Vyazma constituency
| Vyazma single-member constituency | |
|---|---|
| Constituency of the Russian State Duma | |
Constituency boundaries from 1995 to 2007 | |
| Deputy | None |
| Federal subject | Smolensk Oblast |
| Districts | Desnogorsk, Dorogobuzhsky, Dukhovshchinsky, Gagarinsky, Glinkovsky, Kholm-Zhirkovsky, Novoduginsky, Roslavlsky, Safonovsky, Sychyovsky, Tyomkinsky, Ugransky, Vyazemsky, Yartsevsky, Yelninsky, Yershichsky |
| Voters | 413,730 (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
Declared candidates
- Vyacheslav Balalayev (APR), agriculture executive
- Sergey Semkin (Civic Union), chief engineer of the Moscow Railway Smolensk division
- Vladimir Vladimirov (DPR), union organizer
- Vladimir Yermolenko (Kedr), economist
- Vladimir Zharikhin (BR–NI), public relations department head at People's Party "Free Russia" executive committee
Results
| 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
Declared candidates
- Dmitry Abramenkov (CPRF), expert technician at Roslavl railway vocational college
- Natalya Argonova (Forward, Russia!), teaching methodologist
- Vyacheslav Balalayev (APR), incumbent Member of State Duma (1994–present)
- Inna Demidova (Independent), Chairwoman of the Vyazemsky District Committee on Youth (previously ran as NDR candidate)
- Aleksandr Grinkevich (BIR), former First Secretary of the CPSU Gagarin City Committee (1989–1991)
- Vladimir Koloskov (Independent), motel worker
- Aleksandr Kozyrev (LDPR), Member of State Duma (1994–present)
- Valery Latyshev (NRPR), party secretary in Vyazma
- Vladimir Novikov (DVR–OD), Smolensk State Pedagogical Institute associate professor
- Ivan Popkov (KhDS–KhS), Bible Society in Russia regional manager
- Andrey Serdyukov (Independent), senior state forestry inspector
- Anatoly Sokol (Independent), chief doctor of the diamond factory polyclinic
- Sergey Stepanov (SK), first secretary of the Union of Communists central committee (1993–present)
- Aleksandr Zhidkov (Independent), beekeeper
Results
| 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
Declared candidates
- Dmitry Abramenkov (CPRF), incumbent Member of State Duma (1996–present)
- Andrey Antipov (Independent), consultant to the State Duma Committee on Defense
- Viktor Derenkovsky (Independent), agriculture businessman
- Viktor Goryainov (DN), journalist
- Boris Khaytovich (Independent), businessman
- Mikhail Khvostantsev (SPS), Deputy Governor of Smolensk Oblast (1998–1999)
- Vladimir Kishenin (Independent), IT businessman
- Vladimir Komarov (Independent), Rosenergoatom executive, former chief engineer of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant (1986–1989)
- Leonid Kravchenko (Independent), former Chairman of the State Committee of Television and Radio Broadcasting of the Soviet Union (1990–1991)
- Nikolay Pavlov (ROS), former People's Deputy of Russia (1990–1993)
- Aleksey Ryabchenko (LDPR), chief sanitary doctor of Dukhovshchinsky District
- Aleksandr Stepanov (Independent), businessman
Failed to qualify
- Yury Korytko (Independent)
- Nikolay Molokanov (Independent), dentist
Did not file
- Mikhail Loginov (NDR), First Deputy Head of Administration of Ugransky District
- Nikolay Petrov (Independent)
- Igor Polupanov (Nikolayev–Fyodorov Bloc), retired Air Defense Forces lieutenant general
- Nikolay Rudchenko (Independent)
- Sergey Stepanov (Independent), first secretary of the Union of Communists central committee (1993–present), 1995 candidate for this seat
- Anatoly Sukharev (Independent)
Results
| 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
Declared candidates
- Viktor Akimov (NPRF), chairman of the regional consumers union
- Vladimir Beryozov (CPRF), former Senator from Smolensk Oblast (2002)
- Viktor Dedkov (Yabloko), agriculture businessman
- Viktor Derenkovsky (United Russia), agriculture businessman, 1999 candidate for this seat
- Vladimir Kishenin (RPP-PSS), chairman of the Party of Social Justice (2003–present), IT businessman, 1999 candidate for this seat
- Oleg Kosmachev (ORP Rus'), security guard
- Aleksey Ryabchenko (LDPR), chief sanitary doctor of Dukhovshchinsky District, 1999 candidate for this seat
- Sergey Stepanov (Independent), first secretary of the Union of Communists central committee (1993–present), 1995 and 1999 candidate for this seat
Failed to qualify
- Aleksandr Belkin (PME), lawyer
Did not file
- Vladimir Mikheyev (Independent), unemployed
- Viktor Vlasov (SPS), Deputy Head of Administration of Dorogobuzhsky District
Declined
- Dmitry Abramenkov (CPRF), incumbent Member of State Duma (1996–present)
Results
| 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
- ^ No.167 in 1993-1995
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