Dzerzhinsk constituency


The Dzerzhinsk constituency was a Russian legislative constituency in Nizhny [Novgorod Oblast] in 1993–2007. It covered western Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, including industrial towns of Dzerzhinsk and Pavlovo, Pavlovsky District, [Nizhny Novgorod Oblast|Pavlovo]. The seat was last occupied by United Russia faction member Vladimir Stalmakhov, a businessman and FSB veteran, who defeated incumbent first-term Communist State Duma member Vladimir Basov in the 2003 election.
The constituency was dissolved in 2007 when State Duma adopted full proportional representation for the next two electoral cycles. Dzerzhinsk constituency was not re-established for the 2016 election, as Nizhny Novgorod Oblast lost its sixth seat, and was partitioned between Avtozavodsky and Kanavinsky constituencies.

Boundaries

1993–1995: Bogorodsk, Bogorodsky District, Dalnekonstantinovsky District, Dzerzhinsk, Navashinsky District, Pavlovo, Pavlovsky District, Sosnovsky District, Vachsky District

The constituency covered west-central part of Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, including western suburbs of Nizhny Novgorod and the industrial towns of Bogorodsk, Dzerzhinsk and Pavlovo.
1995–2007: Ardatovsky District, Bogorodsk, Bogorodsky District, Dalnekonstantinovsky District, Dzerzhinsk, Navashinsky District, Pavlovo, Pavlovsky District, Sosnovsky District, Vachsky District

The constituency barely changed after the 1995 redistricting, only gaining Ardatovsky District.

Election results

1993

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1995

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1998

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1999

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2002

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2003

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