Legislative Duma of Khabarovsk Krai

The Legislative Duma of Khabarovsk Krai (Russian: Законодательная дума Хабаровского края) is the regional parliament of Khabarovsk Krai, a federal subject of Russia.[4]

Legislative Duma of Khabarovsk Krai

Законодательная дума Хабаровского края
7th legislature
Coat of arms or logo
Type
Type
Leadership
Chairwoman
Irina Zikunova, LDPR[1]
since 2 October 2019
Structure
Seats36
Political groups
  LDPR (26)

  United Russia[lower-alpha 1] (5)
  CPRF[lower-alpha 2] (3)

  Vacant (2)[2][3]
Elections
Mixed: 24 deputies elected in single-member districts and 12 elected proportionally
Last election
8 September 2019
Next election
2024
Meeting place
Muravyova-Amurskogo Street, Khabarovsk
Website
duma.khv.ru

The Duma consists of 36 deputies elected for a term of five years. 24 deputies are elected by single-member constituencies and another 12 deputies are elected in party lists.

History

Elections were last held on 8 September 2019. Governor Sergei Furgal's party, LDPR, won by a landslide in the election, gaining 27 seats (30 total) and therefore a supermajority, while the ruling party, United Russia, lost 28 seats and its supermajority.[5]

In December 2019, a LDPR deputy was elected senator to the Federation Council. In June 2020, LDPR deputy Vyacheslav Furgal, the brother of Sergei Furgal, died in June 2020 due to COVID-19.[6][7]

By-elections were held on 13 September 2020.[8]

Elections

2014
Party[9] % Seats
United Russia57.1430
Communist Party of the Russian Federation14.123
Liberal Democratic Party of Russia13.343
A Just Russia4.370
Rodina3.680
Communists of Russia2.230
Yabloko1.720

2019
Composition of the parliament following the 2019 elections
Party[10][11] % Seats
Liberal Democratic Party of Russia56.1230
Communist Party of the Russian Federation17.243
United Russia12.512
Self-nominated (Yabloko)—1
A Just Russia3.530
Communists of Russia3.430
Party of Growth1.740
Rodina1.690
Registered voters/turnout34.81

Chairpersons
Main article: List of chairpersons of the Legislative Duma of Khabarovsk Krai

References
  1. Includes one Yabloko member who joined the United Russia duma faction.
  2. Includes one CPRF member who did not join the Communist duma faction and two former CPRF members who were expelled from the party, yet remained in the faction.
  1. "Ирина Зикунова избрана председателем Законодательной Думы Хабаровского края". duma.khv.ru. 2 October 2019.
  2. "Депутатские фракции (объединения) - Законодательная Дума Хабаровского края". duma.khv.ru. Retrieved 2020-09-13.
  3. "ДЕПУТАТЫ ДУМЫ".
  4. "ОБЩИЕ СВЕДЕНИЯ".
  5. "ЛДПР захватила регион размером с Турцию".
  6. "Умер депутат Хабаровского края Вячеслав Фургал".
  7. "Сенатором от Хабаровского края избран Сергей Безденежных".
  8. "По итогам дополнительных выборов в состав Законодательной Думы Хабаровского края войдет самовыдвиженец Наталья Чумакова".
  9. "Выборы депутатов Законодательной Думы Хабаровского края шестого созыва".
  10. "В Законодательной Думе Хабаровского края образованы три партийных фракции и одно депутатское объединение". duma.khv.ru. 19 September 2019.
  11. "Выборы депутатов Законодательной Думы Хабаровского края седьмого созыва".
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