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Legislative Assembly of the Republic of Karelia

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Legislative Assembly of the Republic of Karelia

Законодательное собрание Республики Карелия (Russian)
7th legislature
Coat of arms or logo
Type
Type
Leadership
Chairman
Elissan Shandalovich, United Russia
since 6 October 2021[1]
Structure
Seats36
Political groups
  United Russia (22)

  CPRF (4)
  SRZP (4)
  LDPR (2)
  Yabloko (2)
  RPPSJ (1)

  New People (1)[2]
Elections
Last election
19 September 2021
Next election
2026
Meeting place
5 Kuybysheva Street, Petrozavodsk
Website
http://www.karelia-zs.ru/

The Legislative Assembly of the Republic of Karelia (Russian: Законодательное собрание Республики Карелия, romanizedZakonodatel'noye sobraniye Respubliki Kareliya, Karelian: Karjalan tašavallan lakijenhyväkšymiskokouš, Livvi: Karjalan tazavallan zakonoinhyväksyndykerähmö) is the regional parliament of Karelia, a federal subject of Russia.

It consists of 36 deputies who are elected for five-year terms.

Between 1994 and 2002, it was divided into two chambers: the Chamber of Representatives and the Chamber of the Republic.[3]

History

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The Legislative Assembly of the Republic of Karelia was established in 1994 as the successor of the Supreme Soviet of the Republic of Karelia.

The Legislative Assembly consisted of two chambers: the Chamber of the Republic and the Chamber of Representatives. Deputies of both chambers were elected for a term of 4 years.[4]

  • The Chamber of the Republic consisted of 25 deputies. Deputies were elected in single-mandate constituencies.
  • The House of Representatives consisted of 36 deputies. They were elected in multi-member constituencies with a representation standard of two deputies from an electoral district coinciding with the territory of a district.

On March 26, 2000, a referendum on parliamentary reform was held. 69.79% of voters (271,328 people) voted in favor of adopting a unicameral parliament.[5] The changes were adopted in 2001.

In November 2014, the threshold for party lists in elections to the Legislative Assembly was reduced from 7% to 5%[6].

Elections

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2011

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Party[7] % Seats
United Russia 30.13 19
A Just Russia 22.25 12
Communist Party of the Russian Federation 19.05 8
Liberal Democratic Party of Russia 18.34 5
Yabloko 7.13 4
Self-nominated 2
Registered voters/turnout 50.03

2016

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Party[8] % Seats[a]
United Russia 33.20 24
Liberal Democratic Party of Russia 18.91 3
A Just Russia 15.54 3
Communist Party of the Russian Federation 14.44 3
Yabloko 9.89 3
Registered voters/turnout 39.41

2021

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Party[9][10] % Seats
United Russia 28.96 22
Communist Party of the Russian Federation 16.91 4
A Just Russia — For Truth 12.81 4
Liberal Democratic Party of Russia 9.86 2
Yabloko 8.54 2
New People 6.35 1
Russian Party of Pensioners for Social Justice 5.60 1
Registered voters/turnout 39.19

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Reduced from 50 seats to 36 seats

References

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  1. ^ "Шандалович Элиссан Владимирович". karelia-zs.ru.
  2. ^ "Депутаты Законодательного Собрания РК седьмого созыва / по фракциям". karelia-zs.ru.
  3. ^ Eastern Europe, Russia and Central Asia 2004
  4. ^ "IV. Органы государственной власти республики Карелия - Правительство Республики Карелия". www.gov.karelia.ru. Archived from the original on 2018-10-08. Retrieved 2025-07-20.
  5. ^ "Референдум в Карелии - Правительство Республики Карелия". www.gov.karelia.ru. Archived from the original on 2016-03-13. Retrieved 2025-07-20.
  6. ^ "Коммунист Меркушев оказался "партийным эгоистом"". vesti.karelia.ru. Archived from the original on 2015-10-06. Retrieved 2025-07-20.
  7. ^ "Пять партий претендуют на места в Законодательном собрании Карелии".
  8. ^ "Выборы депутатов Законодательного Собрания Республики Карелия шестого созыва".
  9. ^ "Выборы депутатов Законодательного Собрания Республики Карелия седьмого созыва".
  10. ^ "В Заксобрание Карелии по итогам обработки всех протоколов проходят семь партий". TASS. 20 September 2021.
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