Korkino constituency


The Korkino constituency is a Russian legislative constituency in Chelyabinsk Oblast. The constituency covers southern Chelyabinsk and its suburbs, including Kopeysk, Korkino and Yemanzhelinsk, as well as areas to the south and south-east of the city.
The constituency has been represented since 2021 by A Just Russia – For Truth deputy Valery Gartung, seven-term State Duma member and businessman, previously representing this seat in 1997–2007, who won the open seat, succeeding one-term United Russia incumbent Anatoly Litovchenko. Gartung has been chairing the Duma Committee on Protection of Competition since its creation in October 2021.

Boundaries

1993–2007 Sovetsky constituency: Chelyabinsk, Kopeysk, Korkino, Sosnovsky District, Uvelsky District, Yemanzhelinsk, Yetkulsky District, Yuzhnouralsk

The constituency covered southern Chelyabinsk and most of its suburbs, including Kopeysk, Korkino and Yemanzhelinsk.
2016–present: Chelyabinsk, Kopeysk, Korkinsky District, Oktyabrsky District, Uvelsky District, Yemanzhelinsky District, Yetkulsky District, Yuzhnouralsk

The constituency was re-created for the 2016 election under the name "Korkino constituency" and retained most of its former territory, losing suburban Sosnovsky District to Chelyabinsk constituency. This seat instead gained Oktyabrsky District in eastern Chelyabinsk Oblast from Zlatoust constituency.

Election results

1993

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1995

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1997 June

After Vladimir Utkin was appointed Chairman of the Government of Chelyabinsk Oblast in February 1997 he had to give up his seat in the State Duma. A by-election was scheduled for 29 June 1997 with the concurrent by-election in the Kyshtym constituency. The by-election in Sovetsky constituency was won by Valery Gartung, however, the results were annulled due to low turnout and another election was scheduled for 14 December 1997.
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1997 December

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1999

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2003

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2016

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2021

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