1995 Russian Legislative Election
The Communist comeback17 December 1995 · The contested Duma · 450 seats, 226 for a majority
The anti-government Communist Party won a total of 157 seats, the most deputies of any single bloc in the chamber. The pro-government Our Home – Russia came second with 55 seats, with the far-right Liberal Democratic Party of Russia falling to third place with 51.
Prime Minister before
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Prime Minister (continued)
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Largest force
KPRF
157 of 450 seats
Turnout
64.4%
The result
| Share of the State Duma | |||||||
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| KPRF | Gennady Zyuganov | 157 | +115 | 15,432,963 | 22.3% | +10.8 | |
| NDR | Viktor Chernomyrdin | 55 | — | 7,009,291 | 10.1% | — | |
| LDPR | Vladimir Zhirinovsky | 51 | -13 | 7,737,431 | 11.2% | -10.2 | |
| Yabloko | Grigory Yavlinsky | 45 | +18 | 4,767,384 | 6.9% | -0.4 |
142 further seats went to parties and independents outside the main contenders listed above.