Chita constituency

Chita single-member constituency
Constituency of the
Russian State Duma
Constituency boundaries from 2016 to 2026
Deputy
Aleksandr Skachkov
United Russia
Federal subjectZabaykalsky Krai
DistrictsAlexandrovo-Zavodsky, Baleysky, Chernyshevsky, Chita (Ingodinsky, Central), Chitinsky (Atamanovskoe, Makkaveevskoe, Novokruchininskoe, Novotroitskoe, Shishkinskoe, Smolenskoe, Verkh-Chitinskoe), Gazimuro-Zavodsky, Kalarsky, Kalgansky, Karymsky, Mogochinsky, Nerchinsko-Zavodsky, Nerchinsky, Priargunsky, Shelopuginsky, Shilkinsky, Sretensky, Tungiro-Olyokminsky, Tungokochensky
Other territorySouth Ossetia
Voters391,591 (2021)[1]

The Chita constituency (No.43[a]) is a Russian legislative constituency in Zabaykalsky Krai. The constituency covers eastern half of Chita and northern Zabaykalsky Krai.

The constituency has been represented since 2021 by United Russia deputy Aleksandr Skachkov, former Transbaikal Railway chief, who won the open seat after defeating two-term United Russia incumbent Nikolay Govorin in the primary.

Boundaries

1993–2007: Akshinsky District, Chita, Chitinsky District, Gorny, Kalarsky District, Khiloksky District, Krasnochikoysky District, Kyrinsky District, Petrovsk-Zabaykalsky, Petrovsk-Zabaykalsky District, Tungiro-Olyokminsky District, Tungokochensky District, Uletovsky District[2][3][4]
The constituency covered northern and western Chita Oblast, including the oblast capital Chita and the town of Petrovsk-Zabaykalsky.

2016–2026: Alexandrovo-Zavodsky District, Baleysky District, Chernyshevsky District, Chita (Ingodinsky, Central), Chitinsky District (Atamanovka, Makkaveyevskoye, Novokruchininsky, Novotroitskoye, Shishkinskoye, Smolenskoye, Verkh-Chitinskoye), Gazimuro-Zavodsky District, Kalarsky District, Kalgansky District, Karymsky District, Mogochinsky District, Nerchinsko-Zavodsky District, Nerchinsky District, Priargunsky District, Shelopuginsky District, Shilkinsky District, Sretensky District, Tungiro-Olyokminsky District, Tungokochensky District[5]
The constituency was re-created for the 2016 election in Zabaykalsky Krai which was created by the merger of Chita Oblast and Agin-Buryat Autonomous Okrug in 2008. The constituency retained part of Chita and northern Zabaykalsky Krai, losing its western portion to Dauria constituency. The constituency gained eastern part of Zabaykalsky Krai from the former Borzya constituency.

Since 2026 Zabaykalye constituency: Aginskoye, Aginsky District, Akshinsky District, Alexandrovo-Zavodsky District, Baleysky District, Borzinsky District, Chernyshevsky District, Chita, Chitinsky District, Duldurginsky District, Gazimuro-Zavodsky District, Gorny, Kalarsky District, Kalgansky District, Karymsky District, Khiloksky District, Krasnochikoysky District, Krasnokamensky District, Kyrinsky District, Mogochinsky District, Mogoytuysky District, Nerchinsko-Zavodsky District, Nerchinsky District, Olovyanninsky District, Ononsky District, Petrovsk-Zabaykalsky, Petrovsk-Zabaykalsky District, Priargunsky District, Shelopuginsky District, Shilkinsky District, Sretensky District, Tungiro-Olyokminsky District, Tungokochensky District, Ulyotovsky District, Zabaykalsky District[6]
After the 2025 redistricting Zabaykalsky Krai lost one of its two constituencies, so both Chita and Dauria constituencies were merged into a single "Zabaykalye constituency", covering the entirety of Zabaykalsky Krai.

Members elected

Election Member Party
1993 Sergey Markidonov[b] Independent
1995 Viktor Kurochkin Independent
1999 Viktor Voytenko Independent
2003 People's Party
2007 Proportional representation - no election by constituency
2011
2016 Nikolay Govorin United Russia
2021 Aleksandr Skachkov United Russia

Election results

1993

Summary of the 12 December 1993 Russian legislative election in the Chita constituency
Candidate Party Votes %
Sergey Markidonov Independent 39,670 20.36%
Namzhil Tsybikov Independent 28,988 14.88%
Ivan Bolshakov Independent 25,947 13.32%
Vladimir Afanasyev Independent 21,744 11.16%
Irina Goncharova Russian Democratic Reform Movement 16,776 8.61%
Vladimir Bogatov Liberal Democratic Party 16,026 8.22%
against all 29,699 15.24%
Total 194,851 100%
Source: [7][8]

1995

Summary of the 17 December 1995 Russian legislative election in the Chita constituency
Candidate Party Votes %
Viktor Kurochkin Independent 57,261 21.90%
Pyotr Suturin Trade Unions and Industrialists – Union of Labour 37,817 14.46%
Vladimir Bogatov Liberal Democratic Party 35,497 13.58%
Erast Galumov Independent 32,502 12.43%
Namzhil Tsybikov Our Home – Russia 21,647 8.28%
Olga Michudo Independent 19,944 7.63%
Oleg Ladygin Independent 15,449 5.91%
Viktor Kanin Independent 5,472 2.09%
Mikhail Kostromin Congress of Russian Communities 4,593 1.76%
Vladimir Khomyakov Derzhava 3,964 1.52%
against all 22,326 8.54%
Total 261,454 100%
Source: [9]

1999

Summary of the 19 December 1999 Russian legislative election in the Chita constituency
Candidate Party Votes %
Viktor Voytenko Independent 48,661 19.85%
Vitaly Vishnyakov Independent 40,445 16.50%
Viktor Ostanin Independent 36,800 15.01%
Viktor Kurochkin (incumbent) Independent 33,871 13.81%
Vladimir Bogatov Liberal Democratic Party 28,786 11.74%
Valery Torgayev Independent 9,374 3.82%
Olga Michudo Independent 9,362 3.82%
Aleksandr Barinov Andrey Nikolayev and Svyatoslav Fyodorov Bloc 5,627 2.29%
Igor Kolkutin Independent 3,117 1.27%
Aleksandr Zhdanov Independent 2,622 1.07%
against all 22,202 9.05%
Total 245,192 100%
Source: [10]

2003

Results by district
  • Viktor Voytenko:
      30–40%
      40–50%
  • Anatoly Romanov:
      20–30%
      30–40%
      40–50%
  • Viktor Ostanin:
      20–30%
      30–40%
Summary of the 7 December 2003 Russian legislative election in the Chita constituency
Candidate Party Votes %
Viktor Voytenko (incumbent) People's Party 51,101 25.32%
Anatoly Romanov United Russia 49,290 24.42%
Viktor Ostanin Independent 43,698 21.65%
Yury Nikonov Liberal Democratic Party 11,200 5.55%
Irina Glazyrina Yabloko 7,896 3.91%
Andrey Zhidkin Independent 6,448 3.20%
Vladimir Palkin Unity 3,069 1.52%
Yury Grigoryev Independent 2,517 1.25%
against all 23,343 11.57%
Total 202,205 100%
Source: [11]

2016

Summary of the 18 September 2016 Russian legislative election in the Chita constituency
Candidate Party Votes %
Nikolay Govorin United Russia 84,582 54.56%
Yury Volkov Liberal Democratic Party 18,939 12.22%
Vladimir Pozdnyakov Communist Party 15,031 9.70%
Vyacheslav Ushakov Patriots of Russia 10,089 6.51%
Valery Afitsinsky A Just Russia 8,454 5.45%
Vyacheslav Pimenov Communists of Russia 6,955 4.49%
Aleksandr Katushev Rodina 3,475 2.24%
Total 155,016 100%
Source: [12]

2021

Summary of the 17-19 September 2021 Russian legislative election in the Chita constituency
Candidate Party Votes %
Aleksandr Skachkov United Russia 57,995 38.48%
Yelena Titova Communist Party 28,728 19.06%
Yury Volkov A Just Russia — For Truth 16,486 10.94%
Boris Basakin New People 12,480 8.28%
Georgy Shilin Liberal Democratic Party 10,233 6.79%
Anatoly Pichugin Party of Pensioners 8,234 5.46%
Valery Afitsinsky The Greens 6,036 4.00%
Viktor Sheremetyev Communists of Russia 3,025 2.01%
Total 150,733 100%
Source: [13]

Notes

  1. ^ No.188 in 1993-2007
  2. ^ killed in November 1995 while campaigning for re-election

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