Irkutsk constituency
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The Irkutsk constituency (No.93) is a Russian legislative constituency in Irkutsk Oblast. The constituency covers part of Irkutsk on the right bank of Angara as well as sparsely populated central Irkutsk Oblast.
The constituency has been vacant since September 23, 2025, following the resignation of two-term Communist deputy Mikhail Shchapov, who was appointed Auditor of the Accounts Chamber of Russia.
Boundaries
1993–1995: Irkutsk, Shelekhov, Shelekhovsky District The constituency covered the entirety of oblast capital Irkutsk, its industrial satellite city Shelekhov to the south and Shelekhovsky District.
1995–2003: Irkutsk The constituency was significantly altered following the 1995 redistricting, retaining only Irkutsk and losing the rest to Angarsk constituency.
2003–2007: Irkutsk, Irkutsky District, Kachugsky District, Olkhonsky District, Shelekhov, Slyudyansky District After the 2003 redistricting Irkutsk Oblast lost one of its four constituencies, so all remaining seats saw major changes. The constituency retained all of Irkutsk and gained rural territories to the north (Irkutsky, Kachugsky and Olkhonsky districts from Bratsk constituency and south (Shelekhov and Slyudyansky District from Angarsk constituency) of the city.
2016–2026: Balagansky District, Bayandayevsky District, Ekhirit-Bulagatsky District, Irkutsk (Kirovsky, Kuybyshevsky and Oktyabrsky districts), Irkutsky District (Bolsherechenskoye, Dzerzhniskoye, Goloustnenskoye, Listvyanskoye, Markovskoye, Molodyozhnoye, Ushakovskoye), Kachugsky District, Kazachinsko-Lensky District, Kuytunsky District, Olkhonsky District, Osinsky District, Sayansk, Slyudyansky District, Ust-Udinsky District, Zhigalovsky District, Zima, Ziminsky District The constituency was re-created for the 2016 election and retained only half of Irkutsk on the right bank of Angara, half of Irkutsky District and ruralities to the north and south, losing Leninsky city district of Irkutsk and half of Irkutsky District to Angarsk constituency, Sverdlovsky city district of Irkutsk and Shelekhov to Shelekhov constituency. This seat instead gained sparsely populated central Irkutsk Oblast from Bratsk constituency, industrial cities Sayansk and Zima from Angarsk constituency and half of the eliminated Ust-Orda Buryat constituency.
Since 2026: Balagansky District, Bayandayevsky District, Ekhirit-Bulagatsky District, Irkutsk (Kirovsky, Kuybyshevsky and Oktyabrsky districts), Irkutsky District (Bolsherechenskoye, Dzerzhniskoye, Goloustnenskoye, Listvyanskoye, Markovskoye, Molodyozhnoye, Ushakovskoye), Kachugsky District, Kuytunsky District, Olkhonsky District, Osinsky District, Sayansk, Slyudyansky District, Ust-Udinsky District, Zhigalovsky District, Zima, Ziminsky District After the 2025 redistricting the constituency saw minor changes, only losing Kazachinsko-Lensky District in its northern corner to Bratsk constituency.
Members elected
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Yury Ten | Independent | |
| 1995 | Our Home – Russia | ||
| 1999 | |||
| 2003 | Sergey Dubrovin | Independent | |
| 2007 | Proportional representation - no election by constituency | ||
| 2011 | |||
| 2016 | Mikhail Shchapov | Communist Party | |
| 2021 |
Election results
1993
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yury Ten | Independent | 54,736 | 26.83% | |
| Yury Shevelev | Independent | – | 21.00% | |
| Igor Kalinichenko | Choice of Russia | – | – | |
| Vyacheslav Samsonov | Civic Union | – | – | |
| Vladimir Tatarnikov | Independent | – | – | |
| Valery Zarubin | Independent | – | – | |
| Total | 204,042 | 100% | ||
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1995
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yury Ten (incumbent) | Our Home – Russia | 109,794 | 48.62% | |
| Anton Romanov | Independent | 36,396 | 16.12% | |
| Gennady Alekseyev | Independent | 20,002 | 8.86% | |
| Valery Khayryuzov | Congress of Russian Communities | 13,427 | 5.95% | |
| Aleksandr Lukin | Stable Russia | 6,300 | 2.79% | |
| Natalya Noskova | Liberal Democratic Party | 6,266 | 2.77% | |
| Vladimir Shipov | Serving Russia | 5,066 | 2.24% | |
| Andrey Kunitsyn | Beer Lovers Party | 3,029 | 1.34% | |
| Ivan Grudinin | Independent | 2,473 | 1.10% | |
| Boris Artemyev | Independent | 1,058 | 0.47% | |
| against all | 18,082 | 8.01% | ||
| Total | 225,807 | 100% | ||
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1999
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yury Ten (incumbent) | Our Home – Russia | 37,573 | 16.75% | |
| Geliy Zherebtsov | Fatherland – All Russia | 32,326 | 14.41% | |
| Yevgeny Polyntsev | Independent | 31,931 | 14.23% | |
| Vera Savchuk | Communist Party | 31,230 | 13.92% | |
| Gennady Istomin | Independent | 19,303 | 8.60% | |
| Yury Shevelev | Independent | 13,717 | 6.11% | |
| Anton Romanov | Independent | 13,399 | 5.97% | |
| Anatoly Khromykh | Yabloko | 9,426 | 4.20% | |
| Nikolay Oskirko | Liberal Democratic Party | 4,261 | 1.90% | |
| Valery Khayryuzov | Movement in Support of the Army | 3,206 | 1.43% | |
| Yury Repkin | Spiritual Heritage | 378 | 0.17% | |
| against all | 24,470 | 10.91% | ||
| Total | 224,365 | 100% | ||
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2003
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sergey Dubrovin | Independent | 57,824 | 22.52% | |
| Sergey Levchenko | Communist Party | 44,296 | 17.25% | |
| Anton Romanov | Independent | 25,028 | 9.75% | |
| Konstantin Volkov | Independent | 19,279 | 7.51% | |
| Yury Korenev | Independent | 13,979 | 5.44% | |
| Aleksandr Balashov | Yabloko | 12,663 | 4.93% | |
| Andrey Kuzin | Party of Russia's Rebirth-Russian Party of Life | 11,648 | 4.54% | |
| Yelena Safonova | Independent | 10,742 | 4.18% | |
| Nikolay Kuryanovich | Liberal Democratic Party | 8,503 | 3.31% | |
| Aleksandr Turik | Independent | 7,132 | 2.78% | |
| Ildus Galyautdinov | Independent | 3,498 | 1.36% | |
| Nikolay Oskirko | Independent | 2,779 | 1.08% | |
| Oleg Gendin | Independent | 2,691 | 1.05% | |
| against all | 33,480 | 13.04% | ||
| Total | 257,096 | 100% | ||
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2016
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mikhail Shchapov | Communist Party | 60,604 | 34.45% | |
| Oleg Kankov | United Russia | 53,473 | 30.40% | |
| Larisa Yegorova | A Just Russia | 16,616 | 9.45% | |
| Viktor Galitskov | Liberal Democratic Party | 13,800 | 7.85% | |
| Yury Kankov | Civic Platform | 4,235 | 2.41% | |
| Maksim Yevdokimov | Rodina | 3,972 | 2.26% | |
| Sergey Bespalov | People's Freedom Party | 3,878 | 2.20% | |
| Larisa Kazakova | Yabloko | 3,816 | 2.17% | |
| Viktor Yemelyanov | The Greens | 3,061 | 1.74% | |
| Aleksandr Ilyin | Party of Growth | 2,441 | 1.39% | |
| Sergey Yakubov | Patriots of Russia | 1,712 | 0.97% | |
| Total | 175,905 | 100% | ||
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2021
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mikhail Shchapov (incumbent) | Communist Party | 93,083 | 50.77% | |
| Roman Yefremov | United Russia | 32,563 | 17.76% | |
| Aleksandr Deyev | New People | 14,384 | 7.85% | |
| Andrey Dukhovnikov | Liberal Democratic Party | 9,978 | 5.44% | |
| Aleksandr Druzenko | A Just Russia — For Truth | 9,497 | 5.18% | |
| Roman Kuznetsov | Party of Pensioners | 7,961 | 4.34% | |
| Dmitry Boyarsky | Civic Platform | 4,466 | 2.44% | |
| Pavel Kharitonenko | Yabloko | 2,705 | 1.48% | |
| Total | 183,346 | 100% | ||
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