Vyazma constituency

Vyazma single-member constituency
Constituency of the
Russian State Duma
Constituency boundaries from 1995 to 2007
DeputyNone
Federal subjectSmolensk Oblast
DistrictsDesnogorsk, Dorogobuzhsky, Dukhovshchinsky, Gagarinsky, Glinkovsky, Kholm-Zhirkovsky, Novoduginsky, Roslavlsky, Safonovsky, Sychyovsky, Tyomkinsky, Ugransky, Vyazemsky, Yartsevsky, Yelninsky, Yershichsky
Voters413,730 (2003)[1]

The Vyazma constituency (No.168[a]) was a Russian legislative constituency in Smolensk Oblast in 1993–2007. It was based in rural central and eastern Smolensk Oblast. The seat was last occupied by United Russia deputy Viktor Derenkovsky, a businessman, who won the open-seat race in the 2003 election.

The constituency was dissolved in 2007 when State Duma adopted full proportional representation for the next two electoral cycles. Vyazma constituency was not re-established for the 2016 election, currently its former territory is split between Smolensk constituency (northern part) and Roslavl constituency (southern part).

Boundaries

1993–1995: Desnogorsk, Dorogobuzhsky District, Dukhovshchinsky District, Gagarin, Gagarinsky District, Glinkovsky District, Kholm-Zhirkovsky District, Novoduginsky District, Roslavl, Roslavlsky District, Safonovo, Safonovsky District, Sychyovsky District, Tyomkinsky District, Ugransky District, Vyazemsky District, Vyazma, Yartsevo, Yartsevsky District, Yelninsky District[2]
The constituency covered rural eastern and central Smolensk Oblast, including the towns of Desnogorsk, Gagarin, Roslavl, Safonovo, Vyazma and Yartsevo.

1995–2007: Desnogorsk, Dorogobuzhsky District, Dukhovshchinsky District, Gagarin, Gagarinsky District, Glinkovsky District, Kholm-Zhirkovsky District, Novoduginsky District, Roslavl, Roslavlsky District, Safonovo, Safonovsky District, Sychyovsky District, Tyomkinsky District, Ugransky District, Vyazemsky District, Vyazma, Yartsevo, Yartsevsky District, Yelninsky District, Yershichsky District[3][4]
After 1995 redistricting the constituency retained all of its former territory and gained rural Yershichsky District at the southern tip of Smolensk Oblast from Smolensk constituency.

Members elected

Election Member Party
1993 Vyacheslav Balalayev Agrarian Party
1995 Dmitry Abramenkov Communist Party
1999
2003 Viktor Derenkovsky United Russia

Election results

1993

Summary of the 12 December 1993 Russian legislative election in the Vyazma constituency
Candidate Party Votes %
Vyacheslav Balalayev Agrarian Party 100,503 38.19%
Sergey Semkin Civic Union 12.70%
Vladimir Vladimirov Democratic Party
Vladimir Yermolenko Kedr
Vladimir Zharikhin Future of Russia–New Names
Total 263,154 100%
Source: [5]

1995

Summary of the 17 December 1995 Russian legislative election in the Vyazma constituency
Candidate Party Votes %
Dmitry Abramenkov Communist Party 76,038 26.04%
Aleksandr Kozyrev Liberal Democratic Party 48,902 16.75%
Vyacheslav Balalayev (incumbent) Agrarian Party 45,134 15.46%
Vladimir Novikov Democratic Choice of Russia – United Democrats 15,997 5.48%
Sergey Stepanov Union of Communists 11,496 3.94%
Inna Demidova Independent 10,682 3.66%
Anatoly Sokol Congress of Russian Communities 9,711 3.33%
Valery Latyshev National Republican Party 9,596 3.29%
Aleksandr Grinkevich Ivan Rybkin Bloc 8,081 2.77%
Natalya Argonova Forward, Russia! 7,725 2.65%
Andrey Serdyukov Independent 5,958 2.04%
Aleksandr Zhidkov Independent 5,025 1.72%
Ivan Popkov Christian-Democratic Union - Christians of Russia 4,500 1.54%
Vladimir Koloskov Independent 2,885 0.99%
against all 25,173 8.62%
Total 291,953 100%
Source: [6]

1999

Summary of the 19 December 1999 Russian legislative election in the Vyazma constituency
Candidate Party Votes %
Dmitry Abramenkov (incumbent) Communist Party 59,728 24.11%
Viktor Derenkovsky Independent 53,278 21.50%
Vladimir Kishenin Independent 30,842 12.45%
Leonid Kravchenko Independent 18,953 7.65%
Mikhail Khvostantsev Union of Right Forces 15,844 6.39%
Nikolay Pavlov Russian All-People's Union 15,469 6.24%
Aleksey Ryabchenko Liberal Democratic Party 6,100 2.46%
Andrey Antipov Independent 6,046 2.44%
Vladimir Komarov Independent 4,050 1.63%
Viktor Goryainov Spiritual Heritage 2,223 0.90%
Boris Khaytovich Independent 1,787 0.72%
Aleksandr Stepanov Independent 1,354 0.55%
against all 28,692 11.58%
Total 247,759 100%
Source: [7]

2003

Summary of the 7 December 2003 Russian legislative election in the Vyazma constituency
Candidate Party Votes %
Viktor Derenkovsky United Russia 78,453 36.92%
Vladimir Kishenin Russian Pensioners' Party-Party of Social Justice 43,260 20.36%
Vladimir Beryozov Communist Party 30,017 14.13%
Viktor Akimov People's Party 7,879 3.71%
Viktor Dedkov Yabloko 7,646 3.60%
Aleksey Ryabchenko Liberal Democratic Party 7,141 3.36%
Sergey Stepanov Independent 3,719 1.75%
Oleg Kosmachev United Russian Party Rus' 2,614 1.23%
against all 28,082 13.22%
Total 212,491 100%
Source: [8]

Notes

  1. ^ No.167 in 1993-1995

References

  1. ^ Результаты выборов по одномандатному избирательному округу, 2003
  2. ^ "Бюллетень Центральной избирательной комиссии Российской Федерации, 1993, № 2, октябрь". bcik.rf.org.ru. Retrieved 2025-05-20.
  3. ^ "ФЕДЕРАЛЬНЫЙ ЗАКОН Об утверждении схемы одномандатных избирательных округов для проведения выборов депутатов Государственной Думы Федерального Собрания Российской Федерации второго созыва". duma.consultant.ru. Retrieved 2025-05-20.
  4. ^ "ФЕДЕРАЛЬНЫЙ ЗАКОН Об утверждении схемы одномандатных избирательных округов для проведения выборов депутатов Государственной Думы Федерального Собрания Российской Федерации четвертого созыва". duma.consultant.ru. Retrieved 2025-05-20.
  5. ^ Результаты выборов по одномандатному избирательному округу, 1993
  6. ^ Результаты выборов по одномандатному избирательному округу, 1995
  7. ^ Результаты выборов по одномандатному избирательному округу, 1999
  8. ^ Результаты выборов по одномандатному избирательному округу, 2003