2003 Northern Mariana Islands general election
5 November 2005
House election
All 18 seats in the House of Representatives
10 seats needed for a majority
Party Seats
Covenant 9
Republican 7
Democratic 1
Independents 1
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Senate election
3 of the 9 seats in the Senate
5 seats needed for a majority
Party Seats
Covenant 3
Republican 2
Democratic 2
Independents 2
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

General elections were held in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) on Monday, 3 November 2003, electing members to the legislature.[1] The 2003 elections also marked the first general election that the dissolved Reform Party, which merged back into the Democratic Party in 2002,[2] would not appear on the ballot.

Background

Northern Mariana Islands Commonwealth Legislature

Results Summary

Parties House Election Results Seat Change Party Strength
2001[3] 2003[1] +/− Strength
  Covenant 1 9 8 Increase 50.00%
  Republican 16 7 9 Decrease 38.89%
  Independent 0 1 1 Increase 5.56%
  Democratic 1 1 Steady 5.56%
Totals 18 18 Steady 100.00%
Parties Senate Election Results Seat Change Party Strength
2001[4] 2002[2] 2003 +/− Strength
  Covenant 1 1 Steady 3 2 Increase 33.33%
  Republican 5 5 Steady 2 3 Decrease 22.22%
  Democratic 2 3 Increase 2 1 Decrease 22.22%
  Independent 0 0 Steady 2 2 Increase 22.22%
  Reform 1 0 Decrease 0 0 Steady 0.00%
Totals 9 9 Steady 100.00%

Senate

The Northern Mariana Islands Senate is the upper house of the Northern Mariana Islands Commonwealth Legislature, consisting of nine senators representing three senatorial districts (Saipan & the Northern Islands, Tinian & Aguijan, and Rota), each a Multi-member district with three senators. Each district had one seat open for the 2003 elections.

House of Representatives

The Northern Mariana Islands House of Representatives is the lower house of the Northern Mariana Islands Commonwealth Legislature. The house has six districts, several of which are Multi-member district. All 18 seats in the Northern Mariana Islands House of Representatives were contested in the 2003 election.

Municipal Council

Board of education

Judges

References

  1. 1 2 "Flashback November 03, 2000-2003". Saipan Tribune. 2006-11-03. Retrieved 2023-12-18.
  2. 1 2 Staff, Variety News (2002-06-13). "Tenorio returns to Democratic Party". Marianas Variety News & Views. Retrieved 2023-12-24.
  3. ↑ "Members of the House of Representatives, 13th Commonwealth Legislature". cnmileg.net. Retrieved 2023-12-24.
  4. ↑ "Members of the Senate, 13th Commonwealth Legislature". cnmileg.net. Retrieved 2023-12-24.
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