2004–05 Russian gubernatorial elections
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2004 Russian regional elections: Gubernatorial Legislative Gubernatorial and legislative
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Gubernatorial elections in 2004 and 2005 were held in 25 federal subjects of Russia. In several regions these elections were moved from end of 2004 to March 14 to combine with the 2004 Russian presidential election.
On 12 December 2004, at the initiative of Russian President Vladimir Putin, gubernatorial elections were abolished throughout the country. These were the last gubernatorial elections in Russia until September 2012.
Race summary[]
Federal Subject | Date | Incumbent | First elected | Losing candidates | Governor-elect | ||
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Udmurtia | 14 March | Alexander Volkov | 2000 | Yevgeny Odiyankov | Alexander Volkov (UR) | ||
Altai Krai | 14 March, 4 April |
Alexander Surikov | 1996 | Alexander Surikov (UR), Sergey Shabalin | Mikhail Evdokimov | ||
Krasnodar Krai | 14 March | Alexander Tkachov | 2001 | Alexander Bondarenko (LDPR) | Alexander Tkachov (supported by UR, CPRF, APR)[1] | ||
Arkhangelsk Oblast | 14 & 28 March | Anatoly Yefremov | 1996 | Anatoly Yefremov (UR), Yevgeny Guryev (CPRF), Alexander Donskoy, Mikhail Silantyev (LDPR) | Nikolay Kiselyov (UR) | ||
Voronezh Oblast | 14 March | Vladimir Kulakov | 2000 | Sergey Rudakov (CPRF), Galina Kudravtseva | Vladimir Kulakov (supported by UR)[2] | ||
Kaluga Oblast | 14 March | Anatoly Artamonov | 2000 | Alexander Safronov, Yevgeny Shevchenko, Nikolay Kuznetsov | Anatoly Artamonov | ||
Murmansk Oblast | 14 March | Yury Yevdokimov | 1996 | Alexander Kudasov (LDPR), Vladimir Pelyak (CPRF), Rimma Kuruch | Yury Yevdokimov (supported by UR)[2] | ||
Ryazan Oblast | 14 & 28 March | Vyacheslav Lyubimov | 1996 | Igor Morozov (UR), Vyacheslav Lyubimov (CPRF), Pavel Mamatov, Viktor Milekhin, Alexey Mikhailov (LDPR) | Georgy Shpak (Rodina) | ||
Chita Oblast | 14 March | Ravil Geniatulin | 1996 | Oleg Yesaulov, Viktor Shursky | Ravil Geniatulin (UR) | ||
Koryakia | 14 March, 4 April |
Vladimir Loginov | 2000 | Boris Chuyev, Andrey Petrov, Baurzhan Belbayev, Nina Solodyakova | Vladimir Loginov | ||
Chechnya | 29 August | Sergey Abramov | —[a] | Movsur Khamidov, Vakha Visayev, Abdula Bugayev, Umar Abuyev, Mukhumd-Khasan Asakov, Magomed Aydamirov | Alu Alkhanov (UR) | ||
13 September: ten days after Beslan tragedy President of Russia Vladimir Putin announced his intention to introduce a number of fundamental changes to the electoral legislation, namely to move from gubernatorial elections by popular vote to confirmation in office by the regional legislatures from the president's nominees.[3] | |||||||
Pskov Oblast | 14 November, 5 December |
Yevgeny Mikhailov | 1996 | Yevgeny Mikhailov (UR), Mikhail Bryachak (RPZh), Igor Provkin, Aleksey Mitrofanov (LDPR) | Mikhail Kuznetsov | ||
UOBAO | 14 November | Valery Maleyev | 1996 | Pyotr Khakhalov | Valery Maleyev (UR) | ||
Kurgan Oblast | 28 November, 19 December |
Oleg Bogomolov | 1996 | Yevgeny Sobakin (SPS), Pyotr Nazarov, Alexander Yemelin (LDPR) | Oleg Bogomolov (UR) | ||
Astrakhan Oblast | 5 December | Alexander Zhilkin | —[b] | Igor Negerev (CPRF) | Alexander Zhilkin (UR) | ||
Bryansk Oblast | 5 & 19 December | Yury Lodkin | 1993[c] | Yevgeny Zelenko (SPS), Nikolay Rudenok (SDPR), Georgy Abushenko (RPZh), Alexander Semernyov, Valery Khramchenkov, Alexander Zhdanov (NPRF) | Nikolay Denin (UR) | ||
Volgograd Oblast | 5 & 26 December | Nikolay Maksyuta | 1996 | Nikolay Volkov (SPS), Oleg Savchenko (UR), Yevgeny Golubyatnikov (LDPR), Vladimir Goryunov | Nikolay Maksyuta (CPRF) | ||
Kamchatka Oblast | 5 & 19 December | Mikhail Mashkovtsev | 2000 | Boris Nevzorov, Oleg Kozhemyako, Alexander Dudnikov (UR) | Mikhail Mashkovtsev (CPRF) | ||
Ulyanovsk Oblast | 5 & 26 December | Maria Bolshakova | —[d] | Sergey Gerasimov (SPS), Margarita Barzhanova (UR), Mikhail Shkanov, , Alexander Kruglikov (CPRF) | Sergey Morozov (supported by UR) | ||
Mari El | 19 December | Leonid Markelov | 2000 | Mikhail Dolgov, Alexander Korotkov | Leonid Markelov | ||
Khabarovsk Krai | 19 December | Viktor Ishayev | 1996 | Gennady Maltsev | Viktor Ishayev | ||
Khakassia | 26 December | Aleksey Lebed | 1996 | Vladimir Kerzhentsev (CPRF), Sergey Yerbyagin | Aleksey Lebed (supported by UR) | ||
Nenets AO | 23 January, 6 February |
Vladimir Butov | 1996[e] | Igor Koshin, Leonid Sablin, Alexander Shmakov (UR) | Alexey Barinov |
Bryansk Oblast[]
Governor of Bryansk Oblast was going on his third term in 2004 (fourth if 1993–96 tenure as Head of Administration counted), but was removed from registration "for abuse of office". The application to the regional court was submitted by the candidate from the People's Party Alexander Zhdanov. Lodkin, considered one of the favorites of the campaign, linked his removing from ballot with his Communist Party membership. He accused the United Russia party of “unwillingness to win legally”.[4]
Samara Oblast[]
The elections were set up by the regional court on 19 September 2004,[5] after the court recognized that the 5-year term limit, introduced into the Samara Oblast Charter during the 2000 elections, can come into force only after next elections and that Konstantin Titov's term expired on July 2. However, the elections were later canceled by the Supreme Court at the suit of the Central Election Commission.
Nenets Autonomous Okrug[]
Gubernatorial elections in Nenets Autonomous Okrug were held on 23 January 2005, the second round was held on February 6. Incumbent governor Supreme Court of Russia overturned regional act passed shortly before the elections that allowed Butov to run for a third term). In addition he was convicted for beating a traffic police officer.[6]
, in office from 1996, could not be nominated due to the two-term limit (theCandidates included:[7]
- Alexey Barinov, President of a charitable foundation, former chief federal inspector for Nenets AO, ex-employee of LUKoil
- Viktoria Bobrova, assistant of Nenets AO Regional Prosecutor
- Vladimir Butov, relative and namesake of incumbent governor
- Igor Koshin, member of Nenets AO legislature; former secretary of the political council of United Russia's regional branch, expelled from the party after self-nominating for governorship
- Leonid Sablin, member of Nenets AO legislature, chairman of local executive committee (1985–90)
- Alexander Shmakov, entrepreneur
Results[]
Candidate | Party | First round | Second round | |||
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Votes | % | Votes | % | |||
Alexey Barinov | Independent | 4,362 | 22.74 | 9,005 | 48.87 | |
Igor Koshin | Independent | 4,028 | 20.99 | 5,663 | 30.74 | |
Leonid Sablin | Communist Party | 3,515 | 18.32 | |||
Alexander Shmakov | United Russia | 3,157 | 16.45 | |||
Vladimir Butov | 1,091 | 5.69 | ||||
Alexander Bebenin | 593 | 3.09 | ||||
Viktoria Bobrova | 497 | 2.59 | ||||
Leonid Bogachuk | 88 | 0.46 | ||||
Nikolay Kalchishkov | 72 | 0.38 | ||||
Vladimir Kislyakov | 66 | 0.34 | ||||
Stanislav Bestuzhev | 63 | 0.33 | ||||
Nikolay Kirikov | 24 | 0.13 | ||||
Alexander Kolesnikov | 24 | 0.13 | ||||
Mikhail Nikitsin | 23 | 0.12 | ||||
Nikolay Yablokov | 17 | 0.09 | ||||
Against all | 1,566 | 8.16 | 3,757 | 20.39 | ||
Total | 19,186 | 100.00 | 18,425 | 100.00 | ||
Valid votes | 19,186 | 98.55 | ||||
Invalid/blank votes | 282 | 1.45 | ||||
Total votes | 19,468 | 100.00 | ||||
Registered voters/turnout | 30,939 | 62.92 | ||||
Source: Election Commission of Nenets Autonomous Okrug[8][9] |
Aftermath[]
On 18 February 2005, Alexey Barinov officially took office. In May 2006 he was arrested on charges of committing fraud.[10] On June 2 of the same year, President Vladimir Putin removed Barinov from the governorship and appointed the chief federal inspector for the region, Valery Potapenko as the interim governor of NAO. Later, in 2007, Barinov was acquitted.[11]
Literature[]
- Ivanov, Vitaly (2020). Глава субъекта Российской Федерации. История губернаторов. Том I. История. Книга II [Head of the subject of the Russian Federation. History of governors. Volume I: History. Book II] (in Russian). pp. 250–252.
Notes[]
- ^ Interim president installed after assassination of Akhmad Kadyrov
- ^ Interim governor installed after death of Anatoly Guzhvin
- ^ Disqualified from reelection
- ^ Acting governor after Vladimir Shamanov's resign
- ^ Barred from reelection
References[]
- ^ History of elections and appointments of the governor of Krasnodar Krai, TASS (11 September 2020)
- ^ a b Gubernatorial elections — 2004, politika.su
- ^ Opening speech at an expanded meeting of the Government with the participation of the governors, kremlin.ru
- ^ Chronicle of Bryansk Oblast elections, Regnum (6 December 2004)
- ^ Gubernatorial election to be held in September, Tolyatti News (1 July 2004)
- ^ In St. Petersburg, the court sentenced the governor of Nenets Autonomous Okrug to three years of suspended imprisonment, Radio Liberty (31 December 2004)
- ^ Gubernatorial Elections — 2005, politika.su
- ^ Official results of the first tour, Election Commission of Nenets Autonomous Okrug
- ^ Official results of the second tour, Election Commission of Nenets Autonomous Okrug
- ^ Nenets Governor Barinov was arrested, utro.ru (24 May 2006)
- ^ History of elections and appointments of the governor of Nenets Autonomous Okrug, TASS (12 September 2020)
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