Prioksky single-member constituency Constituency boundaries since 2016
Deputy Federal subject Nizhny Novgorod Oblast Districts Arzamas , Arzamassky , Bogorodsky (Kamensky, Novinsky), Dalnekonstantinovsky , Diveyevsky , Lukoyanovsky , Nizhny Novgorod (Leninsky , Prioksky ), Perevoz , Pervomaysk , Pochinkovsky , Sarov , Shatkovsky , Vadsky [ 1] Voters 511,061 (2021)[ 2]
The Prioksky constituency (No. 130[ a] ) is a Russian legislative constituency in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast . The constituency stretches from southern Nizhny Novgorod to southern Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, including the cities Arzamas and Sarov .
The constituency has been represented since 2021 by United Russia deputy Yevgeny Lebedev , former Chairman of the Legislative Assembly of Nizhny Novgorod Oblast and NITEL board chair, who won the open seat after defeating one-term United Russia incumbent Denis Moskvin in the primary.
1993–1995 Arzamas constituency : Ardatovsky District , Arzamas , Arzamassky District , Bolsheboldinsky District , Diveyevsky District , Kulebaki , Kulebaksky District , Lukoyanovsky District , Pervomaysky District , Pochinkovsky District , Shatkovsky District , Vadsky District , Voznesensky District , Vyksa , Vyksunsky District [ 3]
The constituency covered southern Nizhny Novgorod Oblast , including industrial city Arzamas , metallurgical towns Kulebaki and Vyksa , as well as Kremlyov/Sarov , major centre for nuclear physics.
1995–2007 Arzamas constituency : Arzamas , Arzamassky District , Bolsheboldinsky District , Diveyevsky District , Gaginsky District , Kulebaksky District , Lukoyanovsky District , Pervomaysky District , Pochinkovsky District , Sarov , Shatkovsky District , Vadsky District , Voznesensky District , Vyksunsky District [ 4] [ 5]
After 1995 the constituency was slightly altered, losing Ardatovsky District to Dzerzhinsk constituency and instead gaining Gaginsky District from Sergach constituency .
2016–present : Arzamas , Arzamassky District , Bogorodsky District (Kamensky, Novinsky), Dalnekonstantinovsky District , Diveyevsky District , Lukoyanovsky District , Nizhny Novgorod (Leninsky , Prioksky ), Perevoz , Pervomaysk , Pochinkovsky District , Sarov , Shatkovsky District , Vadsky District [ 6] [ 7]
The constituency was re-created for the 2016 election under the name "Prioksky constituency" and retained its central portion, including Arzamas and Sarov , losing Kulebaksky , Voznesensky and Vyksunsky districts to Avtozavodsky constituency , Bolsheboldinsky and Gaginsky districts – to Nizhny Novgorod constituency . This seat was instead stretched northwards to Nizhny Novgorod , gaining Dalnekonstantinovsky District and part of Bogorodsky District from the dissolved Dzerzhinsk constituency , Prioksky City District from Kstovo constituency and Leninsky City District from Avtozavodsky constituency.
Summary of the 12 December 1993 Russian legislative election in the Arzamas constituency
Candidate
Party
Votes
%
Sergey Voronov
Independent
49,070
17.94%
Boris Pevnitsky
Independent
42,932
15.70%
Vladimir Zhukov
Independent
37,973
13.88%
Bronislav Puchkov
Agrarian Party
35,617
13.02%
Yury Belimov
Independent
15,819
5.78%
Aleksandr Panteleyev
Democratic Party
15,280
5.59%
Pyotr Tiflov
Independent
11,212
4.10%
Valentin Kostin
Independent
7,038
2.57%
Vladimir Kudryashov
Russian Democratic Reform Movement
3,915
1.43%
against all
34,082
12.46%
Total
273,492
100%
Source:
[ 8]
Summary of the 17 December 1995 Russian legislative election in the Arzamas constituency
Candidate
Party
Votes
%
Ivan Nikitchuk
Communist Party
72,017
23.17%
Sergey Voronov (incumbent)
Independent
59,649
19.19%
Vladimir Belozerov
Agrarian Party
21,018
6.76%
Zoya Zaytseva
Party of Russian Unity and Accord
17,320
5.57%
Genrikh Katrayev
Liberal Democratic Party
16,191
5.21%
Sergey Naumov
Independent
15,656
5.04%
Pyotr Khven
Pamfilova–Gurov–Lysenko
15,221
4.90%
Boris Pevnitsky
Independent
13,414
4.32%
Vladimir Savin
Independent
13,243
4.26%
Aleksandr Kulagin
Derzhava
12,982
4.18%
Yury Leonov
Independent
8,806
2.83%
Mikhail Lemeshev
Power to the People
6,385
2.05%
Anatoly Slyusarev
Congress of Russian Communities
5,352
1.72%
Mikhail Yermakov
Independent
4,604
1.48%
against all
21,671
6.97%
Total
310,842
100%
Source:
[ 9]
Summary of the 19 December 1999 Russian legislative election in the Arzamas constituency
Candidate
Party
Votes
%
Ivan Nikitchuk (incumbent)
Independent
83,607
30.04%
Boris Mokhov
Independent
66,849
24.02%
Aleksandr Borodin
Independent
27,060
9.72%
Yevgeny Anisimov
Independent
23,962
8.61%
Yelena Naumova
Independent
11,280
4.05%
Aleksandr Kurdyumov
Liberal Democratic Party
9,051
3.25%
Boris Fedyakov
Independent
7,941
2.85%
Nikolay Stadnikov
Andrey Nikolayev and Svyatoslav Fyodorov Bloc
7,070
2.54%
Viktor Gamov
Communists and Workers of Russia - for the Soviet Union
4,446
1.60%
Viktor Timin
Spiritual Heritage
1,546
0.56%
against all
30,219
10.86%
Total
278,329
100%
Source:
[ 10]
Summary of the 18 September 2016 Russian legislative election in the Prioksky constituency
Candidate
Party
Votes
%
Denis Moskvin
United Russia
172,119
63.42%
Pavel Belov
Liberal Democratic Party
21,490
7.92%
Roman Fomin
Communist Party
21,251
7.83%
Igor Bogdanov
A Just Russia
19,786
7.29%
Svetlana Yudina
Communists of Russia
8,745
3.22%
Mikhail Kuznetsov
Patriots of Russia
5,822
2.15%
Aleksandr Tsapanov
Rodina
4,376
1.61%
Irina Murakhtayeva
Yabloko
3,468
1.28%
Anna Ludina
People's Freedom Party
3,104
1.14%
Valeria Zaytseva
Civic Platform
2,433
0.90%
Total
271,400
100%
Source:
[ 12]
↑ Arzamas constituency No.118 in 1993–2007