, coach Bill Callahan stated "We've got to be the dumbest team in America in terms ofplaying the game. I'm highly critical because of the way we givegames away. We give 'em away! Period. It's embarrassing, and Irepresent that. And I apologize for that."


2003 Oakland Raiders season, Previous season
The Raiders finished the 2002 season 11–5 to win the AFC West. As the No. 1 seed in the AFC playoffs, they defeated the Jets and Titans to advance to their first Super Bowl since 1984, where they were defeated by the Buccaneers who were led by former Raider head coach Jon Gruden.


2003 Oakland Raiders season, Offseason
The Raiders lost defensive tackle Sam Adams, cornerback Tory James, defensive end Regan Upshaw and fullback Jon Ritchie in free agency.


2003 Oakville municipal election
The 2003 Oakville municipal elections took place on 10 November 2003, to elect a Regional Government chair and a Town mayor and 6 Town Councillors and 6 Town and Regional Councillors in Oakville, Canada.


2003 Oakville municipal election
Oakville elects two councillors from each of six wards to its Town Council for a total of 13, including the Mayor. Each ward elects one of its two councillors to serve also on the 21 member Council of the Regional Government of the Municipality of Halton. The Mayor of Oakville is a voting member of both Councils. The other members of the Halton Council come from Burlington (7), Milton (3) and Halton Hills (3), plus the directly elected at large Chair of the Region.


2003 Oakville municipal election
In addition, school trustees were elected to the Halton District Public School Board, Halton District Catholic School Board, Conseil scolaire de district du Centre-Sud-Ouest and Conseil scolaire de district catholique Centre-Sud. These elections ran in conjunction with those in all other municipalities across the province of Ontario (see 2003 Ontario municipal elections).


2003 Oakville municipal election
The close results precipitated a court battle for a recount and presaged a rematch 3 years later that reversed the results the recount upheld.


2003 Oakville municipal election
Town Mayor & Town Council Member (1 of 13) & Regional Councillor (1 of 21)


2003 Oakville municipal election
Town (6 of 13) & Regional Councils (6 of 21)


2003 Ogun State gubernatorial election
The 2003 Ogun State gubernatorial election occurred in Nigeria on April 19, 2003. The PDP nominee Gbenga Daniel won the election, defeating Olusegun Osoba of the AD.


2003 Ogun State gubernatorial election
Gbenga Daniel emerged PDP candidate. He picked Falinat Badru as his running mate. Olusegun Osoba was the AD candidate with Sefiu Adegbenga Kaka as his running mate.


2003 Ogun State gubernatorial election, Electoral system
The Governor of Ogun State is elected using the plurality voting system.


2003 Ogun State gubernatorial election, Primary election, PDP primary
The PDP primary election was won by Gbenga Daniel. He picked Falinat Badru as his running mate.


2003 Ogun State gubernatorial election, Primary election, AD primary
The AD primary election was won by Olusegun Osoba. He picked Sefiu Adegbenga Kaka as his running mate.


2003 Ogun State gubernatorial election, Results
A total number of 11 candidates registered with the Independent National Electoral Commission to contest in the election.


2003 Ogun State gubernatorial election, Results
The total number of registered voters in the state was 1,576,875. Total number of votes cast was 747,296, while number of valid votes was 701,375. Rejected votes were 45,921.


2003 Ohio Bobcats football team
The 2003 Ohio Bobcats football team represented Ohio University during the 2003 NCAA Division I-A football season. Ohio competed as a member of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) in the East Division. The Bobcats were led by Brian Knorr.


2003 Ohio State Buckeyes football team
The 2003 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented Ohio State University in the 2003 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's head coach was Jim Tressel. The Buckeyes played their home games in Ohio Stadium. Ohio State finished the season with an overall record of 11–2 and placed second in the Big Ten Conference with mark of 6–2. The Buckeyes concluded their season with a victory over Kansas State in the Fiesta Bowl.


2003 Ohio State Buckeyes football team, Game summaries, Washington Huskies
The 2003 season opened to excitement and to disappointment. Reports surfaced during the preseason that led to star RB Maurice Clarett being suspended indefinitely, and he was the center of attention as ESPN’s College Gameday came to Columbus. A top 20 battle was set to be waged between the #17/19 Washington Huskies and the #2 ranked defending National Champion Ohio State Buckeyes. Ohio State came in 5–0 in night games in Ohio Stadium; meanwhile Washington was welcoming a new head coach, Keith Gilberston, who was replacing the fired Rick Neuheisel.


2003 Ohio State Buckeyes football team, Game summaries, Washington Huskies
The Huskies featured such stars as QB "Cowboy" Cody Pickett, 1st round draft pick Reggie Williams, offensive tackle Khaliff Barnes, and TE Joe Toledo  (who would go on to the NFL as an OT). On the defensive side Greg Carothers and Roc Alexander were the big names, but they would be no match for the powerful Ohio State offense.


2003 Ohio State Buckeyes football team, Game summaries, Washington Huskies
Maurice Hall scored at the 8:31 mark in the first Quarter to take a 7–0 lead. They built on that lead with a magnificent 28-yard scramble by Craig Krenzel with 2:51 left in the 1st. Ohio state would take a 21–0 lead into halftime, when Craig Krenzel again scrambled 11 yards for a score with 22 seconds remaining.


2003 Ohio State Buckeyes football team, Game summaries, Washington Huskies
Washington came out with some renewed vigor to start the 3rd, but only came away with a field goal by Evan Knudson, making it 21–3, with 13:22 left to go in the 3rd. Ohio State wouldn’t slow down however, and junior tailback Lydell Ross scored off a bruising 15-yard run to make it 28–3. Cody Pickett closed out the scoring by rolling out for a 2-yard run, but failing on the 2 point try. The final score was 28–9, and Ohio State was 1–0, and on a fifteen-game winning streak.


2003 Ohio State Buckeyes football team, Game summaries, San Diego State Aztecs
Week 2 brought the Aztecs to Columbus. The two teams had met in head coach Jim Tressel's first season at Ohio State in 2001, a 27–12 victory. This time however, San Diego State's QB Matt Dlugolecki was determined to change the outcome, and got the Aztecs rolling with an 11-yard touchdown pass to start the attack. The #2 ranked Buckeyes managed to add a field goal to make it 7–3 at the 9:54 mark.


2003 Ohio State Buckeyes football team, Game summaries, San Diego State Aztecs
The Aztecs were again marching until OSU cornerback Chris Gamble tipped a pass to safety Will Allen, who went 100 yards coast-to-coast in doing so, set the Ohio Stadium record for an interception return, and gave OSU a 10–7 lead. Another Mike Nugent field goal made it 13–7, it would stay that way on to half time.


2003 Ohio State Buckeyes football team, Game summaries, San Diego State Aztecs
Once again, Ohio State's opponent came out with new life after half time, and the Aztecs added a field goal early in the 3rd to make it 13–10 Buckeyes. But on a day when the OSU offense couldn't do much of anything, not even registering an offensive touchdown, they were able to tack on another Mike Nugent field goal in the 4th, to take a 16–10 advantage. San Diego State kept up the good fight, making it 16–13, but on the wheels of junior RB Maurice Hall (19 carries - 91 yards), OSU chewed up the clock, and held on for an ugly, 16th straight win.


2003 Ohio State Buckeyes football team, Game summaries, NC State Wolfpack
For the second time in 2003, the 2nd ranked Buckeyes welcomed in a Top 25 team, this time it was the high powered offense of #22/24 ranked North Carolina State. Questions floating around Columbus during the week had presided over the ineptitude of the Ohio State offense. Senior QB Craig Krenzel had completed just 5 of 20 pass attempts the week prior, and OSU had only managed 196 yards.


2003 Ohio State Buckeyes football team, Game summaries, NC State Wolfpack
NC State had a loaded team featuring QB Philip Rivers (1st Round NFL Draft Pick), RB T. A. McLendon, WR Jerricho Cotchery (draft pick of the New York Jets), and offensive lineman Sean Locklear (selected by the Seattle Seahawks). On defense, though young, DE Mario Williams and DT John McCargo would both go on to be 1st round draft picks, with Williams going #1 overall. This Ohio State squad was loaded with future NFL stars however, and they were ready to prove they were up to task.


2003 Ohio State Buckeyes football team, Game summaries, NC State Wolfpack
NC State started off struggling for every yard, and Ohio State drew first blood. Michael Jenkins got off to a great start, with a 44-yard touchdown reception off of a shallow drag (he ended up with 7 catches for 124 yards and 2 touchdowns) at the 4:13 mark of the first quarter. On the ensuing kickoff, the NC State returners collided with each other, and the ball bounced off a helmet of the returner.


2003 Ohio State Buckeyes football team, Game summaries, NC State Wolfpack
Will Allen (ho would go on to earn All American status after the season) recovered the ball on the 4-yard line, and Lydell Ross punched it in three plays later from two yards out, making it 14–0 with 2:47 left in the first quarter. Though the first quarter, NC State had managed just five yards off 15 plays. N.C. State finally got their offense untracked thanks to some tough running from the injured McLendon, who was questionable at the start of the game. The drive ended when Jericho Cotchery was wide open on an 11-yard scoring strike from Rivers just before halftime. OSU’s lead shrunk to 14–7.