By-elections to the 7th Moscow City Duma

By-elections to the 7th Moscow City Duma are held to fill vacancies in the Russian regional parliament between the 2019 election and the 2024 election.

According to article 82 of the Moscow Electoral Code, by-elections are appointed by the Moscow Electoral Commission. By-elections are not appointed and are not held if, as a result of these elections, a Deputy cannot be elected for a term of more than one year before the end of the constitutional term for which the Moscow City Duma was elected.[1] The Federal Law establishes the second Sunday of September (single voting day) as the date for any regional election, including by-elections.

The first by-elections were held on 17–19 September 2021, in two constituencies.

Candidates endorsed by Aleksey Navalny's Smart Voting are marked with a (*) in the list below.

Overview

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Constituency Date Former MP Party Cause Winner Party Retained
№37 2021 Nikolay Gubenko Communist Party Death[2] Vladimir Ryzhkov[3] Yabloko No
№19 2021 Oleg Sheremetyev Communist Party Conviction[4] Yelena Kats[3] United Russia No

2021 by-election in Constituency №37

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On 16 August 2020 incumbent Deputy and Vice Speaker of the Moscow City Duma Nikolay Gubenko (CPRF) died from heart failure after struggling with illness.[5] Gubenko served in the City Duma since 2005, previously he was a State Duma member (1995-2003) and last Soviet Minister of Culture (1989-1991). In 2019 Nikolay Gubenko was elected in a landslide with 61.65% of the vote with the support from both Aleksey Navalny's Smart Voting and the Government of Moscow.[6]

Moscow City Duma District 37 is located in South-Western Moscow and includes Akademichesky District, Gagarinsky District, Lomonosovsky District and parts of Prospekt Vernadskogo.

Registered candidates

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Failed to qualify

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Withdrew

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Results

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Summary of the 17-19 September 2021 by-election to the Moscow City Duma in the Constituency №37
Candidate Party Votes %
Vladimir Ryzhkov Yabloko 16,623 21.05%
Darya Bagina* Communist Party 15,658 19.83%
Yekaterina Razzakova United Russia 12,822 16.24%
Maksim Chirkov A Just Russia — For Truth 9,274 11.75%
Yury Maksimov Liberal Democratic Party 5,553 7.03%
Yury Dmitriyev New People 5,200 6.59%
Roman Khudyakov Independent 4,580 5.80%
Aleksandr Bely Independent 4,561 5.78%
Leonid Afanasyev Communists of Russia 2,849 3.61%
Total 78,958 100%
Source: [8]

2021 by-election in Constituency №19

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In August 2020 incumbent Deputy Oleg Sheremetyev (CPRF) was arrested on charges of fraud, he allegedly claimed for personal uses money intended for his aide.[9] In October 2020 Shermetyev was found guilty and sentenced for 4 years probation, his status of Moscow City Duma deputy as the result was suspended.[10] Oleg Sheremetyev won in 2019 with 42.11% of the vote, defeating Constituency №18 incumbent Deputy Irina Nazarova (My Moscow) with the support of Smart Voting.

Moscow City Duma District 19 is located in Eastern Moscow and includes Novogireyevo, parts of Ivanovskoye and Veshnyaki.

Registered candidates

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Results

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Summary of the 17-19 September 2021 by-election to the Moscow City Duma in the Constituency №19
Candidate Party Votes %
Yelena Kats United Russia 24,407 33.95%
Pyotr Karmanov Independent 14,662 20.40%
Maksim Lapshin* Communist Party 6,900 9.60%
Georgy Fedorov A Just Russia — For Truth 5,595 7.78%
Andrey Lapin Party of Pensioners 4,144 5.76%
Nikolay Sheremetyev Communists of Russia 3,696 5.14%
Mikhail Butrimov Independent 2,589 3.60%
Mikhail Monakhov Liberal Democratic Party 2,571 3.58%
Ilya Ostrovsky New People 2,273 3.16%
Vadim Aleksandrov Green Alternative 1,455 2.02%
Sergey Medvedev Independent 1,229 1.71%
Vladislav Romashko Independent 287 0.40%
Mikhail Ochkin Independent 285 0.40%
Total 71,885 100%
Source: [11]

References

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  1. ^ "Законодательство России. Поиск: Дата принятия 06.07.2005 Номер начинается на '38'". pravo.gov.ru.
  2. ^ "Умер народный артист РСФСР, депутат Мосгордумы Николай Губенко". www.kommersant.ru. August 16, 2020.
  3. ^ a b "На довыборах в Мосгордуму по двум округам победили Елена Кац и Владимир Рыжков". www.kommersant.ru. September 20, 2021.
  4. ^ Соколова, Анна (January 13, 2021). "Осужденный Шереметьев лишился полномочий депутата Мосгордумы". Известия.
  5. ^ "Умер народный артист РСФСР Николай Губенко". РБК.
  6. ^ ""Умное голосование" против "Единой России": Навальный выбрал коммунистов" – via www.bbc.com.
  7. ^ a b c d e "Сведения о проводящихся выборах и референдумах". www.moscow-city.vybory.izbirkom.ru.
  8. ^ "Сведения о проводящихся выборах и референдумах". www.moscow-city.vybory.izbirkom.ru.
  9. ^ Депутата Мосгордумы Шереметьева задержали по делу о мошенничестве
  10. ^ "Мосгорсуд утвердил приговор коммунисту". www.kommersant.ru. January 14, 2021.
  11. ^ "Сведения о проводящихся выборах и референдумах". www.moscow-city.vybory.izbirkom.ru.